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Australia: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-2.35percent · 2031+62.9% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Australia from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-2.352projection
2030-2.442projection
2029-2.613projection
2028-2.795projection
2027-2.978projection
2026-3.204
2025-2.888
2024-2.1
2023-1.288
2022-2.212
2021-6.346
2020-8.696
2019-4.375
2018-1.241
2017-1.713
2016-2.416
2015-2.776
2014-2.906
2013-2.798
2012-3.496
2011-4.511
2010-5.1
2009-4.548
2008-1.098
20071.472
20061.768
20051.704
20041.321
20031.049
20020.192
2001-0.03
20001.248
19990.665
1998-0.245
1997-0.492
1996-1.454
1995-2.599
1994-3.787
1993-4.72
1992-4.738
1991-2.784
1990-0.231

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). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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