Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Jordan

Budget balance in Jordan in 2031 — -4.3%. Ranked 151 in the world out of 188. Since 1985, the indicator has risen by 3.2 pp.

2031 -4.3% −0.2 pp vs 2030
World rank 151of 188
Period maximum 2.8%2007
Period minimum -13.4%1987

Trend over time

1985–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Jordan, 1985–2031-15-10-50519851990199520002005201020152020202520301985: -7.5%1986: -3.8%1987: -13.4%1988: -12.9%1989: -6.8%1990: -6.8%1991: -8.1%1992: 2.1%1993: -1.4%1994: -1.7%1995: -1.5%1996: -2.7%1997: -2.7%1998: -5.6%1999: -1.1%2000: -1.9%2001: -1.1%2002: -3.2%2003: -1.6%2004: 0.6%2005: -2.2%2006: -1.9%2007: 2.8%2008: 1.9%2009: -2.3%2010: 0.2%2011: -1.2%2012: -3.3%2013: -8.8%2014: -6.8%2015: -5.2%2016: -2.6%2017: -3.2%2018: -4.2%2019: -5.1%2020: -7.6%2021: -6.6%2022: -4.9%2023: -6.5%2024: -7.3%2025: -6.3%2026: -5.4%2027: -5.3%2028: -4.3%2029: -4.1%2030: -4.1%2031: -4.3%
Change over the period: +3.2 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Jordan

Jordan -4.3%
World computed -4.85%
Middle East & North Africa computed -1.74%
Western Asia computed -1.19%
Budget balance — Jordan, by year Jordan All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4.3 −0.2 pp
2030 -4.1 +0 pp
2029 -4.1 +0.2 pp
2028 -4.3 +1 pp
2027 -5.3 +0.1 pp
2026 -5.4 +0.9 pp
2025 -6.3 +1 pp
2024 -7.3 −0.8 pp
2023 -6.5 −1.6 pp
2022 -4.9 +1.7 pp
2021 -6.6 +1 pp
2020 -7.6 −2.5 pp
2019 -5.1 −0.9 pp
2018 -4.2 −1 pp
2017 -3.2 −0.6 pp
2016 -2.6 +2.6 pp
2015 -5.2 +1.6 pp
2014 -6.8 +2 pp
2013 -8.8 −5.5 pp
2012 -3.3 −2.1 pp
2011 -1.2 −1.4 pp
2010 0.2 +2.5 pp
2009 -2.3 −4.2 pp
2008 1.9 −0.9 pp
2007 2.8 +4.7 pp
2006 -1.9 +0.3 pp
2005 -2.2 −2.8 pp
2004 0.6 +2.2 pp
2003 -1.6 +1.6 pp
2002 -3.2 −2.1 pp
2001 -1.1 +0.8 pp
2000 -1.9 −0.8 pp
1999 -1.1 +4.5 pp
1998 -5.6 −2.9 pp
1997 -2.7 +0 pp
1996 -2.7 −1.2 pp
1995 -1.5 +0.2 pp
1994 -1.7 −0.3 pp
1993 -1.4 −3.5 pp
1992 2.1 +10.2 pp
1991 -8.1 −1.3 pp
1990 -6.8 +0 pp
1989 -6.8 +6.1 pp
1988 -12.9 +0.5 pp
1987 -13.4 −9.6 pp
1986 -3.8 +3.7 pp
1985 -7.5

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.