General government budget balance in New Zealand, 2016

General government budget balance in 2016: Annual value — 0.983 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2016 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 0.983 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2016 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2016

  • Value: 0.983 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2015: +0.6094 % of GDP (+163.1 %)
  • Position in history: above the 41-year average (average — −0.9152 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — 5.1313 % of GDP in 2005 (11 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −6.9529 % of GDP in 1985 (31 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2016
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2011−4.9415
2012−2.1751
2013−1.278
2014−0.3278
20150.3736
20160.983
20171.383
20181.3117
2019−2.4356
2020−4.2137

Full history and interactive chart

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

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