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

3.91percent · 2025+170.1% since 2015

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Lebanon from 1990 to 2025.

19902025

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20253.91
20241
2023-0.972
2022-7.71
2021-1.6
2020-4.634
2019-0.464
2018-1.435
20170.759
20160.439
20151.448
20142.493
2013-0.73
2012-0.198
20113.467
20102.722
20092.769
20081.486
20071.712
20062.624
20051.95
20042.463
20032.625
20020.406
2001-4.551
2000-7.584
1999-2.719
1998-4.31
1997-9.99
1996-12.52
1995-3.099
1994-19.26
1993-1.133
1992-18.442
1991-14.458
1990-19.196

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

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