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

-2.09percent · 2031+63.6% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-2.086projection
2030-1.94projection
2029-1.825projection
2028-1.634projection
2027-1.459projection
2026-1.172
2025-0.511
2024-1.541
2023-2.16
2022-3.812
2021-5.737
2020-8.417
2019-2.382
2018-1.664
2017-2.135
2016-2.532
2015-2.618
2014-4.496
2013-6.509
2012-7.02
2011-7.835
2010-7.994
2009-8.626
2008-3.235
2007-2.162
2006-2.367
2005-3.574
2004-4.176
2003-6.111
2002-5.942
2001-4.831
2000-5.863
1999-5.362
1998-8.614
1997-2.267
1996-3.58
1995-3.074
1994-2.624
1993-1.218
19921.636
19912.635
19903.094

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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