Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — South Asia

Budget balance in South Asia in 2031 — -6.48%. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.28 pp.

2031 -6.48% +0.09 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum -3.67%2007
Period minimum -11.63%2020

Trend over time

1990–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — South Asia, 1990–2031-12-10-8-6-4-21990199520002005201020152020202520301990: -6.76%1991: -6.39%1992: -6.76%1993: -6.96%1994: -6.4%1995: -5.63%1996: -5.8%1997: -6.83%1998: -7.97%1999: -7.04%2000: -6.96%2001: -8.9%2002: -8.84%2003: -8.75%2004: -7.34%2005: -5.61%2006: -4.53%2007: -3.67%2008: -7.33%2009: -8.18%2010: -7.61%2011: -7.3%2012: -6.84%2013: -6.39%2014: -6.15%2015: -6.54%2016: -6.32%2017: -5.91%2018: -6.1%2019: -7.56%2020: -11.63%2021: -8.7%2022: -8.5%2023: -7.9%2024: -7.29%2025: -6.72%2026: -7.02%2027: -6.99%2028: -6.9%2029: -6.74%2030: -6.57%2031: -6.48%
Change over the period: +0.28 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

South Asia -6.48%
World computed -4.85%
Budget balance — South Asia, by year South Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -6.48 +0.09 pp
2030 -6.57 +0.17 pp
2029 -6.74 +0.17 pp
2028 -6.9 +0.09 pp
2027 -6.99 +0.03 pp
2026 -7.02 −0.3 pp
2025 -6.72 +0.57 pp
2024 -7.29 +0.61 pp
2023 -7.9 +0.6 pp
2022 -8.5 +0.21 pp
2021 -8.7 +2.92 pp
2020 -11.63 −4.07 pp
2019 -7.56 −1.46 pp
2018 -6.1 −0.19 pp
2017 -5.91 +0.41 pp
2016 -6.32 +0.22 pp
2015 -6.54 −0.39 pp
2014 -6.15 +0.24 pp
2013 -6.39 +0.45 pp
2012 -6.84 +0.46 pp
2011 -7.3 +0.31 pp
2010 -7.61 +0.57 pp
2009 -8.18 −0.85 pp
2008 -7.33 −3.66 pp
2007 -3.67 +0.87 pp
2006 -4.53 +1.08 pp
2005 -5.61 +1.73 pp
2004 -7.34 +1.41 pp
2003 -8.75 +0.09 pp
2002 -8.84 +0.07 pp
2001 -8.9 −1.94 pp
2000 -6.96 +0.07 pp
1999 -7.04 +0.94 pp
1998 -7.97 −1.14 pp
1997 -6.83 −1.03 pp
1996 -5.8 −0.17 pp
1995 -5.63 +0.77 pp
1994 -6.4 +0.55 pp
1993 -6.96 −0.2 pp
1992 -6.76 −0.36 pp
1991 -6.39 +0.36 pp
1990 -6.76

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.