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

0.51percent · 2031+119.8% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20310.513projection
20300.24projection
2029-0.305projection
2028-1.127projection
2027-2.271projection
2026-3.155
2025-3.02
2024-2.43
2023-2.541
2022-3.226
2021-2.599
2020-3.539
2019-1.816
20181.929
20172.003
20161.625
20151.016
20140.313
2013-0.495
2012-1.268
2011-4.135
2010-4.859
2009-1.44
20081.845
20074.178
20065.44
20056.413
20046.232
20035.639
20024.623
20013.658
20003.399
19992.35
19983.479
19975.683
19967.873
19959.877
19948.644
19935.828
19921.615
19911.383
19903.841

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 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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