Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 200 countries · 1689–2031 · 20,527 observations

govdef_GDP · Annual, Quarterly

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Combined government deficit (% of GDP) for every economy WED holds it for — each page with the full history for subscribers and a free preview of the recent years.

Country	Frequency	Coverage	Observations
AfghanistanAFG	Annual	2002–2025	24
AlbaniaALB	Annual	1995–2031	37
AlgeriaDZA	Annual	1833–2031	165
AndorraAND	Annual	2001–2031	31
AngolaAGO	Annual	1980–2031	52
Antigua and BarbudaATG	Annual	1990–2031	42
ArgentinaARG	Annual	1810–2031	211
ArmeniaARM	Annual	2000–2031	32
ArubaABW	Annual	1995–2031	37
AustraliaAUS	Annual · also Quarterly	1839–2031	193
AustriaAUT	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	131
AzerbaijanAZE	Annual	1994–2031	38
BahamasBHS	Annual	1973–2031	58
BahrainBHR	Annual	1990–2031	42
BangladeshBGD	Annual	1973–2031	59
BarbadosBRB	Annual	1972–2031	49
BelarusBLR	Annual	1992–2031	40
BelgiumBEL	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	132
BelizeBLZ	Annual	1990–2031	42
BeninBEN	Annual	1965–2031	67
BhutanBTN	Annual	1981–2031	51
BoliviaBOL	Annual	1950–2026	77
BosniaBIH	Annual · also Quarterly	1998–2031	34
BotswanaBWA	Annual	1980–2031	52
BrazilBRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1861–2031	171
BruneiBRN	Annual	1985–2031	47
BulgariaBGR	Annual · also Quarterly	1924–2031	60
Burkina FasoBFA	Annual	1954–2031	72
BurundiBDI	Annual	1980–2031	52
Cabo VerdeCPV	Annual	1980–2031	52
CambodiaKHM	Annual	1996–2031	36
CameroonCMR	Annual	1922–2031	98
CanadaCAN	Annual · also Quarterly	1870–2031	162
Central African RepublicCAF	Annual	1960–2031	66
ChadTCD	Annual	1972–2031	57
ChileCHL	Annual · also Quarterly	1833–2031	199
ChinaCHN	Annual	1982–2031	50
ColombiaCOL	Annual · also Quarterly	1906–2031	97
ComorosCOM	Annual	1980–2031	52
Congo DRCOD	Annual	1990–2031	42
Cook IslandsCOK	Annual	2009–2022	14
Costa RicaCRI	Annual	1950–2031	82
Côte d'IvoireCIV	Annual	1960–2031	72
CroatiaHRV	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2031	41
CubaCUB	Annual	1903–1965	52
CyprusCYP	Annual · also Quarterly	1950–2031	82
CzechiaCZE	Annual · also Quarterly	1993–2031	39
DenmarkDNK	Annual · also Quarterly	1854–2031	178
DjiboutiDJI	Annual	1990–2031	42
DominicaDMA	Annual	1990–2031	42
Dominican RepublicDOM	Annual	1950–2031	82
EcuadorECU	Annual · also Quarterly	1960–2025	66
EgyptEGY	Annual	1951–2031	80
El SalvadorSLV	Annual	1939–2031	87
Equatorial GuineaGNQ	Annual	1980–2031	52
EritreaERI	Annual	1992–2025	34
EstoniaEST	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2031	38
EswatiniSWZ	Annual	1980–2031	52
EthiopiaETH	Annual	1960–2031	72
FijiFJI	Annual	1950–2031	82
FinlandFIN	Annual · also Quarterly	1882–2031	150
FranceFRA	Annual · also Quarterly	1815–2031	204
GabonGAB	Annual	1956–2031	62
GambiaGMB	Annual	1980–2031	52
GeorgiaGEO	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
GermanyDEU	Annual · also Quarterly	1850–2031	160
GhanaGHA	Annual	1950–2031	81
GreeceGRC	Annual · also Quarterly	1833–2031	190
GrenadaGRD	Annual	1990–2031	42
GuatemalaGTM	Annual	1923–2031	109
GuineaGIN	Annual	1980–2031	52
Guinea-BissauGNB	Annual	1980–2031	52
GuyanaGUY	Annual	1952–2031	76
HaitiHTI	Annual	1924–2031	87
HondurasHND	Annual	1925–2031	107
Hong KongHKG	Annual	1981–2031	51
HungaryHUN	Annual · also Quarterly	1927–2031	65
IcelandISL	Annual · also Quarterly	1945–2031	87
IndiaIND	Annual	1861–2031	150
IndonesiaIDN	Annual · also Quarterly	1921–2031	100
IranIRN	Annual	1959–2031	73
IraqIRQ	Annual	1950–2031	53
IrelandIRL	Annual · also Quarterly	1926–2031	100
IsraelISR	Annual · also Quarterly	1950–2031	82
ItalyITA	Annual · also Quarterly	1862–2031	170
JamaicaJAM	Annual	1929–2031	95
JapanJPN	Annual · also Quarterly	1875–2031	156
JordanJOR	Annual	1959–2031	69
KazakhstanKAZ	Annual	1997–2031	35
KenyaKEN	Annual	1955–2031	77
KiribatiKIR	Annual	1990–2031	42
KosovoXKX	Annual · also Quarterly	2000–2031	32
KuwaitKWT	Annual	1964–2031	64
KyrgyzstanKGZ	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
