Budget balance in low-income countries in 2031 — -2.83%. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 1.44 pp.
1997–2031 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Low-income countries
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.83 | −0.03 pp |
| 2030 | -2.8 | +0.13 pp |
| 2029 | -2.93 | −0.1 pp |
| 2028 | -2.83 | +0.07 pp |
| 2027 | -2.89 | +0.57 pp |
| 2026 | -3.46 | −0.49 pp |
| 2025 | -2.97 | −0.45 pp |
| 2024 | -2.52 | +0.71 pp |
| 2023 | -3.23 | +0.52 pp |
| 2022 | -3.75 | −0.13 pp |
| 2021 | -3.62 | +0.77 pp |
| 2020 | -4.39 | −1.12 pp |
| 2019 | -3.27 | −0.13 pp |
| 2018 | -3.13 | −0.2 pp |
| 2017 | -2.93 | −0.23 pp |
| 2016 | -2.7 | +0.67 pp |
| 2015 | -3.37 | −0.32 pp |
| 2014 | -3.05 | −0.71 pp |
| 2013 | -2.34 | +0.39 pp |
| 2012 | -2.73 | −1.2 pp |
| 2011 | -1.53 | +1.09 pp |
| 2010 | -2.62 | +0.14 pp |
| 2009 | -2.76 | −1.33 pp |
| 2008 | -1.43 | +0.49 pp |
| 2007 | -1.91 | −3.02 pp |
| 2006 | 1.11 | +3.34 pp |
| 2005 | -2.23 | −0.27 pp |
| 2004 | -1.96 | +0.13 pp |
| 2003 | -2.09 | +0.15 pp |
| 2002 | -2.23 | −0.93 pp |
| 2001 | -1.3 | +1 pp |
| 2000 | -2.3 | +0.26 pp |
| 1999 | -2.56 | −0.38 pp |
| 1998 | -2.18 | −0.79 pp |
| 1997 | -1.39 | — |
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.