Additional Spending and Forgone Revenue in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic by Selected countries

Budgetary fiscal support to people and firms has varied widely across countries. IMF Database of Country Fiscal Measures in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic release estimates of additional Spending and Forgone Revenue in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic by countries. There are different types of fiscal support (for example, above-the-line and below-the-line measures, and contingent liabilities). The chart illustrates only the above-the-line measurements. It focuses on government discretionary measures that supplement existing automatic stabilizers.