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China - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -7.87

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-7.87 (2025)

Global rank

##176 of 195 economies

Share of global total

1.4%

Growth since 1990

10.93×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#41#1762021 overtook Austria2023 overtook Côte d’Ivoire
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. China climbed from #41 to #176 (overtook Austria). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for China ↓

Key Events — China

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1999
Fell 33 places in global rank auto
2000
Fell 26 places in global rank auto
2001
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
2001
WTO accession curated

Joins the World Trade Organization, accelerating trade integration.

2006
Fell 16 places in global rank auto
2007
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2008
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2009
Climbed 19 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202025-9.56-6.35-3.150.06

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GDP, General Government Gross Debt (% of GDP), Fiscal Balance, Primary Balance (% of GDP)

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