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United States: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-8.38percent · 2031+27.1% 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 United States from 2001 to 2031.

20012031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-8.384projection
2030-8.41projection
2029-8.271projection
2028-8.076projection
2027-7.764projection
2026-8.544
2025-7.058
2024-7.816
2023-7.86
2022-3.749
2021-11.495
2020-14.127
2019-5.805
2018-5.335
2017-4.794
2016-4.356
2015-3.53
2014-4.026
2013-4.561
2012-8.114
2011-9.716
2010-10.993
2009-13.177
2008-6.612
2007-2.913
2006-2.036
2005-3.075
2004-4.244
2003-4.771
2002-3.821
2001-0.544

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 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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