Topics

Public finances and debt

Revenue, expenditure, primary balance, debt, and tax burden in one reading.

Flows and stocks

Revenue, expenditure, and the primary balance are flows. Net and gross debt are accumulated stocks and should be read against GDP and each series' methodology.

Taxes and expenditures

The tax burden measures gross revenue against GDP. Tax expenditures estimate revenue forgone through differentiated treatment; the concepts are distinct.

Indicators

Central government revenue Central government expenditure Public-sector primary balance Public-sector net debt General government gross debt Gross tax burden Tax expenditures