Budget balance in Middle East & North Africa in 2031 — -1.74%. Since 1991, the indicator has risen by 1.45 pp.
1991–2031 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Middle East & North Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -1.74 | +0.04 pp |
| 2030 | -1.78 | +0.21 pp |
| 2029 | -1.99 | +0.56 pp |
| 2028 | -2.55 | +0.05 pp |
| 2027 | -2.6 | +0.74 pp |
| 2026 | -3.34 | +0.01 pp |
| 2025 | -3.35 | −0.94 pp |
| 2024 | -2.4 | −1.77 pp |
| 2023 | -0.64 | −3.72 pp |
| 2022 | 3.08 | +5.04 pp |
| 2021 | -1.96 | +6.34 pp |
| 2020 | -8.3 | −5.9 pp |
| 2019 | -2.4 | −0.77 pp |
| 2018 | -1.63 | +2.64 pp |
| 2017 | -4.27 | +3.47 pp |
| 2016 | -7.74 | −1.05 pp |
| 2015 | -6.69 | −5.24 pp |
| 2014 | -1.45 | −3.85 pp |
| 2013 | 2.39 | −2.69 pp |
| 2012 | 5.08 | +1.54 pp |
| 2011 | 3.54 | +2.66 pp |
| 2010 | 0.88 | +3.95 pp |
| 2009 | -3.07 | −12.47 pp |
| 2008 | 9.4 | +2.06 pp |
| 2007 | 7.33 | −1.92 pp |
| 2006 | 9.26 | +0.86 pp |
| 2005 | 8.39 | +5.61 pp |
| 2004 | 2.79 | +2.32 pp |
| 2003 | 0.47 | +2.97 pp |
| 2002 | -2.5 | −2.66 pp |
| 2001 | 0.16 | −5.32 pp |
| 2000 | 5.48 | +5.69 pp |
| 1999 | -0.22 | +3.64 pp |
| 1998 | -3.86 | −4.03 pp |
| 1997 | 0.17 | −0.18 pp |
| 1996 | 0.35 | +2.12 pp |
| 1995 | -1.77 | +3.19 pp |
| 1994 | -4.97 | +1.09 pp |
| 1993 | -6.06 | −1.62 pp |
| 1992 | -4.44 | −1.24 pp |
| 1991 | -3.19 | — |
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.