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Japan

Fiscal Balance

-2.2
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
48
Ireland-1.9
48
Belize-1.9
48
Poland-1.9
51
Indonesia-1.98
52
Nicaragua-2.12
53
Japan-2.2
54
Guinea-2.3
54
Tanzania-2.3
56
Nepal-2.37
57
Estonia-2.4

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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