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

3.74percent · 2031+459.0% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20313.74projection
20303.74projection
20293.74projection
20283.74projection
20273.65projection
20262.856
20251.922
20240.034
2023-0.125
20221.996
2021-1.042
2020-3.805
20190.616
20180.899
20170.674
2016-0.189
2015-0.902
2014-1.316
2013-1.757
2012-1.3
2011-1.917
2010-2.213
2009-3.629
2008-0.912
20070.658
2006-0.573
2005-0.901
2004-0.323
2003-1.912
2002-3.567
2001-3.316
2000-1.721
1999-1.541
1998-1.317
1997-0.282
1996-0.8
19951.576
19941.107
19931.02
1992-1.729
19910.625
19901.077

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 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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