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China

Fiscal Balance

-6.17
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
126
Togo-6
126
Georgia-6
129
Benin-6.1
130
China-6.17
131
Botswana-6.2
131
Slovakia-6.2
133
Senegal-6.3
133
Bhutan-6.3

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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