Fiscal Balance
General government net lending/borrowing as a share of GDP. IMF WEO, 2019–2026.
Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (Apr 2026) Licence: IMF terms — public data Unit: % of GDP Parsed: 2026-06-28 Open source ↗
Method: Years after the latest actual are IMF estimates/projections, not outturns.
Avg (2026)
-3.3
-0.40pp vs 2025
Improving
44
of 193 tracked
Declining
69
period over period
Stable
80
±0.5pp band
Govt net lending/borrowing
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Trend over time
Group average by period, 2019–2026.
AmericasSouth AsiaSub-Saharan AfricaEurope & Central AsiaMiddle East & North AfricaEast Asia & PacificAdvanced / other
Movers
Biggest period-over-period changes.
Top risers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇱🇾 Libya | -20.9 | +10.2pp |
| 🇳🇷 Nauru | 13.1 | +9.6pp |
| 🇻🇪 Venezuela | 0 | +5.8pp |
| 🇺🇦 Ukraine | -18.4 | +4.9pp |
| 🇸🇷 Suriname | -4.7 | +4.9pp |
Top fallers
| Entity | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 🇹🇻 Tuvalu | -1.3 | -32.9pp |
| 🇹🇴 Tonga | -8.4 | -13.3pp |
| 🇲🇻 Maldives | -11.2 | -8.3pp |
| 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | -6.1 | -7.5pp |
| 🇪🇬 Egypt | -12.1 | -5.5pp |
By group
Change by group, latest period.
Americas +0.20pp
Middle East & North Africa +0.20pp
Sub-Saharan Africa -0.10pp
Europe & Central Asia -0.20pp
Advanced / other -0.80pp
South Asia -1.8pp
East Asia & Pacific -2.0pp
| Group | Members | Avg | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Advanced / other | 1 | -1.6 | -0.80pp |
| Europe & Central Asia | 52 | -2.4 | -0.20pp |
| Americas | 34 | -3.3 | +0.20pp |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 47 | -3.4 | -0.10pp |
| Middle East & North Africa | 17 | -3.5 | +0.20pp |
| East Asia & Pacific | 32 | -4.2 | -2.0pp |
| South Asia | 6 | -5.2 | -1.8pp |
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