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Korea, Republic of: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-0.35percent · 2031-19.4% 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 Korea, Republic of from 2012 to 2031.

20122031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-0.346projection
2030-0.113projection
20290.091projection
20280.547projection
20271.354projection
2026-1.303
2025-2.326
2024-2.634
2023-1.215
20220.049
2021-0.29
2020-2.545
20190.8
20182.932
20172.455
20162.338
20151.12
20141.269
20131.347
20121.094

Source

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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 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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