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

-1.12percent · 2031+79.6% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Australia from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-1.123projection
2030-1.224projection
2029-1.413projection
2028-1.62projection
2027-1.856projection
2026-2.17
2025-1.939
2024-1.27
2023-0.558
2022-1.467
2021-5.502
2020-7.798
2019-3.555
2018-0.398
2017-0.846
2016-1.516
2015-1.863
2014-2.07
2013-2.064
2012-2.856
2011-4.071
2010-4.866
2009-4.509
2008-1.129
20071.28
20061.464
20051.561
20041.31
20031.341
20020.85
20010.686
20001.923
19991.643
19981.14
19971.218
19960.567
1995-0.498
1994-1.781
1993-2.894
1992-3.111
1991-0.977
19901.868

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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