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United States - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -6.82

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

Latest value

-6.82 (2025)

Global rank

#n/a of 195 economies

Share of global total

1.2%

Growth since 1990

1.66×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#76#1692024 overtook Malawi2025 overtook Mauritius
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Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. United States climbed from #76 to #169 (overtook Malawi). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

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Key Events — United States

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1997
Climbed 18 places in global rank auto
1998
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2001
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 66 places in global rank auto
2003
Fell 25 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2007
Fell 23 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 17 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1990-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202025-14.13-8.88-3.641.61

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