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General government budget balance in Australia, 2018

General government budget balance in 2018: Annual value — −1.254 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2018 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −1.254 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2018 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2018

  • Value: −1.254 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2017: +0.4575 % of GDP (+26.73 %)
  • Position in history: above the 38-year average (average — −1.8638 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 1.7682 % of GDP in 2006 (12 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −8.7044 % of GDP in 2020
  • Value date: 1 January 2018
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2013−2.7976
2014−2.9059
2015−2.7753
2016−2.4147
2017−1.7115
2018−1.254
2019−4.392
2020−8.7044
2021−6.3514
2022−2.2059

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Complete series for Australia — on the General government budget balance page.

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