Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) by country
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary...
What the numbers show
Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 1.43 trillion in Turkey; the lowest is -51,100.10 trillion in Colombia.
The median across all reporting countries is 2.48 billion, and the mean is -1,459.99 trillion.
Over the past decade 20 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Italy (up 45,200.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 7,106.6%).
Gross operating balance, Transactions (Statement of operations): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Turkey | 1.43 trillion | 2025 | up 1,433.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Norway | 862.95 billion | 2025 | up 156.1% | volatile |
| 3 | Sweden | 311.06 billion | 2025 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 4 | Czechia | 272.07 billion | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | 190.62 billion | 2025 | up 270.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Canada | 79.47 billion | 2025 | up 8.3% | volatile |
| 7 | Iceland | 60.96 billion | 2025 | down 1.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Ireland | 28.50 billion | 2025 | up 4,136.9% | volatile |
| 9 | Germany | 25.06 billion | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 24.06 billion | 2025 | up 1,936.3% | volatile |
| 11 | Netherlands | 21.70 billion | 2025 | up 105.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Italy | 19.03 billion | 2025 | up 45,200.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 12.38 billion | 2024 | up 2,355.4% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 11.14 billion | 2025 | up 393.1% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 8.27 billion | 2025 | up 129.0% | volatile |
| 16 | Luxembourg | 3.04 billion | 2025 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 17 | Finland | 2.87 billion | 2025 | up 17.5% | volatile |
| 18 | Cyprus | 2.48 billion | 2025 | up 779.1% | volatile |
| 19 | Estonia | 2.38 billion | 2025 | up 111.4% | volatile |
| 20 | Slovenia | 2.28 billion | 2025 | up 201.0% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 2.04 billion | 2025 | up 73.2% | volatile |
| 22 | Latvia | 1.98 billion | 2024 | up 177.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | 1.07 billion | 2025 | down 49.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovakia | 232.15 million | 2025 | down 92.5% | volatile |
| 25 | Malta | 229.57 million | 2025 | down 28.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Austria | -1.15 billion | 2025 | down 113.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Belgium | -12.87 billion | 2025 | down 7,106.6% | volatile |
| 28 | France | -15.32 billion | 2025 | down 520.9% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | -34.02 billion | 2025 | down 201.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Poland | -76.11 billion | 2025 | down 340.5% | volatile |
| 31 | United Kingdom | -101.89 billion | 2025 | down 63.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Hungary | -546.58 billion | 2025 | down 134.3% | volatile |
| 33 | Brazil | -714.79 billion | 2025 | down 55.1% | volatile |
| 34 | United States | -1.28 trillion | 2025 | down 313.1% | volatile |
| 35 | Colombia | -51,100.10 trillion | 2025 | — | volatile |
About this data
The Government Finance Statistics (GFS) includes government revenues and expenditures, government net lending / net borrowing (the surplus / deficit) financing transactions and balance sheet data on government assets and liabilities. Statistics are available for different levels of government including budgetary central government, central government and general government.