Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Domestic currency (9/26/2025) by country
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.
What the numbers show
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Domestic currency (9/26/2025) is currently reported for 26 countries. The highest value is 134.37 billion in United Arab Emirates; the lowest is -75,190.90 trillion in Iran.
The median across all reporting countries is -59.43 billion, and the mean is -2,897.30 trillion.
Over the past decade 9 countries rose and 17 fell. The largest increase was in Singapore (up 178.0%), and the largest decrease in Hong Kong (down 14,240.9%).
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Domestic: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United Arab Emirates | 134.37 billion | 2031 | up 118.5% | volatile |
| 2 | Singapore | 19.30 billion | 2031 | up 178.0% | volatile |
| 3 | Montenegro | -490.61 million | 2031 | down 626.2% | volatile |
| 4 | Estonia | -1.99 billion | 2031 | down 146.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Latvia | -2.37 billion | 2031 | down 28.3% | volatile |
| 6 | Brunei | -2.41 billion | 2031 | down 53.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Ecuador | -3.76 billion | 2025 | up 43.7% | volatile |
| 8 | Lithuania | -4.95 billion | 2031 | down 659.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Honduras | -10.55 billion | 2031 | up 50.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Maldives | -11.43 billion | 2031 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 11 | Hong Kong | -33.55 billion | 2031 | down 14,240.9% | volatile |
| 12 | Spain | -47.25 billion | 2031 | up 42.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Australia | -54.13 billion | 2031 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Ghana | -64.73 billion | 2031 | down 16.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Saudi Arabia | -205.84 billion | 2031 | down 180.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Poland | -258.65 billion | 2031 | down 480.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | -266.38 billion | 2031 | down 68.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Thailand | -512.42 billion | 2031 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 19 | Taiwan | -795.65 billion | 2031 | down 77.2% | volatile |
| 20 | Egypt | -1.20 trillion | 2031 | down 158.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Turkey | -5.55 trillion | 2031 | down 2,409.4% | volatile |
| 22 | Nigeria | -19.81 trillion | 2031 | down 105.2% | volatile |
| 23 | Japan | -31.56 trillion | 2031 | up 13.0% | volatile |
| 24 | South Korea | -36.70 trillion | 2031 | down 8,765.8% | volatile |
| 25 | India | -42.02 trillion | 2031 | down 88.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Iran | -75,190.90 trillion | 2031 | down 3,422.2% | volatile |
About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.