Budget Balance Calculator
Calculate net operating balance or overall balance from government finance inputs.
Net operating balance = revenue − expense. Overall balance / net lending or borrowing = revenue − expense − net acquisition of nonfinancial assets.
Use one accounting basis, currency, unit scale and period. Revenue and expense are nonnegative totals. Net acquisition of nonfinancial assets is signed: acquisitions less disposals. Positive balance means surplus/net lending; negative means deficit/net borrowing in the selected mode.
Inputs stay in your browser. No official data are fetched; no fiscal, investment, or policy advice is provided.
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How to use this tool
- Enter consistent values, then calculate.
Formula
Net operating balance = revenue − expense. Overall balance / net lending or borrowing = revenue − expense − net acquisition of nonfinancial assets.
Input basis
Use one accounting basis, currency, unit scale and period. Revenue and expense are nonnegative totals. Net acquisition of nonfinancial assets is signed: acquisitions less disposals. Positive balance means surplus/net lending; negative means deficit/net borrowing in the selected mode.
Local processing and sources
Inputs stay in your browser. No official data are fetched; no fiscal, investment, or policy advice is provided. https://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/gfs/manual/pdf/all.pdf
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Inputs stay in your browser. No official data are fetched; no fiscal, investment, or policy advice is provided.