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Mauritius

Fiscal Balance

-9
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
166
Aruba-8.5
167
Cape Verde-8.6
169
Iceland-8.9
170
Dominica-8.97
171
Zambia-9
173
Thailand-9.1
175
Tuvalu-9.82
176
Saint Lucia-10.78
45
Uganda-7.5
46
Tunisia-7.71
47
Namibia-7.8
48
Kenya-7.9
50
Zambia-9
52
Ghana-12.1

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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