Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Central Asia

Budget balance in Central Asia in 2031 — -1.76%. Since 1997, the indicator has risen by 0.42 pp.

2031 -1.76% −0.03 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 6.1%2006
Period minimum -4.83%2020

Trend over time

1997–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Central Asia, 1997–2031-5051019972001200520092013201720212025202920311997: -2.17%1998: -3%1999: -2.49%2000: -3.25%2001: -2.21%2002: -0.83%2003: 1.55%2004: 1.16%2005: 2.9%2006: 6.1%2007: 4.47%2008: 2.99%2009: 0.35%2010: 1.49%2011: 5.02%2012: 4.64%2013: 3.59%2014: 1.97%2015: -3.73%2016: -2.48%2017: -2.85%2018: 1.78%2019: -0.53%2020: -4.83%2021: -3.71%2022: -0.3%2023: -1.64%2024: -2.39%2025: -2.14%2026: -1.08%2027: -1.74%2028: -1.85%2029: -1.87%2030: -1.72%2031: -1.76%
Change over the period: +0.42 pp Annual average: 0.01 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Central Asia -1.76%
World computed -4.85%
Budget balance — Central Asia, by year Central Asia All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.76 −0.03 pp
2030 -1.72 +0.15 pp
2029 -1.87 −0.02 pp
2028 -1.85 −0.11 pp
2027 -1.74 −0.66 pp
2026 -1.08 +1.06 pp
2025 -2.14 +0.25 pp
2024 -2.39 −0.75 pp
2023 -1.64 −1.34 pp
2022 -0.3 +3.41 pp
2021 -3.71 +1.12 pp
2020 -4.83 −4.3 pp
2019 -0.53 −2.31 pp
2018 1.78 +4.63 pp
2017 -2.85 −0.37 pp
2016 -2.48 +1.25 pp
2015 -3.73 −5.7 pp
2014 1.97 −1.62 pp
2013 3.59 −1.05 pp
2012 4.64 −0.38 pp
2011 5.02 +3.52 pp
2010 1.49 +1.14 pp
2009 0.35 −2.64 pp
2008 2.99 −1.47 pp
2007 4.47 −1.63 pp
2006 6.1 +3.2 pp
2005 2.9 +1.74 pp
2004 1.16 −0.38 pp
2003 1.55 +2.37 pp
2002 -0.83 +1.38 pp
2001 -2.21 +1.04 pp
2000 -3.25 −0.76 pp
1999 -2.49 +0.51 pp
1998 -3 −0.83 pp
1997 -2.17

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.