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Saudi Arabia: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-4.82percent · 2031-141.9% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1991 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-4.821projection
2030-4.633projection
2029-4.405projection
2028-4.08projection
2027-3.966projection
2026-6.476
2025-5.799
2024-2.46
2023-1.771
20222.24
2021-1.993
2020-10.22
2019-3.965
2018-5.208
2017-8.572
2016-13.195
2015-14.944
2014-3.403
20135.469
201211.68
201111.394
20104.392
2009-5.383
200829.802
200711.784
200620.823
200517.987
20049.718
20031.199
2002-5.907
2001-3.906
20003.184
1999-5.991
1998-8.875
1997-2.506
1996-3.247
1995-5.123
1994-8.312
1993-9.327
1992-8.121
1991-3.281

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). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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