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Government budget balance to GDP in United States

Latest: -7.2%
Previous: -7.3%
Change: +0.07 (+0.9%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2024
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government budget balance to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Recession

Observations for Government budget balance to GDP in United States
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	-1.4%
Dec 31, 1973	-1.0%
Dec 31, 1974	-0.1%
Dec 31, 1975	-2.4%
Dec 31, 1976	-3.4%
Dec 31, 1977	-2.1%
Dec 31, 1978	-1.7%
Dec 31, 1979	-0.7%
Dec 31, 1980	-1.8%
Dec 31, 1981	-1.5%
Dec 31, 1982	-3.1%
Dec 31, 1983	-5.2%
Dec 31, 1984	-4.0%
Dec 31, 1985	-4.3%
Dec 31, 1986	-4.6%
Dec 31, 1987	-3.0%
Dec 31, 1988	-3.0%
Dec 31, 1989	-2.6%
Dec 31, 1990	-3.7%
Dec 31, 1991	-4.4%
Dec 31, 1992	-4.4%
Dec 31, 1993	-3.7%
Dec 31, 1994	-2.8%
Dec 31, 1995	-2.0%
Dec 31, 1996	-1.4%
Dec 31, 1997	-0.2%
Dec 31, 1998	0.8%
Dec 31, 1999	1.3%
Dec 31, 2000	2.2%
Dec 31, 2001	0.0%
Dec 31, 2002	-2.8%
Dec 31, 2003	-4.1%
Dec 31, 2004	-3.8%
Dec 31, 2005	-3.0%
Dec 31, 2006	-2.1%
Dec 31, 2007	-2.4%
Dec 31, 2008	-5.2%
Dec 31, 2009	-10.2%
Dec 31, 2010	-10.0%
Dec 31, 2011	-8.9%
Dec 31, 2012	-7.3%
Dec 31, 2013	-4.2%
Dec 31, 2014	-3.7%
Dec 31, 2015	-3.2%
Dec 31, 2016	-3.8%
Dec 31, 2017	-2.9%
Dec 31, 2018	-4.8%
Dec 31, 2019	-5.4%
Dec 31, 2020	-14.4%
Dec 31, 2021	-12.7%
Dec 31, 2022	-4.5%
Dec 31, 2023	-7.3%
Dec 31, 2024	-7.2%
Dec 31, 2025	—

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