Budget balance in Western Africa in 2031 — -2.26%. Since 1997, the indicator has fallen by 2.76 pp.
1997–2031 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Western Africa
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -2.26 | +0.09 pp |
| 2030 | -2.35 | +0.01 pp |
| 2029 | -2.36 | +0.08 pp |
| 2028 | -2.44 | +0.37 pp |
| 2027 | -2.81 | +0.94 pp |
| 2026 | -3.76 | −1.19 pp |
| 2025 | -2.57 | +1.13 pp |
| 2024 | -3.7 | +0.33 pp |
| 2023 | -4.02 | +1.37 pp |
| 2022 | -5.39 | −0.34 pp |
| 2021 | -5.05 | +0.31 pp |
| 2020 | -5.36 | −1.78 pp |
| 2019 | -3.58 | −0.24 pp |
| 2018 | -3.35 | +0.38 pp |
| 2017 | -3.72 | −0.18 pp |
| 2016 | -3.54 | −0.66 pp |
| 2015 | -2.88 | −0.68 pp |
| 2014 | -2.2 | +0.26 pp |
| 2013 | -2.46 | −1.71 pp |
| 2012 | -0.75 | −0.14 pp |
| 2011 | -0.62 | +2.57 pp |
| 2010 | -3.19 | +0.46 pp |
| 2009 | -3.65 | −6.05 pp |
| 2008 | 2.4 | +3.5 pp |
| 2007 | -1.1 | −6.25 pp |
| 2006 | 5.15 | +3.22 pp |
| 2005 | 1.93 | −0.11 pp |
| 2004 | 2.04 | +3.64 pp |
| 2003 | -1.6 | −1.63 pp |
| 2002 | 0.03 | +2.18 pp |
| 2001 | -2.15 | −3.17 pp |
| 2000 | 1.01 | +3 pp |
| 1999 | -1.99 | +1.23 pp |
| 1998 | -3.22 | −3.72 pp |
| 1997 | 0.5 | — |
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.