What drives persistent surpluses and deficits across 180+ countries
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Source: IMF WEO + Balance of Payments Statistics + Government Finance Statistics (retrieved 2026-04-28)
Methodology: Event dates and primary sources: Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. Chapter 11 petition, US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York, case no. 08-13555, 15 September 2008. WHO Director-General, opening remarks at the media briefing on COVID-19, 11 March 2020 (pandemic characterisation). UN General Assembly resolution ES-11/1 (A/RES/ES-11/1, 2 March 2022), on the invasion of 24 February 2022.