Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Latvia

Budget balance in Latvia in 2031 — -4%. Ranked 149 in the world out of 188. Since 1998, the indicator has fallen by 3.3 pp.

2031 -4% −0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 149of 188
Period maximum 0.6%2007
Period minimum -7.1%2009

Trend over time

1998–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Latvia, 1998–2031-8-6-4-2021998200220062010201420182022202620301998: -0.7%1999: -3.5%2000: -2.6%2001: -2%2002: -2.6%2003: -1.7%2004: -1%2005: -1.1%2006: -0.5%2007: 0.6%2008: -3.3%2009: -7.1%2010: -6.6%2011: -3.4%2012: 0.2%2013: -0.6%2014: -1.7%2015: -1.6%2016: -0.4%2017: -0.9%2018: -0.8%2019: -0.4%2020: -3.8%2021: -5.7%2022: -3.9%2023: -3.4%2024: -1.7%2025: -4%2026: -3.3%2027: -3.9%2028: -3.7%2029: -3.7%2030: -3.9%2031: -4%
Change over the period: −3.3 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Latvia -4%
World computed -4.85%
Europe & Central Asia computed -2.49%
Northern Europe computed -0.84%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — Latvia, by year Latvia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -4 −0.1 pp
2030 -3.9 −0.2 pp
2029 -3.7 +0 pp
2028 -3.7 +0.2 pp
2027 -3.9 −0.6 pp
2026 -3.3 +0.7 pp
2025 -4 −2.3 pp
2024 -1.7 +1.7 pp
2023 -3.4 +0.5 pp
2022 -3.9 +1.8 pp
2021 -5.7 −1.9 pp
2020 -3.8 −3.4 pp
2019 -0.4 +0.4 pp
2018 -0.8 +0.1 pp
2017 -0.9 −0.5 pp
2016 -0.4 +1.2 pp
2015 -1.6 +0.1 pp
2014 -1.7 −1.1 pp
2013 -0.6 −0.8 pp
2012 0.2 +3.6 pp
2011 -3.4 +3.2 pp
2010 -6.6 +0.5 pp
2009 -7.1 −3.8 pp
2008 -3.3 −3.9 pp
2007 0.6 +1.1 pp
2006 -0.5 +0.6 pp
2005 -1.1 −0.1 pp
2004 -1 +0.7 pp
2003 -1.7 +0.9 pp
2002 -2.6 −0.6 pp
2001 -2 +0.6 pp
2000 -2.6 +0.9 pp
1999 -3.5 −2.8 pp
1998 -0.7

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.