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General government balance, % of GDP (OECD)

Source series · Listed tier · Fiscal & Monetary · Annual · % of GDP · OECD.L.GOV.BALANCE.GDP.A

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General government balance, % of GDP (OECD): latest reading for 43 geographies, with the period of each. Source: OECD.
#Country or areaValue (% of GDP)PeriodHistory
1NorwayNOR10.532025History
2RussiaRUS3.672019History
3DenmarkDNK2.922025History
4GreeceGRC1.982025History
5IrelandIRL1.772025History
6Costa RicaCRI1.532024History
7PortugalPRT0.662025History
8SwitzerlandCHE0.242025History
9IndonesiaIDN-1.522023History
10SwedenSWE-1.552025History
11NetherlandsNLD-1.612025History
12CanadaCAN-1.672025History
13JapanJPN-1.682024History
14LuxembourgLUX-1.762025History
15LithuaniaLTU-1.762025History
16EstoniaEST-2.002025History
17CzechiaCZE-2.172025History
18BrazilBRA-2.202021History
19South KoreaKOR-2.242025History
20SpainESP-2.402025History
21ChileCHL-2.462024History
22LatviaLVA-2.492025History
23SloveniaSVN-2.552025History
24IcelandISL-2.652025History
25GermanyDEU-2.922025History
Euro area (EMU)-2.922025History
26ItalyITA-3.082025History
27FinlandFIN-3.812025History
28New ZealandNZL-3.872024History
29AustraliaAUS-3.942024History
30AustriaAUT-4.122025History
31SlovakiaSVK-4.432025History
32South AfricaZAF-4.442025History
33HungaryHUN-4.752025History
34FranceFRA-5.072025History
35IsraelISR-5.122025History
36BelgiumBEL-5.222025History
37ColombiaCOL-5.292024History
38United KingdomGBR-5.342025History
39MexicoMEX-6.282024History
40ChinaCHN-6.342023History
41PolandPOL-7.242025History
42United StatesUSA-8.042024History

Source: OECD. 43 geographies, periods 2019-01-01 to 2025-01-01. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.

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Source
OECD
Unit
% of GDP
Frequency
Annual
Series identity
OECD.L.GOV.BALANCE.GDP.A

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Licence: OECD Data Terms. Reuse remains subject to this source’s terms.

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