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Ghana

Fiscal Balance

-12.1
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
175
Tuvalu-9.82
176
Saint Lucia-10.78
177
United States-10.92
178
Palau-10.93
179
Ghana-12.1
180
Sri Lanka-12.2
181
Kuwait-12.76
182
Bolivia-13.09
183
India-13.5
184
Bahamas-13.6

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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