General government budget balance in United States, 2024

General government budget balance in 2024: Annual value — −7.8585 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government budget balance in 2024 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value −7.8585 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government budget balance in 2024 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government budget balance in 2024

  • Value: −7.8585 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2023: +0.0287 % of GDP (+0.36 %)
  • Position in history: below the 25-year average (average — −6.172 % of GDP)
  • Series maximum — −0.5442 % of GDP in 2001 (23 years ago)
  • Series minimum — −14.1267 % of GDP in 2020 (4 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2024
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
2016−4.3564
2017−4.7942
2018−5.3349
2019−5.8054
2020−14.1267
2021−11.4607
2022−3.7217
2023−7.8872
2024−7.8585
2025−6.8242

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

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