Taiwan — Central government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1903–2010 · 89 observations
About this series
The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Taiwan, the central government deficit reading stood at 2.93% of GDP in 2010. Against 1.74% of GDP in 2009, the period change was +1.19 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 3.63% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2000–2010
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.93 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 1.74 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 1.71 % of GDP |
| 2007 | 1.92 % of GDP |
| 2006 | 3.87 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2000
| 2005 | 4.32 % of GDP |
| 2004 | 5.73 % of GDP |
| 2003 | 6.62 % of GDP |
| 2002 | 5.64 % of GDP |
| 2001 | 1.86 % of GDP |
| 2000 | -4.99 % of GDP |