Public Finances in Modern History
Historical public finance data including government debt, revenue, expenditure, primary balance, and interest payments as a percentage of GDP. Long time series extending back to the 19th century for many countries.
In SQL, this dataset is the rows of imf.series with dataset_code = 'histpf'.
Series
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in the United States
% of GDP · Annual · 1929 to 2024
Government primary balance as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in the United States
Annual · Not seasonally adjusted · 1929 to 2024
Total government revenue as a percentage of gross domestic product in the United States
% of GDP · Annual · 1929 to 2024
Total government expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product in the United States
% of GDP · Annual · 1929 to 2024
Interest paid on public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in the United States
Annual · Not seasonally adjusted · 1929 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in the People's Republic of China
Annual · Not seasonally adjusted · 1984 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Japan
% of GDP · Annual · 1875 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Germany
% of GDP · Annual · 1880 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in the United Kingdom
% of GDP · Annual · 1800 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in France
% of GDP · Annual · 1880 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in India
% of GDP · Annual · 1861 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Brazil
Annual · Not seasonally adjusted · 1880 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Canada
% of GDP · Annual · 1870 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product for the Republic of Korea
% of GDP · Annual · 1958 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Mexico
percent of GDP · Annual · Not seasonally adjusted · 1913 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Italy
% of GDP · Annual · 1861 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Australia
% of GDP · Annual · 1861 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Spain
Annual · Not seasonally adjusted · 1850 to 2024
Gross public debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Indonesia
% of GDP · Annual · Not seasonally adjusted · 1970 to 2024
Government primary balance as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product for the People's Republic of China
% of GDP · Annual · 1989 to 2024
Government primary balance as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Japan
% of GDP · Annual · 1875 to 2024
Government primary balance as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in Germany
percent of GDP · Annual · 1880 to 2024
Government primary balance as a percentage of gross domestic product in the United Kingdom
% of GDP · Annual · 1830 to 2024
Government primary balance as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product in France
percent of GDP · Annual · 1880 to 2024