Overall primary 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
Overall primary balance, Transactions (Statement of operations, General government) is currently reported for 35 countries. The highest value is 28,107.70 trillion in Colombia; the lowest is -948.80 billion in Hungary.
The median across all reporting countries is 1.06 billion, and the mean is 803.15 trillion.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 29,624.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Türkiye (up 2,615.5%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 570.0%).
Overall primary balance, Transactions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colombia | 28,107.70 trillion | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Türkiye | 2.95 trillion | 2025 | up 2,615.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Norway | 740.94 billion | 2025 | up 189.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Brazil | 369.82 billion | 2025 | up 122.0% | volatile |
| 5 | Denmark | 147.83 billion | 2025 | up 645.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Iceland | 135.67 billion | 2025 | down 7.8% | volatile |
| 7 | Sweden | 100.58 billion | 2025 | up 54.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Canada | 83.73 billion | 2025 | up 20.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 45.39 billion | 2025 | up 443.9% | volatile |
| 10 | Italy | 44.39 billion | 2025 | up 138.7% | volatile |
| 11 | Czechia | 43.65 billion | 2025 | down 16.4% | volatile |
| 12 | Ireland | 23.71 billion | 2025 | up 823.2% | volatile |
| 13 | Greece | 13.07 billion | 2024 | up 1,913.9% | volatile |
| 14 | Portugal | 9.81 billion | 2025 | up 1,337.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Spain | 9.80 billion | 2025 | up 143.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Cyprus | 2.13 billion | 2025 | up 466.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Estonia | 1.12 billion | 2025 | up 140.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1.06 billion | 2025 | up 15.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Luxembourg | 915.45 million | 2025 | down 49.3% | rising |
| 20 | Latvia | 812.99 million | 2024 | up 721.9% | volatile |
| 21 | Lithuania | 490.56 million | 2025 | down 21.3% | volatile |
| 22 | Malta | 99.37 million | 2025 | down 72.1% | volatile |
| 23 | Bulgaria | -657.01 million | 2025 | down 153.1% | volatile |
| 24 | Slovak Republic | -1.53 billion | 2025 | down 194.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Finland | -2.91 billion | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 26 | Netherlands | -4.32 billion | 2025 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Austria | -8.52 billion | 2025 | down 224.6% | volatile |
| 28 | Belgium | -13.75 billion | 2025 | down 570.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Romania | -22.00 billion | 2025 | down 171.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | -51.01 billion | 2025 | down 173.2% | volatile |
| 31 | France | -59.12 billion | 2025 | down 71.2% | volatile |
| 32 | United Kingdom | -63.92 billion | 2025 | down 20.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Poland | -68.94 billion | 2025 | down 432.7% | volatile |
| 34 | United States | -760.94 billion | 2025 | down 126.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Hungary | -948.80 billion | 2025 | down 159.3% | 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.