Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Kosovo
Survey time period
2022 to 2023*
Supplementary notes
*Estimates start after 2023 in the case of Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, while for Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, figures following 2022 are estimates.
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Government lending / borrowing as a share of GDP in the Western Balkans 2022-2029
In 2024, North Macedonia's net borrowing accounted for nearly five percent of the country's GDP. At the same time, this figure totaled negative *** percent in Kosovo.
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IMF. (October 21, 2024). General government net lending or borrowing as a share of GDP in the Western Balkans from 2022 to 2029, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 28, 2026, from /statistics/1557455/western-balkans-government-lending-borrowing-as-gdp-share/
IMF. "General government net lending or borrowing as a share of GDP in the Western Balkans from 2022 to 2029, by region." Chart. October 21, 2024. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 28, 2026. /statistics/1557455/western-balkans-government-lending-borrowing-as-gdp-share/
IMF. (2024). General government net lending or borrowing as a share of GDP in the Western Balkans from 2022 to 2029, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 28, 2026. /statistics/1557455/western-balkans-government-lending-borrowing-as-gdp-share/
IMF. "General Government Net Lending or Borrowing as a Share of Gdp in The Western Balkans from 2022 to 2029, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 21 Oct 2024, /statistics/1557455/western-balkans-government-lending-borrowing-as-gdp-share/
IMF, General government net lending or borrowing as a share of GDP in the Western Balkans from 2022 to 2029, by region ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/1557455/western-balkans-government-lending-borrowing-as-gdp-share/ (last visited July 28, 2026)
General government net lending or borrowing as a share of GDP in the Western Balkans from 2022 to 2029, by region [Graph], IMF, October 21, 2024. [Online]. Available: /statistics/1557455/western-balkans-government-lending-borrowing-as-gdp-share/
