National Accounts at a Glance 2014
National Accounts at a Glance presents information using an "indicator" approach, focusing on cross-country comparisons. The aim being to make the national accounts more accessible and informative, whilst, at the same time, taking the opportunity to present the conceptual underpinning of, and comparability issues inherent in, each of the indicators presented.
The range of indicators reflects the richness inherent in the national accounts dataset and encourages users to refocus some of the spotlight that is often placed on gross domestic product (GDP) to other economic important indicators, which may better respond to their needs. The publication is broken down into eight key chapters, and provides indicators related to GDP, income, disposable income, expenditure, production, household, government, corporations and capital respectively.
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Net lending/net borrowing
In 2011, the balance of the general government sector was negative (net borrowing) in 24 out of 32 countries. Ireland and the United States recorded net borrowing above 10% of GDP. In contrast, Norway was a net lender (positive) at 13.6% of GDP.
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