General government net lending/borrowing

Brazil experienced a year-on-year average growth rate of -16.87% for the time period 1996 to 2026. Bulgaria has the highest year-on-year average growth rate at 2265.58% whereas Venezuela, RB has lowest year-on-year average growth rate at -8630.22%

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General government net lending/borrowing	5.0	7.0

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IMF - World Economic Outlook

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General government net lending/borrowing

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86.24% of all countries have available data for this indicator for 2026. From 1980 to 2026, an average of 65.26% of all countries have available data for this indicator

Data Stats

Years collected: 1992 - 2016

Countries covered: 77

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General government net lending/borrowing