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United States (US, USA or America) General Government Balance (% of GDP) Statistics

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Country or Region: United States (US, USA or America) › Change country
Economic Indicator: General Government Balance (% of GDP) › See all United States indicators, › See General Government Balance (% of GDP) data for all countries
Detailed Analysis for Year: 2010 › Change year
Full Dataset: from 1980 to 2016
Dataset updated: 1st August 2011
Data Source: International Monetary Fund (IMF)
National or Regional Currency: US Dollar
Currency Symbol: US$

Primary net lending/borrowing is net lending (+)/borrowing (?) plus net interest payable/paid (interest expense minus interest revenue). See notes for: General government primary net lending/borrowing (National currency).

General Government Balance (% of GDP) Statistics for United States (US, USA or America), Year 2010 - In Detail

General Government Balance (% of GDP) for United States in year 2010 is -8.876 %

This makes United States No. 81 in world rankings according to General Government Balance (% of GDP) in year 2010. The world's average General Government Balance (% of GDP) value is -1.03 %; United States is 7.85 less than the average.

In the previous year, 2009, General Government Balance (% of GDP) for United States was -10.90 % General Government Balance (% of GDP) for United States in 2010 was or will be 18.59% less than it was or will be in 2009.

In the following or forecasted year, 2011, General Government Balance (% of GDP) for United States was or will be -9.03 %, which is 1.78% more than the 2010 figure.

* Source: IMF
General Government Balance (% of GDP) for United States, in other Years
Year %
  2016 -2.255
  2015 -2.384
  2014 -2.693
  2013 -3.741
  2012 -5.744
  2011 -9.034
2010 -8.876
  2009 -10.903
  2008 -4.514
  2007 -0.656
  2006 -0.061
  2005 -1.194
  2004 -2.49
  2003 -2.935
  2002 -1.774
  2001 1.995
  2000 n/a
  1999 n/a
  1998 n/a
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