Countries by Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) (2023)

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) in 2023: highest in Nauru (19.1%), lowest in Ukraine (-19.57%), median -2.35% across the 108 countries in this dataset, according to World Bank.

Browse Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) (measured in %) across 183 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from World Bank.

Unit: %183 countries and regionsSource: World Bank

Data updated:8 Oct 2026Last checked:12 Nov 2026Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1972–2024

Highest Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP), 2023

1.Nauru19.1%
2.Norway16.68%
3.Somalia15.69%
4.Lesotho8.21%
5.Azerbaijan5.8%
6.Tonga5.26%
7.Samoa4.39%
8.Russia3.36%
9.Denmark3.27%
10.Nicaragua2.66%

Lowest Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP), 2023

99.Burkina Faso-6.82%
100.Brazil-6.87%
101.United Kingdom-6.98%
102.United States-7.25%
103.Italy-7.42%
104.Malawi-7.5%
105.Guinea-Bissau-8.72%
106.Sri Lanka-9.22%
107.Kenya-9.97%
108.Ukraine-19.57%

All 108 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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NauruRank 1 of 108 NorwayRank 2 of 108 SomaliaRank 3 of 108 LesothoRank 4 of 108 AzerbaijanRank 5 of 108 TongaRank 6 of 108 SamoaRank 7 of 108 RussiaRank 8 of 108 DenmarkRank 9 of 108 NicaraguaRank 10 of 108 Kyrgyz RepublicRank 11 of 108 MongoliaRank 12 of 108 MacaoRank 13 of 108 AndorraRank 14 of 108 CyprusRank 15 of 108 IrelandRank 16 of 108 PortugalRank 17 of 108 BelarusRank 18 of 108 San MarinoRank 19 of 108 United Arab EmiratesRank 20 of 108 VanuatuRank 21 of 108 CanadaRank 22 of 108 Costa RicaRank 23 of 108 SwitzerlandRank 24 of 108 SwedenRank 25 of 108 NetherlandsRank 26 of 108 LuxembourgRank 27 of 108 LithuaniaRank 28 of 108 Bosnia and HerzegovinaRank 29 of 108 TajikistanRank 30 of 108 South KoreaRank 31 of 108 IcelandRank 32 of 108 KazakhstanRank 33 of 108 GreeceRank 34 of 108 GuatemalaRank 35 of 108 AlbaniaRank 36 of 108 KiribatiRank 37 of 108 CroatiaRank 38 of 108 GhanaRank 39 of 108 Saudi ArabiaRank 40 of 108 BulgariaRank 41 of 108 MozambiqueRank 42 of 108 FinlandRank 43 of 108 ArmeniaRank 44 of 108 GermanyRank 45 of 108 AustriaRank 46 of 108 LatviaRank 47 of 108 GeorgiaRank 48 of 108 ColombiaRank 49 of 108 TurkeyRank 50 of 108 EstoniaRank 51 of 108 ThailandRank 52 of 108 SpainRank 53 of 108 EthiopiaRank 54 of 108 ChileRank 55 of 108 NamibiaRank 56 of 108 AngolaRank 57 of 108 TanzaniaRank 58 of 108 SloveniaRank 59 of 108 El SalvadorRank 60 of 108 BelgiumRank 61 of 108 New ZealandRank 62 of 108 CambodiaRank 63 of 108 Dominican RepublicRank 64 of 108 The BahamasRank 65 of 108 ZambiaRank 66 of 108 ArgentinaRank 67 of 108 ParaguayRank 68 of 108 RwandaRank 69 of 108 FijiRank 70 of 108 PanamaRank 71 of 108 UzbekistanRank 72 of 108 MexicoRank 73 of 108 BotswanaRank 74 of 108 Solomon IslandsRank 75 of 108 Papua New GuineaRank 76 of 108 MoroccoRank 77 of 108 MaltaRank 78 of 108 PolandRank 79 of 108 MadagascarRank 80 of 108 Czech RepublicRank 81 of 108 North MacedoniaRank 82 of 108 JordanRank 83 of 108 South AfricaRank 84 of 108 UgandaRank 85 of 108 SenegalRank 86 of 108 MalaysiaRank 87 of 108 MoldovaRank 88 of 108 FranceRank 89 of 108 IsraelRank 90 of 108 SlovakiaRank 91 of 108 Cote d'IvoireRank 92 of 108 MauritiusRank 93 of 108 NepalRank 94 of 108 PhilippinesRank 95 of 108 TogoRank 96 of 108 RomaniaRank 97 of 108 HungaryRank 98 of 108 Burkina FasoRank 99 of 108 BrazilRank 100 of 108 United KingdomRank 101 of 108 United StatesRank 102 of 108 ItalyRank 103 of 108 MalawiRank 104 of 108 Guinea-BissauRank 105 of 108 Sri LankaRank 106 of 108 KenyaRank 107 of 108 UkraineRank 108 of 108

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Countries by Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP) (2023)

Highest Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP), 2023

Lowest Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP), 2023

All 108 ranked countries, 2023— select a country to view interactive chart

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