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

-3.47percent · 2031-93.5% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Saudi Arabia from 1991 to 2031.

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-3.469projection
2030-3.451projection
2029-3.388projection
2028-3.221projection
2027-3.265projection
2026-5.942
2025-5.58
2024-2.371
2023-1.785
20222.118
2021-1.793
2020-11.942
2019-3.995
2018-5.766
2017-10.867
2016-15.967
2015-16.85
2014-4.081
20135.015
201211.474
201111.456
20104.73
2009-5.533
200828.569
200710.822
200621.299
200518.769
200411.357
20033.82
2002-2.984
2001-0.529
20006.57
1999-3.142
1998-7.494
19970.152
1996-0.6
1995-2.781
1994-6.996
1993-8.608
1992-7.77
1991-4.371

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

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