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Australia

Fiscal Balance

-6.7
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
137
Malaysia-6.4
138
France-6.5
139
Niger-6.6
140
Panama-6.66
141
Australia-6.7
142
Hungary-6.8
144
Spain-6.9
145
Jordan-7
146
Romania-7.1
146
Pakistan-7.1

Definition of Fiscal Balance

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.

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