Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Eastern Europe

Budget balance in Eastern Europe in 2031 — -3.65%. Since 1995, the indicator has risen by 2.6 pp.

2031 -3.65% −0.04 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 2.41%2006
Period minimum -6.25%1995

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Eastern Europe, 1995–2031-7.5-5-2.502.519951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: -6.25%1996: -4.52%1997: -4.76%1998: -5.63%1999: -2.9%2000: -1.07%2001: -1.3%2002: -2.71%2003: -2.24%2004: -0.09%2005: 1.89%2006: 2.41%2007: 1.86%2008: 0.8%2009: -6.11%2010: -4.43%2011: -0.88%2012: -1.03%2013: -1.95%2014: -1.87%2015: -2.73%2016: -2.7%2017: -1.37%2018: 1.11%2019: 0.27%2020: -5.4%2021: -1.61%2022: -2.87%2023: -4.22%2024: -4.13%2025: -5.42%2026: -4.23%2027: -4.44%2028: -4.2%2029: -3.67%2030: -3.61%2031: -3.65%
Change over the period: +2.6 pp Annual average: 0.07 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Eastern Europe -3.65%
World computed -4.85%
Budget balance — Eastern Europe, by year Eastern Europe All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -3.65 −0.04 pp
2030 -3.61 +0.07 pp
2029 -3.67 +0.53 pp
2028 -4.2 +0.24 pp
2027 -4.44 −0.21 pp
2026 -4.23 +1.19 pp
2025 -5.42 −1.29 pp
2024 -4.13 +0.08 pp
2023 -4.22 −1.35 pp
2022 -2.87 −1.25 pp
2021 -1.61 +3.79 pp
2020 -5.4 −5.67 pp
2019 0.27 −0.83 pp
2018 1.11 +2.48 pp
2017 -1.37 +1.33 pp
2016 -2.7 +0.03 pp
2015 -2.73 −0.85 pp
2014 -1.87 +0.08 pp
2013 -1.95 −0.92 pp
2012 -1.03 −0.15 pp
2011 -0.88 +3.55 pp
2010 -4.43 +1.68 pp
2009 -6.11 −6.91 pp
2008 0.8 −1.06 pp
2007 1.86 −0.55 pp
2006 2.41 +0.53 pp
2005 1.89 +1.97 pp
2004 -0.09 +2.15 pp
2003 -2.24 +0.47 pp
2002 -2.71 −1.41 pp
2001 -1.3 −0.22 pp
2000 -1.07 +1.82 pp
1999 -2.9 +2.73 pp
1998 -5.63 −0.87 pp
1997 -4.76 −0.24 pp
1996 -4.52 +1.72 pp
1995 -6.25

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.