Table 3. Government Fiscal balances (% of GDP)
	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1997f
Korea	-0.68	-1.63	-0.5	0.64	0.32	0.3	0.46	0.25
Indonesia	0.43	0.45	-0.44	0.64	1.03	2.44	1.26	0
Malaysia	-3.1	-2.1	-0.89	0.23	2.44	0.89	0.76	2.52
Phillippines	-3.47	-2.1	-1.16	-1.46	1.04	0.57	0.28	0.06
Singapore	10.53	8.58	12.35	15.67	11.93	13.07	14.1	9.52
Thailand	4.59	4.79	2.9	2.13	1.89	2.94	0.97	-0.32
China	-0.79	-1.09	-0.97	-0.85	-1.22	-1	-0.82	-0.75
Taiwan	1.85	-2.18	-5.34	-3.88	-1.73	-1.09	-1.34	-1.68
Source: International Financial Statistics of IMF