balance
General government balance is defined as the balance of income and expenditure of government, including capital income and capital expenditures. 'Net lending' means that government has a surplus, and is providing financial resources to other sectors, while 'net borrowing' means that government has a deficit, and requires financial resources from other sectors. This indicator is measured as a percentage of GDP.
Usage
balance [-c COUNTRIES] [-s START_DATE] [-e END_DATE]
Parameters
| Name | Parameter | Description | Default | Optional | Choices |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| countries | -c --countries | Countries to get data for | united_states | True | None |
| start_date | -s --start | Start date of data, in YYYY-MM-DD format | 1993-05-16 | True | None |
| end_date | -e --end | End date of data, in YYYY-MM-DD format | 2023-05-16 | True | None |