Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Philippines

Budget balance in the Philippines in 2031 — -1.5%. Ranked 67 in the world out of 188. Since 1989, the indicator has risen by 0.1 pp.

2031 -1.5% +0.1 pp vs 2030
World rank 67of 188
Period maximum 1.3%2014
Period minimum -6.2%2021

Trend over time

1989–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Philippines, 1989–2031-8-6-4-2021989199419992004200920142019202420291989: -1.6%1990: -1.5%1991: -0.3%1992: -0.4%1993: 0.6%1994: -0.4%1995: 0%1996: 0.5%1997: 0.4%1998: -1.3%1999: -2.3%2000: -3.3%2001: -3.5%2002: -3.7%2003: -3.5%2004: -2.8%2005: -1.6%2006: 0%2007: -0.3%2008: 0%2009: -2.6%2010: -2.3%2011: -0.4%2012: -0.2%2013: 0.4%2014: 1.3%2015: 0.1%2016: -0.7%2017: -0.8%2018: -1.5%2019: -1.5%2020: -5.5%2021: -6.2%2022: -5.5%2023: -4.4%2024: -4.4%2025: -4%2026: -3.7%2027: -2.8%2028: -2.5%2029: -2.1%2030: -1.6%2031: -1.5%
Change over the period: +0.1 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Philippines -1.5%
World computed -4.85%
East Asia & Pacific computed -5.66%
South-Eastern Asia computed -1.82%
Budget balance — Philippines, by year Philippines All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.5 +0.1 pp
2030 -1.6 +0.5 pp
2029 -2.1 +0.4 pp
2028 -2.5 +0.3 pp
2027 -2.8 +0.9 pp
2026 -3.7 +0.3 pp
2025 -4 +0.4 pp
2024 -4.4 +0 pp
2023 -4.4 +1.1 pp
2022 -5.5 +0.7 pp
2021 -6.2 −0.7 pp
2020 -5.5 −4 pp
2019 -1.5 +0 pp
2018 -1.5 −0.7 pp
2017 -0.8 −0.1 pp
2016 -0.7 −0.8 pp
2015 0.1 −1.2 pp
2014 1.3 +0.9 pp
2013 0.4 +0.6 pp
2012 -0.2 +0.2 pp
2011 -0.4 +1.9 pp
2010 -2.3 +0.3 pp
2009 -2.6 −2.6 pp
2008 0 +0.3 pp
2007 -0.3 −0.3 pp
2006 0 +1.6 pp
2005 -1.6 +1.2 pp
2004 -2.8 +0.7 pp
2003 -3.5 +0.2 pp
2002 -3.7 −0.2 pp
2001 -3.5 −0.2 pp
2000 -3.3 −1 pp
1999 -2.3 −1 pp
1998 -1.3 −1.7 pp
1997 0.4 −0.1 pp
1996 0.5 +0.5 pp
1995 0 +0.4 pp
1994 -0.4 −1 pp
1993 0.6 +1 pp
1992 -0.4 −0.1 pp
1991 -0.3 +1.2 pp
1990 -1.5 +0.1 pp
1989 -1.6

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.