Taiwan Government Budget Balance (% of GDP)

The yearly gap between government spending and revenue as a share of GDP; negative means a deficit.

−1.5%

+1.0pp vs 2023

2024 · Annual data

Not applicable, annual data

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Government Budget Balance (% of GDP)

1980 to 2024

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook (GGXCNL_NGDP) · general government net lending/borrowing, % of GDP, annual · actual years only. The IMF's figures for the years after the one shown are projections, which this site does not publish.

Taiwan Government Budget Balance (% of GDP) in context

Worked out from the published series shown above.

In Taiwan, the government budget balance rose by 1.0pp in 2024, from −2.5% in 2023.

That is the highest reading in a record that starts in 1980.

Over the past five years it has ranged from −2.9% in 2020 to −1.5% in 2024.

Its average since 1980 is −3.8%, and the latest reading is above that.

How this series is defined

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Source
IMF
Series
World
Frequency
Annual
Unit
%
Seasonal adjustment
Not applicable, annual data
Latest observation
2024
Revision status
Latest published estimate, subject to revision

This covers all levels of government.

Data refreshed 2026-10-12. Figures are the latest published observations and can be revised.

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