Austria · Budget Balance · % GDP (central govt)

## What this measures

Revenue minus expense and net investment for Austria's central government, as a share of GDP. Negative is a deficit.

## Why it matters

Available for nearly every economy, which is why the Country Strength composite uses it.

## How to read it

Read the direction and the persistence: a deficit that does not close in expansions compounds.

## What it does not say

Central government only. Published with a lag; the most recent year is often missing.

## Source

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0), indicator `GC.NLD.TOTL.GD.ZS`, annual.