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Argentina: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

3.41percent · 2031+235.1% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Argentina from 1993 to 2031.

19932031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20313.413projection
20303.472projection
20292.818projection
20282.184projection
20272.097projection
20261.656
20251.32
20242.171
2023-2.767
2022-1.728
2021-2.526
2020-6.24
2019-0.407
2018-2.238
2017-4.228
2016-4.762
2015-4.418
2014-3.5
2013-2.64
2012-1.696
2011-1.587
2010-0.538
2009-0.488
20081.865
20072.55
20063.286
20055.152
20045.219
20033.226
20020.235
2001-1.252
20000.211
1999-0.659
19980.521
19970.252
1996-0.966
1995-0.408
19940.147
19931.257

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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