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Net lending/borrowing, % of GDP

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014).

Latest, 2026−2.17%of GDPAnnual release · Forecast
vs 2025−0.3 pp−1.91%
High since 19950.04% of GDP1996 · IMF
Low since 1995−4.91% of GDP2020 · IMF

Over time

2017 - 2026

Recent years

  1. 2026−2.17% of GDP−0.3 pp
  2. 2025−1.91% of GDP−1.0 pp
  3. 2024−0.96% of GDP+0.3 pp
  4. 2023−1.25% of GDP+0.4 pp
  5. 2022−1.7% of GDP−0.5 pp
  6. 2021−1.16% of GDP+3.7 pp
  7. 2020−4.91% of GDP−2.7 pp
  8. 2019−2.24% of GDP−0.4 pp
Full table
PeriodValue
2026−2.17% of GDP
2025−1.91% of GDP
2024−0.96% of GDP
2023−1.25% of GDP
2022−1.7% of GDP
2021−1.16% of GDP
2020−4.91% of GDP
2019−2.24% of GDP
2018−1.88% of GDP
2017−1.38% of GDP
2016−1.11% of GDP
2015−1.47% of GDP
2014−1.92% of GDP
2013−2.16% of GDP
2012−2.42% of GDP
2011−2.8% of GDP
2010−3.28% of GDP
2009−3.12% of GDP
2008−1.57% of GDP
2007−1.4% of GDP
2006−1.88% of GDP
2005−1.67% of GDP
2004−1.05% of GDP
2003−2.47% of GDP
2002−1.03% of GDP
2001−2% of GDP
2000−1.88% of GDP
1999−2.96% of GDP
1998−2.29% of GDP
1997−0.79% of GDP
19960.04% of GDP
1995−0.53% of GDP