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

2.60percent · 2031+145.4% since 2021

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

19922031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
20312.6projection
20302.6projection
20292.6projection
20282.6projection
20272.6projection
20262.28
20255.361
20242.161
20230.629
2022-3.718
2021-5.731
2020-7.093
2019-1.854
20180.596
20170.014
2016-0.23
2015-2.081
2014-1.942
2013-0.537
2012-0.895
2011-1.248
2010-1.409
2009-2.914
2008-1.858
2007-1.493
2006-1.576
2005-1.792
2004-1.48
2003-0.349
2002-0.884
2001-3.004
2000-3.151
1999-0.993
1998-2.378
1997-0.638
1996-1.687
1995-2.431
1994-2.038
1993-0.833
19920.034
1991-3.127
1990-1.139

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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