Fiscal Balance

Carribean Ranking

percent of GDPSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Grenada1.21202014.97
2Jamaica0.2720215-3.06
3Puerto Rico-1.8720203-0.04
4Belize-1.9202114-11.3
5Haiti-2.5320214-2.4
6Dominican Republic-2.73202112-7.59
7Barbados-4.7202023.6
8Saint Vincent and the Grenadines-4.8220218-5.29
9Antigua and Barbuda-6.3620207-3.98
10Aruba-8.5202115-18.2
11Dominica-8.97202111-7.32
12Trinidad and Tobago-9.2202113-11.2
13Saint Lucia-10.7820206-3.34
14Bahamas-13.6202110-7.3
15Cuba-17.6820209-6.22

Definition of Fiscal Balance

The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. We express the value as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy.

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