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

1.18percent · 2031+144.5% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Sierra Leone from 2000 to 2031.

20002031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20311.18projection
20301.48projection
20291.428projection
20281.985projection
20271.933projection
20260.523
20250.442
2024-2.18
2023-2.647
2022-4.098
2021-2.653
2020-1.66
2019-0.276
2018-1.785
2017-4.21
2016-4.882
2015-2.355
2014-2.017
2013-0.713
2012-2.257
2011-1.586
2010-2.131
2009-0.706
2008-1.186
200713.657
20060.809
20050.868
20041.044
2003-0.581
2002-0.526
2001-1.108
20000.772

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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