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

5.15percent · 2031+249.9% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20315.15projection
20304.94projection
20295.053projection
20285.376projection
20275.082projection
20263.323
20256.431
20249.499
20239.293
2022-2.307
2021-3.437
20202.979
2019-3.241
2018-2.839
2017-0.897
2016-8.633
2015-0.5
20143.795
2013-1.784
20125.347
2011-9.12
2010-0.93
2009-3.323
20088.837
200713.136
200614.116
20055.455
20047.552
20032.402
2002-0.062
2001-1.115
20000.848
1999-15.29
1998-13.48
1997-2.358
1996-1.162
19954.087
19945.528
19938.195
19926.418
199110.89
199012.994

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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