Budget balance (China): -8.6 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
49 observations from 1982 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Government revenue minus spending over a year, as % of GDP; negative is a deficit, positive a surplus.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -8.1 % GDP |
| 2029 | -8 % GDP |
| 2028 | -8.1 % GDP |
| 2027 | -8.1 % GDP |
| 2026 | -8.5 % GDP |
| 2025 | -8.6 % GDP |
| 2024 | -7.3 % GDP |
| 2023 | -6.7 % GDP |
| 2022 | -7.3 % GDP |
| 2021 | -5.9 % GDP |
| 2020 | -9.6 % GDP |
| 2019 | -6 % GDP |
| 2018 | -4.2 % GDP |
| 2017 | -3.3 % GDP |
| 2016 | -3.3 % GDP |
| 2015 | -2.5 % GDP |
| 2014 | -0.7 % GDP |
| 2013 | -0.8 % GDP |
| 2012 | -0.3 % GDP |
| 2011 | -0.1 % GDP |
| 2010 | -0.4 % GDP |
| 2009 | -1.7 % GDP |
| 2008 | -0 % GDP |
| 2007 | 0.1 % GDP |
| 2006 | -1.1 % GDP |
| 2005 | -1.4 % GDP |
| 2004 | -1.5 % GDP |
| 2003 | -2.4 % GDP |
| 2002 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 2001 | -2.6 % GDP |
| 2000 | -2.8 % GDP |
| 1999 | -2.3 % GDP |
| 1998 | -1.1 % GDP |
| 1997 | -0.7 % GDP |
| 1996 | -0.7 % GDP |
| 1995 | -0.9 % GDP |
| 1994 | -1.7 % GDP |
| 1993 | -0.9 % GDP |
| 1992 | -1.2 % GDP |
| 1991 | -1 % GDP |
| 1990 | -0.7 % GDP |
| 1989 | -0.9 % GDP |
| 1988 | -1 % GDP |
| 1987 | -0.7 % GDP |
| 1986 | -0.3 % GDP |
| 1985 | 0.9 % GDP |
| 1984 | 0.1 % GDP |
| 1983 | -0 % GDP |
| 1982 | 0.2 % GDP |