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General government budget balance in Canada, 1998

General government budget balance in 1998: Annual value — 0.1427 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 1998 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 0.1427 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 1998 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 1998

  • Value: 0.1427 % of GDP
  • Change vs 1997: +0.104 % of GDP (+268.67 %)
  • Position in history: above the 46-year average (average — −2.8567 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 2.6397 % of GDP in 2000
  • Series minimum — −10.9491 % of GDP in 2020
  • Value date: 1 January 1998
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
1993−8.9348
1994−6.936
1995−5.4896
1996−3.0526
19970.0387
19980.1427
19991.6556
20002.6397
20010.5295
2002−0.2339

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

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