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Jordan

Fiscal Balance

-7
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
140
Panama-6.66
141
Australia-6.7
142
Hungary-6.8
144
Spain-6.9
145
Jordan-7
146
Pakistan-7.1
146
Romania-7.1
149
Colombia-7.15
150
Italy-7.2

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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