Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — Middle Africa

Budget balance in Middle Africa in 2031 — -2.47%. Since 1996, the indicator has fallen by 3.63 pp.

2031 -2.47% −0.04 pp vs 2030
World rank
Period maximum 8.36%2006
Period minimum -4.38%2016

Trend over time

1996–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — Middle Africa, 1996–2031-5051019962000200420082012201620202024202820311996: 1.17%1997: -0.45%1998: -4.12%1999: -3.31%2000: 1.15%2001: 1.66%2002: 0.14%2003: 0.07%2004: 2.1%2005: 6.12%2006: 8.36%2007: 5.13%2008: 2.11%2009: -3.43%2010: 1.81%2011: 4.49%2012: 2.22%2013: -0.91%2014: -3.54%2015: -3.7%2016: -4.38%2017: -3.97%2018: 0.67%2019: -0.84%2020: -2.68%2021: -0.51%2022: 1.42%2023: -1.03%2024: -1.34%2025: -3.3%2026: -2.85%2027: -2.92%2028: -2.66%2029: -2.56%2030: -2.43%2031: -2.47%
Change over the period: −3.63 pp Annual average: -0.1 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Middle Africa -2.47%
World computed -4.85%
Budget balance — Middle Africa, by year Middle Africa All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2.47 −0.04 pp
2030 -2.43 +0.14 pp
2029 -2.56 +0.1 pp
2028 -2.66 +0.26 pp
2027 -2.92 −0.07 pp
2026 -2.85 +0.45 pp
2025 -3.3 −1.95 pp
2024 -1.34 −0.31 pp
2023 -1.03 −2.45 pp
2022 1.42 +1.93 pp
2021 -0.51 +2.17 pp
2020 -2.68 −1.84 pp
2019 -0.84 −1.51 pp
2018 0.67 +4.63 pp
2017 -3.97 +0.41 pp
2016 -4.38 −0.68 pp
2015 -3.7 −0.15 pp
2014 -3.54 −2.63 pp
2013 -0.91 −3.13 pp
2012 2.22 −2.27 pp
2011 4.49 +2.68 pp
2010 1.81 +5.23 pp
2009 -3.43 −5.54 pp
2008 2.11 −3.02 pp
2007 5.13 −3.23 pp
2006 8.36 +2.25 pp
2005 6.12 +4.02 pp
2004 2.1 +2.03 pp
2003 0.07 −0.07 pp
2002 0.14 −1.52 pp
2001 1.66 +0.51 pp
2000 1.15 +4.47 pp
1999 -3.31 +0.8 pp
1998 -4.12 −3.67 pp
1997 -0.45 −1.62 pp
1996 1.17

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.