These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

As the train and bus services were completely called off, most of the workers have started to walk all the way back from Bengaluru to their home in Bihar.

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

These country notes contain indicators which compare the political and institutional frameworks of national governments as well as revenues and expenditures, employment, and compensation. They include a description of government policies on integrity, e-government and open government.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

The economic crisis means global corporate losses have increased significantly. Though most of these claims are justified, some corporations use ‘aggressive tax planning’ to avoid taxes. Governments are working together to detect and deter these undue tax advantages.

The governments of 86 countries have taken a key step towards preventing value added tax from weighing on trade while also safeguarding state revenues by endorsing the first internationally agreed framework for applying national VAT rules to cross-border transactions.

The new OECD/G20 standard on automatic exchange of information was endorsed today by all OECD and G20 countries as well as major financial centres participating in the annual meeting of the Global Forum on Transparency and Exchange of Information for Tax Purposes in Berlin. A status report on committed and not committed jurisdictions will be presented to G20 leaders during their annual summit in Brisbane, Australia on November 15-16.

Governments should set prudent debt targets to ensure that public finances serve to promote economic growth and stability, according to new OECD research.

Vast amounts are lost to illicit financial flows, including tax evasion, money laundering, bribery and corruption. These crimes threaten the strategic, political and economic interests of both developed and developing countries. In a world of limited resources and increasing complexity, it is essential for government authorities to work closely together in a “whole of government” approach to best address these challenges.

Governments should use tax policy to drive forward economic agendas that seek to boost growth while sharing the benefits more evenly within society, according to a new OECD report.

Tax systems play an important role in encouraging investment in education and skills, and in ensuring that investments in skills deliver a healthy financial return for both students and governments, according to a new OECD report.

Governments have dismantled, or are in the process of amending, nearly 100 preferential tax regimes as part of the OECD/G20 BEPS standards to improve the international tax framework, according to a progress report released today.

Taxes are effective at cutting harmful emissions from energy use, but governments could make better use of them. Greater reliance on energy taxation is needed to strengthen efforts to tackle the principal source of both greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, according to a new OECD report.

Over 70 participants from 20 countries in Europe and Central Asia gathered Georgia for a high-level regional event on Developments in International Tax Co-operation on 17-18 July 2018. Participants discussed policy responses to fighting tax evasion and avoidance, as well as the opportunities and challenges presented by the practical implementation of international standards on tax transparency and BEPS.

Countries must step up work to ensure that tax authorities and anti-corruption authorities can effectively co-operate in the fight against tax evasion, bribery, and other forms of corruption, according to a joint OECD/World Bank report.

Recent decades have seen rapid growth of advanced digital technologies, including high-speed computing, big data, artificial intelligence, the internet-of-things and blockchain. This “digital revolution” creates significant opportunities for all levels of government to improve the delivery of public goods and services, and to raise more and better revenue.

With global economic activity facing a historic drop and government spending rising dramatically, the implications of the Covid-19 crisis on public finances and tax revenues are significant.

Iraq recorded a Government Budget surplus equal to 6.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Government Budget in Iraq averaged -3.70 percent of GDP from 2004 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 10.70 percent of GDP in 2006 and a record low of -34.90 percent of GDP in 2004. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page provides - Iraq Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Iraq recorded a government debt equivalent to 48.40 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Government Debt to GDP in Iraq averaged 94.55 percent from 2004 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 344.30 percent in 2004 and a record low of 32 percent in 2013. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page provides - Iraq Government Debt To GDP - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Government at a Glance provides a dashboard of key indicators to help you analyse international comparisons of public sector performance.

