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

1.56percent · 2031+135.6% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Papua New Guinea from 1992 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20311.564projection
20301.724projection
20291.794projection
20281.984projection
20272.191projection
20261.367
20250.359
2024-0.825
2023-1.847
2022-2.944
2021-4.389
2020-6.235
2019-2.436
2018-0.247
2017-0.372
2016-2.827
2015-2.819
2014-4.632
2013-5.778
2012-0.171
20113.204
20104.01
2009-4.04
20083.992
20078.262
20066.59
20054.373
20043.929
20033.845
20020.91
20011.504
20003.343
19991.155
19982.81
19973.37
19964.648
19954.035
19941.286
1993-2.827
1992-2.378

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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