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

-8.03percent · 2031-36.2% 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 China from 1990 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-8.033projection
2030-7.992projection
2029-8.043projection
2028-8.216projection
2027-8.352projection
2026-8.042
2025-7.868
2024-7.244
2023-6.708
2022-7.315
2021-5.898
2020-9.631
2019-6.01
2018-4.191
2017-3.33
2016-3.324
2015-2.506
2014-0.673
2013-0.826
2012-0.297
2011-0.096
2010-0.353
2009-1.717
2008-0.024
20070.058
2006-1.128
2005-1.385
2004-1.485
2003-2.356
2002-2.837
2001-2.555
2000-2.804
1999-2.29
1998-1.074
1997-0.726
1996-0.733
1995-0.943
1994-1.675
1993-0.889
1992-1.218
1991-1.04
1990-0.721

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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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