Burundi recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 8.80 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2018. Government Budget in Burundi averaged -9.62 percent of GDP from 1991 until 2018, reaching an all time high of -2.30 percent of GDP in 1991 and a record low of -20 percent of GDP in 2004. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page provides - Burundi Government Budget - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Belgium recorded a government budget deficit of 3402 EUR Million in 2018. Government Budget Value in Belgium averaged -7757.33 EUR Million from 1970 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 779 EUR Million in 2006 and a record low of -18817 EUR Million in 2009. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Belgium Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Germany recorded a government budget surplus of 7.09 EUR Billion in the third quarter of 2019. Government Budget Value in Germany averaged -10.49 EUR Billion from 1991 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 40.63 EUR Billion in the third quarter of 2000 and a record low of -58.90 EUR Billion in the fourth quarter of 1992. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides the latest reported value for - Germany Government Budget Value - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Iraq recorded a government budget deficit of 853060 IQD Million in October of 2019. Government Budget Value in Iraq averaged 9635610.35 IQD Million from 2004 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 61244368 IQD Million in August of 2015 and a record low of -13581445 IQD Million in September of 2012. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Iraq Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Gambia recorded a government budget deficit of 1415.66 Dalasi Million in the third quarter of 2019. Government Budget Value in Gambia averaged -831.01 Dalasi Million from 2008 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 95.19 Dalasi Million in the first quarter of 2011 and a record low of -2929.01 Dalasi Million in the third quarter of 2017. This page provides - Gambia Government Budget Value- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Japan recorded a government budget deficit of 27633 JPY HND Million in the fourth quarter of 2019. Government Budget Value in Japan averaged -33660.14 JPY HND Million from 1964 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 91505 JPY HND Million in the first quarter of 2008 and a record low of -347513 JPY HND Million in the fourth quarter of 1998. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Japan Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Mexico recorded a government budget deficit of 30159.60 MXN Million in February of 2020. Government Budget Value in Mexico averaged -13518.94 MXN Million from 1990 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 340612.40 MXN Million in March of 2017 and a record low of -308191.94 MXN Million in December of 2017. In Mexico, the public budget includes, not only government expenses and revenues, but also financial balance of entities under indirect budgetary control, and external and internal financing requirement. This page provides - Mexico Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

The United States recorded a government budget deficit of 119125 USD Million in March of 2020. Government Budget Value in the United States averaged -19423.98 USD Million from 1954 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 214255 USD Million in April of 2018 and a record low of -235278 USD Million in February of 2020. Federal Government budget balance is the difference between budget receipts (income) and budget outlays (spending). A budget surplus is expressed as a positive value. A budget deficit is expressed as a negative value. This page provides - United States Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Singapore recorded a government budget surplus of 3262.40 SGD Million in February of 2020. Government Budget Value in Singapore averaged 1066.06 SGD Million from 2011 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 17603.90 SGD Million in May of 2019 and a record low of -9045.20 SGD Million in March of 2019. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Singapore Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Russia recorded a government budget surplus of 12.41 RUB Billion in March of 2020. Government Budget Value in Russia averaged 421.35 RUB Billion from 1998 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 3834.60 RUB Billion in October of 2008 and a record low of -2967.30 RUB Billion in December of 2016. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Russia Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Switzerland recorded a government budget surplus of 8097 CHF Million in 2019. Government Budget Value in Switzerland averaged -400.15 CHF Million from 1980 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 11811 CHF Million in 2000 and a record low of -18357 CHF Million in 1993. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Switzerland Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Italy recorded a government budget deficit of 4.51 EUR Billion in February of 2020. Government Budget Value in Italy averaged -4.39 EUR Billion from 1980 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 27.41 EUR Billion in December of 2018 and a record low of -43.39 EUR Billion in October of 2009. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides the latest reported value for - Italy Government Budget Value - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Canada recorded a government budget surplus of 3577 CAD Million in February of 2020. Government Budget Value in Canada averaged -991.48 CAD Million from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 5770 CAD Million in February of 2005 and a record low of -14900 CAD Million in March of 2019. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses, excluding public debt charges. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. This page provides - Canada Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Burundi recorded a government budget surplus of 10087.77 BIF Million in December of 2019. Government Budget Value in Burundi averaged -12023.23 BIF Million from 2005 until 2019, reaching an all time high of 78737.21 BIF Million in December of 2010 and a record low of -72443.34 BIF Million in February of 2015. This page provides - Burundi Government Budget Value- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.

Turkey recorded a government budget deficit of 41951225 TRY Thousand in March of 2020. Government Budget Value in Turkey averaged -3939005.32 TRY Thousand from 1985 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 20773054 TRY Thousand in January of 2020 and a record low of -41951225 TRY Thousand in March of 2020. The government budget balance is the difference between government revenues and expenses. The budget is balanced when outlays equal to receipts, the country reports budget surplus when revenues are higher than expenses and deficit when expenses exceed the revenues. Until 2005, data are cumulative. This page provides - Turkey Government Budget Value - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news.