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Serbia: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-3.06percent · 2022+44.4% since 2012

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Serbia from 2007 to 2022.

20072022

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2022-3.057
2021-7.962
2020-7.026
20190.195
20180.614
20170.765
2016-0.882
2015-2.784
2014-4.458
2013-4.194
2012-5.501
2011-3.779
2010-3.411
2009-2.384
2008-1.523
2007-0.808

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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