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

-3.95percent · 2031-24.7% 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 Germany from 1991 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-3.951projection
2030-4.112projection
2029-4.219projection
2028-4.463projection
2027-4.646projection
2026-4.304
2025-2.916
2024-2.716
2023-2.232
2022-1.852
2021-3.168
2020-4.346
20191.32
20181.874
20171.332
20161.131
20150.913
20140.731
20130.122
2012-0.054
2011-0.84
2010-4.421
2009-3.176
2008-0.263
20070.155
2006-1.755
2005-3.371
2004-3.421
2003-3.83
2002-4.086
2001-3.125
2000-1.714
1999-1.866
1998-2.65
1997-3.027
1996-3.638
1995-9.437
1994-2.542
1993-3.11
1992-2.632
1991-3.21

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). 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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