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General government budget balance: Japan vs Latvia

Latest data: Japan — −1.0535 %, Latvia — −2.5 % (as of 2025). Japan is higher by 1.4465 pp.

General government budget balance: Japan vs Latvia — comparison of the latest values, Japan −1.0535 %, Latvia −2.5 %
General government budget balance: Japan and Latvia, 1980–2025. Source: International Monetary Fund and Eurostat. forecasteconomy.com

Latest values

Units: % of GDP.

DateJapanLatvia
2014−5.5803−1.7
2015−3.6401−1.5
2016−3.57560
2017−3.0485−0.3
2018−2.4427−1.4
2019−3.0454−0.2
2020−9.0369−4.1
2021−6.3238−7.2
2022−4.2274−4.9
2023−2.3948−2.3
2024−1.6675−1.8
2025−1.0535−2.5

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Data for 2025

Source: International Monetary Fund and Eurostat.

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