Budget balance forecast - Country rankings

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Budget balance forecast, percent of GDP, 2025:

The average for 2025 based on 81 countries was -3.05 percent. The highest value was in Cyprus: 2.87 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: -12.13 percent. The indicator is available from 1980 to 2030. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: International Monetary Fund
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Countries Budget balance forecast, 2025 Global rank Available data
Cyprus 2.87 1 1995 - 2030
S.T.&Principe 2.56 2 2001 - 2030
Argentina 1.26 3 1993 - 2030
Suriname 1.17 4 2002 - 2030
Singapore 0.57 5 1997 - 2030
Switzerland 0.37 6 1983 - 2030
Georgia 0.36 7 2004 - 2030
Portugal 0.21 8 1995 - 2030
Denmark -0.02 9 1986 - 2030
South Korea -0.12 10 1995 - 2030
Barbados -0.26 11 1994 - 2030
Luxembourg -0.65 12 1995 - 2030
Belarus -0.78 13 2010 - 2030
Taiwan -0.98 14 1980 - 2030
Sweden -1.07 15 1993 - 2030
Greece -1.09 16 1988 - 2030
Thailand -1.19 17 1995 - 2030
Guyana -1.24 18 2000 - 2030
Canada -1.25 19 1980 - 2030
Ireland -1.25 20 1997 - 2030
Iceland -1.28 21 1980 - 2030
Gambia -1.51 22 2000 - 2030
Paraguay -1.56 23 2002 - 2030
Russia -1.56 24 1999 - 2030
Slovenia -1.78 25 1996 - 2030
Mauritius -1.91 26 1986 - 2030
Estonia -1.93 27 2000 - 2030
Hong Kong -1.98 28 1985 - 2030
Netherlands -2.08 29 1980 - 2030
Czechia -2.12 30 1995 - 2030
Germany -2.19 31 1991 - 2030
Bosnia & Herz. -2.21 32 2000 - 2030
Chile -2.33 33 2001 - 2030
Finland -2.43 34 1980 - 2030
Indonesia -2.5 35 2004 - 2030
Guatemala -2.56 36 1995 - 2030
Japan -2.79 37 1994 - 2030
Latvia -2.9 38 2002 - 2030
Peru -2.93 39 2000 - 2030
Lithuania -2.94 40 2005 - 2030
Uruguay -2.98 41 2000 - 2030
Bulgaria -3.09 42 2000 - 2030
Angola -3.1 43 2002 - 2030
Italy -3.15 44 1988 - 2030
Costa Rica -3.16 45 1996 - 2030
Australia -3.19 46 1990 - 2030
Austria -3.2 47 1991 - 2030
Croatia -3.22 48 2000 - 2030
Kazakhstan -3.23 49 2002 - 2030
Serbia -3.31 50 2005 - 2030
El Salvador -3.32 51 2000 - 2030
Malaysia -3.46 52 1991 - 2030
Spain -3.46 53 1995 - 2030
Hungary -3.64 54 2000 - 2030
Panama -3.73 55 1996 - 2030
Philippines -3.76 56 1990 - 2030
Turkey -3.87 57 2000 - 2030
Malta -3.9 58 2000 - 2030
Botswana -3.91 59 1999 - 2030
Morocco -3.98 60 2000 - 2030
Mexico -4.01 61 1997 - 2030
UK -4.01 62 1981 - 2030
Slovakia -4.02 63 1995 - 2030
Domin. Rep. -4.31 64 1997 - 2030
Tunisia -4.41 65 1991 - 2030
Colombia -4.43 66 2000 - 2030
France -4.95 67 1980 - 2030
Belgium -5.07 68 1981 - 2030
New Zealand -5.28 69 1995 - 2030
Israel -5.8 70 2000 - 2030
Poland -6.03 71 1995 - 2030
South Africa -6.3 72 2000 - 2030
USA -6.67 73 2001 - 2030
India -6.81 74 1996 - 2030
Jordan -6.93 75 1999 - 2030
Romania -7.52 76 2004 - 2030
China -8.14 77 1995 - 2030
Brazil -8.86 78 2001 - 2030
Grenada -8.96 79 2000 - 2030
Norway -10.12 80 1980 - 2030
Egypt -12.13 81 2006 - 2030


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Definition: The structural budget balance refers to the general government cyclically adjusted balance adjusted for nonstructural elements beyond the economic cycle. These include temporary financial sector and asset price movements as well as one-off, or temporary, revenue or expenditure items. The cyclically adjusted balance is the fiscal balance adjusted for the effects of the economic cycle. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.

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1. Cyprus
2. S.T.&Principe
3. Argentina
4. Suriname
5. Singapore
6. Switzerland
7. Georgia
8. Portugal
9. Denmark
10. South Korea
11. Barbados
12. Luxembourg
13. Belarus
14. Taiwan
15. Sweden
16. Greece
17. Thailand
18. Guyana
19. Canada
20. Ireland
21. Iceland
22. Gambia
23. Paraguay
24. Russia
25. Slovenia
26. Mauritius
27. Estonia
28. Hong Kong
29. Netherlands
30. Czechia
31. Germany
32. Bosnia & Herz.
33. Chile
34. Finland
35. Indonesia
36. Guatemala
37. Japan
38. Latvia
39. Peru
40. Lithuania
41. Uruguay
42. Bulgaria
43. Angola
44. Italy
45. Costa Rica
46. Australia
47. Austria
48. Croatia
49. Kazakhstan
50. Serbia
51. El Salvador
52. Malaysia
53. Spain
54. Hungary
55. Panama
56. Philippines
57. Turkey
58. Malta
59. Botswana
60. Morocco
61. Mexico
62. UK
63. Slovakia
64. Domin. Rep.
65. Tunisia
66. Colombia
67. France
68. Belgium
69. New Zealand
70. Israel
71. Poland
72. South Africa
73. USA
74. India
75. Jordan
76. Romania
77. China
78. Brazil
79. Grenada
80. Norway
81. Egypt
2.87
2.56
1.26
1.17
0.57
0.37
0.36
0.21
-0.02
-0.12
-0.26
-0.65
-0.78
-0.98
-1.07
-1.09
-1.19
-1.24
-1.25
-1.25
-1.28
-1.51
-1.56
-1.56
-1.78
-1.91
-1.93
-1.98
-2.08
-2.12
-2.19
-2.21
-2.33
-2.43
-2.50
-2.56
-2.79
-2.90
-2.93
-2.94
-2.98
-3.09
-3.10
-3.15
-3.16
-3.19
-3.20
-3.22
-3.23
-3.31
-3.32
-3.46
-3.46
-3.64
-3.73
-3.76
-3.87
-3.90
-3.91
-3.98
-4.01
-4.01
-4.02
-4.31
-4.41
-4.43
-4.95
-5.07
-5.28
-5.80
-6.03
-6.30
-6.67
-6.81
-6.93
-7.52
-8.14
-8.86
-8.96
-10.12
-12.13
-12.13
-8.4
-4.6
-0.9
2.87


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