IMF Government Finance Statistics, 1990-2014

The <i>International Monetary Fund (IMF) Government Finance Statistics (GFS)</i> database provides current and internationally comparable annual time series data on the finances and fiscal policies of IMF member governments from 1990 onwards. Topics covered include:<ul><li>deficit/surplus or total financing</li><li>revenues or grants, expenditures</li><li>lending minus repayments</li><li>domestic financing</li><li>foreign financing</li><li>domestic debt or total debt, and foreign debt</li></ul>This database was first provided by the UK Data Service in November 2004. The UK Data Service web site includes further information on its <i>IMF GFS</i> holdings, including a <a href="http://ukdataservice.ac.uk//use-data/guides/dataset/gfs.aspx" title ="IMF Government Finance Statistics dataset user guide">dataset user guide</a> and details of <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/imf/gfs/2011-09" title ="IMF Government Finance Statistics dataset latest database updates">latest database updates</a>.<br> <br> <b>Citation:</b> The bibliographic citation for the database is: International Monetary Fund (<i>{YYYY}</i>): Government Finance Statistics (<i>{date/edition of dataset}</i>). UK Data Service. DOI: <i>{edition specific doi - e.g. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/imf/gfs/2011-09">http://dx.doi.org/10.5257/imf/gfs/2011-09</a>}</i>. <br> <br> <b>IMF GFS Historical data citation:</b> The bibliographic citation for the database is: International Monetary Fund (2006): Government Finance Statistics (Edition: March 2006). UK Data Service. DOI: 10.5257/imf/gfs/2006-03. <br> <br>