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

-1.39percent · 2031+62.3% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-1.394projection
2030-1.658projection
2029-1.886projection
2028-2.076projection
2027-2.32projection
2026-2.555
2025-1.898
2024-2.115
2023-0.038
20220.208
2021-3.7
2020-10.455
20190.104
20180.462
20170.089
20160.131
20150.588
20140.451
2013-0.994
2012-1.822
2011-2.701
2010-3.9
2009-2.776
20080.466
20072.368
20062.411
20052.532
20042.258
20031.645
20022.256
20013.38
20005.659
19995.761
19984.798
19974.72
19962.141
19950.085
1994-1.867
1993-3.726
1992-3.973
1991-3.166
1990-0.858

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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