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

-6.45percent · 2031-28.8% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-6.448projection
2030-6.493projection
2029-6.633projection
2028-6.893projection
2027-7.125projection
2026-6.942
2025-6.905
2024-6.29
2023-5.794
2022-6.395
2021-5.008
2020-8.683
2019-5.171
2018-3.4
2017-2.589
2016-2.657
2015-2.001
2014-0.126
2013-0.32
20120.184
20110.385
20100.087
2009-1.296
20080.378
20070.442
2006-0.69
2005-0.956
2004-1.023
2003-1.664
2002-2.287
2001-1.843
2000-2.082
1999-1.638
1998-0.225
19970.012
1996-0.19
1995-0.436
1994-1.333
1993-0.619
1992-0.698
1991-0.687
1990-0.488

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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