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

-0.35percent · 2031+83.9% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-0.347projection
2030-0.375projection
2029-0.335projection
2028-0.322projection
2027-0.46projection
2026-0.959
20250.807
20241.198
2023-0.284
2022-2.35
2021-2.16
2020-2.311
2019-1.966
2018-1.606
2017-2.883
2016-2.388
2015-1.896
2014-1.036
2013-1.189
20120.6
20110.905
2010-2.516
2009-3.32
20084.495
2007-0.347
20066.701
20054.811
20044.877
20031.354
20022.288
20010.564
20005.768
19992.265
1998-2.105
19972.373
19964.594
19954.301
1994-0.156
1993-1.595
19925.755
19912.877
19903.807

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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