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South Africa

Fiscal Balance

-6.3
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
129
Benin-6.1
130
China-6.17
131
Slovakia-6.2
131
Botswana-6.2
133
Senegal-6.3
133
Bhutan-6.3
137
Malaysia-6.4
138
France-6.5

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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