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

-1.96percent · 2031+30.8% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Bulgaria from 1998 to 2031.

19982031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-1.961projection
2030-2.38projection
2029-2.761projection
2028-2.912projection
2027-3.456projection
2026-4.816
2025-2.632
2024-2.756
2023-2.952
2022-0.902
2021-2.834
2020-2.787
2019-0.806
20180.311
20171.122
20161.827
2015-2.402
2014-3.432
2013-1.31
2012-0.147
2011-1.521
2010-3.522
2009-0.583
20082.654
20073.668
20064.129
20053.385
20043
20031.697
20021.165
20012.988
20003.247
19993.737
19984.694

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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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 2026-11-07.

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