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Report for Selected Countries and Subjects: October 2021

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Country Group Name Subject Descriptor Units Scale Country/Series-specific Notes 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
World General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
World General government gross debt Percent of GDP
Advanced economies General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -3.204 -7.420 -7.035 -5.268 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Advanced economies General government gross debt Percent of GDP 103.768 122.689 121.595 119.265 119.264 119.057 118.834 118.560
Euro area General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -0.495 -4.610 -5.939 -3.057 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Euro area General government gross debt Percent of GDP 83.724 97.511 98.916 96.263 95.422 94.486 93.378 92.154
Major advanced economies (G7) General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -3.838 -8.277 -7.856 -6.015 -4.796 -4.224 -4.034 -3.921
Major advanced economies (G7) General government gross debt Percent of GDP 118.034 140.185 139.018 135.653 135.795 135.793 135.794 135.800
Other advanced economies (Advanced economies excluding G7 and euro area) General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -1.312 -4.850 -4.276 -2.845 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other advanced economies (Advanced economies excluding G7 and euro area) General government gross debt Percent of GDP 43.354 49.886 51.045 52.359 52.837 52.855 52.684 52.282
European Union General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
European Union General government gross debt Percent of GDP 78.986 91.897 93.074 90.735 89.819 88.857 87.696 86.424
Emerging market and developing economies General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Emerging market and developing economies General government gross debt Percent of GDP 54.035 63.076 63.422 64.799 65.921 66.866 67.574 68.143
ASEAN-5 General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
ASEAN-5 General government gross debt Percent of GDP 38.631 46.492 51.735 53.082 53.149 53.289 53.142 52.846
Latin America and the Caribbean General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Latin America and the Caribbean General government gross debt Percent of GDP 68.004 77.672 72.654 73.271 73.919 73.871 73.510 72.893
Middle East and Central Asia General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Middle East and Central Asia General government gross debt Percent of GDP 47.763 54.942 50.408 48.943 48.784 48.790 48.748 48.588
Sub-Saharan Africa General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Sub-Saharan Africa General government gross debt Percent of GDP 50.426 57.248 56.632 56.451 55.766 55.321 54.876 54.548
Country Group Name Subject Descriptor Units Scale Country/Series-specific Notes 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
World General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
World General government gross debt Percent of GDP
Advanced economies General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -3.204 -7.420 -7.035 -5.268 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Advanced economies General government gross debt Percent of GDP 103.768 122.689 121.595 119.265 119.264 119.057 118.834 118.560
Euro area General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -0.495 -4.610 -5.939 -3.057 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Euro area General government gross debt Percent of GDP 83.724 97.511 98.916 96.263 95.422 94.486 93.378 92.154
Major advanced economies (G7) General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -3.838 -8.277 -7.856 -6.015 -4.796 -4.224 -4.034 -3.921
Major advanced economies (G7) General government gross debt Percent of GDP 118.034 140.185 139.018 135.653 135.795 135.793 135.794 135.800
Other advanced economies (Advanced economies excluding G7 and euro area) General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP -1.312 -4.850 -4.276 -2.845 n/a n/a n/a n/a
Other advanced economies (Advanced economies excluding G7 and euro area) General government gross debt Percent of GDP 43.354 49.886 51.045 52.359 52.837 52.855 52.684 52.282
European Union General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
European Union General government gross debt Percent of GDP 78.986 91.897 93.074 90.735 89.819 88.857 87.696 86.424
Emerging market and developing economies General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Emerging market and developing economies General government gross debt Percent of GDP 54.035 63.076 63.422 64.799 65.921 66.866 67.574 68.143
ASEAN-5 General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
ASEAN-5 General government gross debt Percent of GDP 38.631 46.492 51.735 53.082 53.149 53.289 53.142 52.846
Latin America and the Caribbean General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Latin America and the Caribbean General government gross debt Percent of GDP 68.004 77.672 72.654 73.271 73.919 73.871 73.510 72.893
Middle East and Central Asia General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Middle East and Central Asia General government gross debt Percent of GDP 47.763 54.942 50.408 48.943 48.784 48.790 48.748 48.588
Sub-Saharan Africa General government structural balance Percent of potential GDP
Sub-Saharan Africa General government gross debt Percent of GDP 50.426 57.248 56.632 56.451 55.766 55.321 54.876 54.548
International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook Database October 2021
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