Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — OPEC

Budget balance in OPEC in 2031 — -1.11%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.59 pp.

2031 -1.11% −0.04 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 10.88%2006
Period minimum -7.14%2015

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — OPEC, 1990–2031-10-50510151990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -1.7%1991: -2.86%1992: -3.89%1993: -6.11%1994: -4.94%1995: -0.66%1996: 2.48%1997: 1.22%1998: -3.8%1999: -0.13%2000: 7.3%2001: 0.35%2002: -0.48%2003: 1.97%2004: 4.76%2005: 10.73%2006: 10.88%2007: 7.07%2008: 9.96%2009: -3.96%2010: 0.95%2011: 3.88%2012: 5.18%2013: 2.15%2014: -1.68%2015: -7.14%2016: -6.76%2017: -3.97%2018: -1.6%2019: -1.81%2020: -7.05%2021: -1.09%2022: 3.26%2023: 0.18%2024: -0.98%2025: -2.73%2026: -1.91%2027: -1.18%2028: -1.26%2029: -1.13%2030: -1.08%2031: -1.11%
Change over the period: +0.59 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

OPEC -1.11%
World computed -4.85%
Budget balance — OPEC, by year OPEC All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.11 −0.04 pp
2030 -1.08 +0.06 pp
2029 -1.13 +0.13 pp
2028 -1.26 −0.08 pp
2027 -1.18 +0.73 pp
2026 -1.91 +0.81 pp
2025 -2.73 −1.74 pp
2024 -0.98 −1.17 pp
2023 0.18 −3.08 pp
2022 3.26 +4.34 pp
2021 -1.09 +5.96 pp
2020 -7.05 −5.23 pp
2019 -1.81 −0.21 pp
2018 -1.6 +2.37 pp
2017 -3.97 +2.79 pp
2016 -6.76 +0.38 pp
2015 -7.14 −5.46 pp
2014 -1.68 −3.83 pp
2013 2.15 −3.03 pp
2012 5.18 +1.31 pp
2011 3.88 +2.93 pp
2010 0.95 +4.91 pp
2009 -3.96 −13.92 pp
2008 9.96 +2.88 pp
2007 7.07 −3.81 pp
2006 10.88 +0.15 pp
2005 10.73 +5.97 pp
2004 4.76 +2.79 pp
2003 1.97 +2.45 pp
2002 -0.48 −0.83 pp
2001 0.35 −6.95 pp
2000 7.3 +7.43 pp
1999 -0.13 +3.67 pp
1998 -3.8 −5.02 pp
1997 1.22 −1.26 pp
1996 2.48 +3.13 pp
1995 -0.66 +4.28 pp
1994 -4.94 +1.17 pp
1993 -6.11 −2.21 pp
1992 -3.89 −1.03 pp
1991 -2.86 −1.16 pp
1990 -1.7

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.