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Suriname

Fiscal Balance

-7.9
percent of GDP
Source: IMF
155
Uganda-7.5
156
Chile-7.52
156
Costa Rica-7.52
158
Tunisia-7.71
159
Namibia-7.8
160
Suriname-7.9
160
Kenya-7.9
162
Malta-8
163
Kiribati-8.02
165
El Salvador-8.19

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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