LaosLAO	Annual	2000–2031	32
LatviaLVA	Annual · also Quarterly	1994–2031	38
LebanonLBN	Annual	1990–2025	36
LesothoLSO	Annual	1972–2031	55
LiberiaLBR	Annual	1964–2031	54
LibyaLBY	Annual	1963–2031	65
LiechtensteinLIE	Annual	2011–2031	21
LithuaniaLTU	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2031	40
LuxembourgLUX	Annual · also Quarterly	1972–2031	60
MacaoMAC	Annual	1996–2031	36
MadagascarMDG	Annual	1901–2031	126
MalawiMWI	Annual	1954–2031	78
MalaysiaMYS	Annual · also Quarterly	1949–2031	78
MaldivesMDV	Annual	1990–2031	42
MaliMLI	Annual	1967–2031	65
MaltaMLT	Annual · also Quarterly	1972–2031	59
Marshall IslandsMHL	Annual	1997–2031	35
MauritaniaMRT	Annual	1968–2031	53
MauritiusMUS	Annual	1950–2031	82
MexicoMEX	Annual	1876–2031	153
MicronesiaFSM	Annual	1995–2031	37
MoldovaMDA	Annual	1995–2031	37
MongoliaMNG	Annual	1981–2031	51
MontenegroMNE	Annual	2002–2031	30
MoroccoMAR	Annual	1915–2031	116
MozambiqueMOZ	Annual	1980–2031	52
MyanmarMMR	Annual	1947–2031	81
NamibiaNAM	Annual	1990–2031	42
NauruNRU	Annual	2009–2031	23
NepalNPL	Annual	2000–2031	32
NetherlandsNLD	Annual · also Quarterly	1815–2031	217
New ZealandNZL	Annual	1913–2031	119
NicaraguaNIC	Annual	1960–2031	71
NigerNER	Annual	1960–2031	72
NigeriaNGA	Annual	1950–2031	81
North MacedoniaMKD	Annual	1997–2031	35
NorwayNOR	Annual · also Quarterly	1865–2031	161
OmanOMN	Annual	1990–2031	42
PakistanPAK	Annual	1950–2031	82
PalauPLW	Annual	2000–2031	32
PalestinePSE	Annual	2005–2024	20
PanamaPAN	Annual	1946–2031	86
Papua New GuineaPNG	Annual	1983–2031	49
ParaguayPRY	Annual	1953–2031	75
PeruPER	Annual · also Quarterly	1942–2031	90
PhilippinesPHL	Annual	1954–2031	78
PolandPOL	Annual · also Quarterly	1984–2031	43
PortugalPRT	Annual · also Quarterly	1880–2031	147
Puerto RicoPRI	Annual	1929–2031	73
QatarQAT	Annual	1990–2031	42
Republic of the CongoCOG	Annual	1955–2031	64
RomaniaROU	Annual · also Quarterly	1980–2031	52
RussiaRUS	Annual · also Quarterly	1885–2031	64
RwandaRWA	Annual	1980–2031	52
Saint Kitts and NevisKNA	Annual	1980–2031	52
Saint LuciaLCA	Annual	1985–2031	47
Saint VincentVCT	Annual	1980–2031	52
SamoaWSM	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2031	40
San MarinoSMR	Annual	2002–2031	30
São Tomé and PríncipeSTP	Annual	1980–2031	52
Saudi ArabiaSAU	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2031	41
SenegalSEN	Annual	1962–2031	70
SerbiaSRB	Annual · also Quarterly	2000–2031	32
SeychellesSYC	Annual	1980–2031	52
Sierra LeoneSLE	Annual	1963–2031	68
SingaporeSGP	Annual · also Quarterly	1963–2031	69
SlovakiaSVK	Annual · also Quarterly	1995–2031	37
SloveniaSVN	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2031	40
Solomon IslandsSLB	Annual	1980–2031	52
SomaliaSOM	Annual	2013–2031	19
South AfricaZAF	Annual · also Quarterly	1911–2031	121
South KoreaKOR	Annual	1953–2031	79
South SudanSSD	Annual	2011–2031	21
Soviet UnionSUN	Annual	1928–1979	36
SpainESP	Annual · also Quarterly	1850–2031	178
Sri LankaLKA	Annual	1947–2025	79
SudanSDN	Annual	1955–2031	77
SurinameSUR	Annual	1990–2031	42
SwedenSWE	Annual · also Quarterly	1800–2031	232
SwitzerlandCHE	Annual · also Quarterly	1899–2031	119
SyriaSYR	Annual	1964–2010	40
TaiwanTWN	Annual	1903–2031	111
TajikistanTJK	Annual	1998–2031	34
TanzaniaTZA	Annual	1955–2031	77
ThailandTHA	Annual · also Quarterly	1946–2031	83
Timor-LesteTLS	Annual	2001–2031	31
TogoTGO	Annual	1920–2031	88
TongaTON	Annual	1999–2031	33
Trinidad and TobagoTTO	Annual	1951–2031	81
TunisiaTUN	Annual	1891–2031	134
TürkiyeTUR	Annual · also Quarterly	1970–2031	62
TurkmenistanTKM	Annual	1997–2031	35
TuvaluTUV	Annual	2004–2031	28
UAEARE	Annual · also Quarterly	1991–2031	41
UgandaUGA	Annual	1954–2031	78
UkraineUKR	Annual	1995–2031	37
United KingdomGBR	Annual · also Quarterly	1689–2031	343
United StatesUSA	Annual · also Quarterly	1792–2031	240
UruguayURY	Annual	1930–2031	97
UzbekistanUZB	Annual · also Quarterly	1992–2031	40
VanuatuVUT	Annual	1981–2031	51
VenezuelaVEN	Annual	1921–2025	94
VietnamVNM	Annual	1998–2031	34
YemenYEM	Annual	1990–2023	34
ZambiaZMB	Annual	1950–2031	82
ZimbabweZWE	Annual	2002–2031	30