Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: October 2020
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Country
Subject Descriptor
Units
Scale
Country/Series-specific Notes
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Canada
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
-0.564
-2.049
-3.726
-3.086
-2.299
-1.508
-0.576
0.005
0.043
-0.331
-0.715
-0.619
-16.489
-7.861
-5.183
-2.938
-1.428
-0.273
France
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
-3.977
-5.715
-5.921
-4.810
-4.030
-2.897
-2.629
-2.247
-2.113
-2.050
-1.740
-2.038
-4.544
-3.969
-3.780
-4.062
-4.354
-4.704
Germany
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
-1.031
-1.063
-2.670
-1.414
-0.004
0.601
1.157
1.193
1.221
1.157
1.305
1.293
-5.820
-1.846
0.955
0.921
1.081
1.044
Italy
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
-3.693
-4.086
-3.742
-4.005
-1.564
-0.520
-1.030
-0.623
-1.340
-1.822
-1.910
-1.252
-3.840
-3.394
-2.924
-2.713
-2.624
-2.524
Japan
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
-3.996
-6.716
-8.024
-7.983
-7.595
-7.488
-5.497
-4.318
-4.125
-3.335
-2.457
-3.021
-12.727
-5.574
-2.804
-2.617
-2.645
-2.737
United Kingdom
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
-7.108
-8.663
-7.327
-5.946
-6.095
-4.282
-4.857
-4.348
-3.312
-2.582
-2.314
-2.178
-13.993
-6.376
-5.399
-4.829
-4.613
-4.334
United States
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
-4.680
-6.493
-8.110
-6.636
-4.856
-3.046
-2.634
-2.647
-3.687
-4.260
-5.728
-6.847
-14.977
-7.552
-6.090
-5.353
-5.246
-5.352
Country
Subject Descriptor
Units
Scale
Country/Series-specific Notes
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Estimates Start After
Canada
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
-0.564
-2.049
-3.726
-3.086
-2.299
-1.508
-0.576
0.005
0.043
-0.331
-0.715
-0.619
-16.489
-7.861
-5.183
-2.938
-1.428
-0.273
2019
France
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
-3.977
-5.715
-5.921
-4.810
-4.030
-2.897
-2.629
-2.247
-2.113
-2.050
-1.740
-2.038
-4.544
-3.969
-3.780
-4.062
-4.354
-4.704
2019
Germany
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
-1.031
-1.063
-2.670
-1.414
-0.004
0.601
1.157
1.193
1.221
1.157
1.305
1.293
-5.820
-1.846
0.955
0.921
1.081
1.044
2019
Italy
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
-3.693
-4.086
-3.742
-4.005
-1.564
-0.520
-1.030
-0.623
-1.340
-1.822
-1.910
-1.252
-3.840
-3.394
-2.924
-2.713
-2.624
-2.524
2019
Japan
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
-3.996
-6.716
-8.024
-7.983
-7.595
-7.488
-5.497
-4.318
-4.125
-3.335
-2.457
-3.021
-12.727
-5.574
-2.804
-2.617
-2.645
-2.737
2018
United Kingdom
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
-7.108
-8.663
-7.327
-5.946
-6.095
-4.282
-4.857
-4.348
-3.312
-2.582
-2.314
-2.178
-13.993
-6.376
-5.399
-4.829
-4.613
-4.334
2019
United States
General government structural balance
Percent of potential GDP
See notes for:
General government structural balance (National currency).
-4.680
-6.493
-8.110
-6.636
-4.856
-3.046
-2.634
-2.647
-3.687
-4.260
-5.728
-6.847
-14.977
-7.552
-6.090
-5.353
-5.246
-5.352
2019
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database