Guyana: Fiscal balance, percent of GDP
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For that indicator, we provide data for Guyana from 1997 to 2018. The average value for Guyana during that period was -4.01 percent with a minimum of -8.53 percent in 2005 and a maximum of -0.63 percent in 1999.
The latest value from 2018 is -3.54 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2018 based on 186
countries is -1.22 percent.
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Definition: The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. We express the value as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy.
