South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)

Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. Limitations and exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.
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The World Bank
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South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
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63
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South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)
1960
1961
1962
1963
1964
1965
1966
1967
1968
1969
1970
1971
1972
1973
3.04618884 1974
4.31509716 1975
3.50173299 1976
5.97076508 1977
2.27475714 1978
5.26293728 1979
6.14703093 1980
4.78192785 1981
7.49447734 1982
4.36910944 1983
6.94448823 1984
7.82220391 1985
8.72632834 1986
7.65949255 1987
7.6052597 1988
7.33757503 1989
7.66729885 1990
5.60497531 1991
5.13978987 1992
6.97598188 1993
5.53734686 1994
5.21565652 1995
4.86943948 1996
4.83564018 1997
5.24356125 1998
5.32920195 1999
5.4846828 2000
5.94564749 2001
4.90564801 2002
2.94319367 2003
4.95407826 2004
4.23921296 2005
2.61643356 2006
2.43497384 2007
4.64070379 2008
6.01380259 2009
4.31393607 2010
5.44403564 2011
4.69319818 2012
4.46098886 2013
3.77813456 2014
3.77645014 2015
3.21174274 2016
3.46061271 2017
3.23924623 2018
2019
2020
2021
2022

South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)

Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. Limitations and exceptions: For most countries central government finance data have been consolidated into one account, but for others only budgetary central government accounts are available. Countries reporting budgetary data are noted in the country metadata. Because budgetary accounts may not include all central government units (such as social security funds), they usually provide an incomplete picture. In federal states the central government accounts provide an incomplete view of total public finance. Data on government revenue and expense are collected by the IMF through questionnaires to member countries and by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Despite IMF efforts to standardize data collection, statistics are often incomplete, untimely, and not comparable across countries. Statistical concept and methodology: The IMF's Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014, harmonized with the 2008 SNA, recommends an accrual accounting method, focusing on all economic events affecting assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses, not just those represented by cash transactions. It accounts for all changes in stocks, so stock data at the end of an accounting period equal stock data at the beginning of the period plus flows over the period. The 1986 manual considered only debt stocks. Government finance statistics are reported in local currency. Many countries report government finance data by fiscal year; see country metadata for information on fiscal year end by country.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
Records
63
Source