| Government deficit | ||||||||
| Net lending/net borrowing as a percentage of GDP, surplus (+), deficit (-) | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
| Australia | 2.1 | 2.1 | 0.5 | -4.1 | -4.8 | -3.3 | -1.5 | -0.3 |
| Austria | -1.7 | -1.0 | -1.0 | -4.1 | -4.4 | -3.4 | -3.2 | -3.1 |
| Belgium | 0.1 | -0.3 | -1.3 | -5.9 | -4.2 | -3.5 | -3.2 | -2.2 |
| Canada | 1.6 | 1.4 | -0.4 | -4.9 | -5.6 | -5.0 | -4.1 | -3.0 |
| Czech Republic | -2.4 | -0.7 | -2.2 | -5.8 | -4.8 | -3.7 | -3.4 | -3.4 |
| Denmark | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.3 | -2.8 | -2.8 | -3.7 | -5.1 | -3.0 |
| Estonia | 2.5 | 2.4 | -2.9 | -2.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | -1.9 | 0.0 |
| Finland | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.2 | -2.7 | -2.8 | -2.0 | -1.4 | -1.1 |
| France | -2.4 | -2.7 | -3.3 | -7.6 | -7.1 | -5.7 | -4.5 | -3.0 |
| Germany | -1.7 | 0.2 | -0.1 | -3.2 | -4.3 | -1.2 | -1.1 | -0.6 |
| Greece | -6.0 | -6.8 | -9.9 | -15.8 | -10.8 | -9.0 | -7.0 | -5.3 |
| Hungary | -9.4 | -5.1 | -3.7 | -4.5 | -4.3 | 4.0 | -3.4 | -3.3 |
| Iceland | 6.3 | 5.4 | -13.5 | -10.0 | -10.1 | -5.4 | -3.3 | -1.4 |
| Ireland | 2.9 | 0.1 | -7.3 | -14.2 | -31.3 | -10.3 | -8.7 | -7.6 |
| Israel 1 | -2.5 | -1.5 | -3.8 | -6.4 | -5.0 | -4.0 | -3.8 | -3.5 |
| Italy | -3.4 | -1.6 | -2.7 | -5.4 | -4.5 | -3.6 | -1.6 | -0.1 |
| Japan | -1.6 | -2.4 | -2.2 | -8.7 | -7.8 | -8.9 | -8.9 | -9.5 |
| Korea | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.0 | -1.1 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
| Luxembourg | 1.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | -0.9 | -1.1 | -1.2 | -2.0 | -1.8 |
| Netherlands | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | -5.5 | -5.0 | -4.2 | -3.2 | -2.8 |
| New Zealand | 5.3 | 4.5 | 0.4 | -2.6 | -4.0 | -8.0 | -4.0 | -3.3 |
| Norway | 18.4 | 17.5 | 19.1 | 10.7 | 10.6 | 12.5 | 11.5 | 10.7 |
| Poland | -3.6 | -1.9 | -3.7 | -7.4 | -7.9 | -5.4 | -2.9 | -2.0 |
| Portugal | -4.1 | -3.2 | -3.7 | -10.2 | -9.8 | -5.9 | -4.5 | -3.0 |
| Slovak Republic | -3.2 | -1.8 | -2.1 | -8.0 | -7.7 | -5.9 | -4.6 | -3.5 |
| Slovenia | -1.4 | 0.0 | -1.9 | -6.1 | -5.8 | -5.3 | -4.5 | -3.3 |
| Spain | 2.4 | 1.9 | -4.5 | -11.2 | -9.3 | -6.2 | -4.4 | -3.0 |
| Sweden | 2.2 | 3.6 | 2.2 | -0.9 | -0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Switzerland | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 |
| United Kingdom | -2.7 | -2.8 | -5.0 | -11.0 | -10.4 | -9.4 | -8.7 | -7.3 |
| United States | -2.2 | -2.9 | -6.6 | -11.6 | -10.7 | -10.0 | -9.3 | -8.3 |
| Euro area (15 countries) | -1.4 | -0.7 | -2.1 | -6.4 | -6.3 | -4.0 | -2.9 | -1.9 |
| OECD-Total | -1.2 | -1.3 | -3.4 | -8.3 | -7.7 | -6.6 | -5.9 | -5.1 |
Note: For more information, see OECD Economic Outlook Sources and Methods (http://www.oecd.org/eco/sources-and-methods). | |||||||||
The statistical data for Israel are supplied by and under the responsibility of the relevant Israeli authorities. The use of such data by the OECD is without prejudice to the status of the Golan Heights, East Jerusalem and Israeli settlements in the West Bank under the terms of international law. | |||||||||
Source: OECD Economic Outlook No. 90, OECD Economic Outlook: Statistics and Projections (database) |