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Notes:

1/ According to the 2013 document "Definitions of Government in IMF-Supported Programs," included in IMF's technical notes and manuals, the Central Government typically includes the central budgetary government (judiciary, legislature, ministries, presidency, and government agencies), off-budget units or accounts, and in some cases, social security funds. The General Government , on the other hand, typically includes the central government, state (or provincial) governments, and local governments (municipalities or other government units).
2/ ECCU stands for Eastern Caribbean Currency Union, whose Central Bank is the ECCB.
3/ The data in this table is not seasonally adjusted, except for the current account of Ecuador.

Original series names and country-specific sources:

Argentina: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Gross Public debt as % of annualized GDP; Public Sector: Budget Balance as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics.

Aruba: Current Account; Total Outstanding Government Debt; Financial Deficit. We estimate each of these series as a proportion of GDP. Data from Central Bank of Aruba.

The Bahamas: Current Account, Central Government Debt Total Direct Charge, Financial Surplus (Deficit). We estimate these series as a proportion of GDP based on data from the Department of Statistics. Source: Central Bank of the Bahamas.

Barbados: Current account balance, percent of GDP. Gross Public Sector Debt as a % of GDP. Fiscal Deficit/Surplus as a % of GDP. Source: Central Bank of Barbados.

Belize: Current Account and Overall Balance. We estimate these series as a % of GDP by converting the local currency series to USD at the average exchange rate for the period, using data from Haver Analytics. Source: Central Bank of Belize. Central Government Debt as a % of GDP. Source: IMF Global Debt Database.

Bolivia: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Central Government Debt as a % of GDP. Source: IMF Global Debt Database. Surplus (Deficit) Global (Fiscal). We estimate these series as a % of GDP based on data from Haver Analytics. Source: Banco Central de Bolivia.

Brazil: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Total Federal Public Debt as % of Annualized GDP, published by the Central Bank of Brazil monthly with the monthly estimate of GDP; National Treasury Performance Summary Surplus/Deficit. Source: Haver Analytics.

Chile: Current Account Balance Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Central Government: Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Central Government Gross Debt. We estimate the Debt series as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics: based on data from the Central Bank of Chile.

Colombia: Current Account Balance Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Central Government Gross Debt as a % of annualized GDP; Central Government Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics.

Costa Rica: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Central Government, Debt Balance. Source: Haver Analytics: Ministry of Finance. Central Government Financial result as % of GDP. We estimate the Debt series as a % of GDP. Source: Ministry of Finance.

Curaçao and Sint Maarten: We use the implicit estimate of nominal GDP from the Central Bank Quarterly Report. Current account. Annualized Current account of the Monetary Union as a % of the sum of both nominal GDPs. Total Outstanding Public Debt. Total Debt of Curaçao & Sint Maarten as a % of the sum of both nominal GDPs. Current Budget Balance. Sum of both Budget Balances as a % of the sum of both nominal GDPs. Source: Centrale Bank Curacao & Sint Maarten Quarterly Bulletin.

ECCU: Current Account Balance; Public Sector Debt over GDP; Overall Balance. We estimate the Current Account and Debt series as a % of GDP. Source: ECCU: based on data from ECCB Central Bank.

Ecuador: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Central Government Gross Debt as a % of annualized GDP, seasonally adjusted; Central Government Budget Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics.

El Salvador: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Government Debt as a % of annualized GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Surplus or Deficit including donations. We estimate the Fiscal Surplus series as a proportion of GDP using data from Haver Analytics. Source: Haver Analytics: based on data from the Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador.

Guatemala: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Central Government Budget Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Government Debt. We estimate the Debt series as a % of GDP using data from Haver Analytics. Source: Banco de Guatemala.

Guyana: Guyana: Current Account. We estimate the current account as a % of GDP converting GDP in local currency to USD using the average exchange rate of the period from Haver Analytics. Total public debt stock. We consider the sum of domestic and external debts. Overall balance after grants. Source: Bank of Guyana.

Haiti: Current Account. Source: World Economic Outlook Database. Central Government Debt as a % of GDP. Source: IMF Global Debt Database. Net Lending/Borrowing (Overall Balance). Source: World Economic Outlook Database.

Honduras: Current Account Balance. Source: Haver Analytics. Financial Position of the Central Administration. Source: Estimates as a % GDP with data from Banco Central de Honduras and Haver Analytics. Central Government Budget Balance as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics.

Cayman Islands: Current Account; Central Government Debt and Self-Financing Debt; Net lending/Net Borrowing. We estimate each of these series as a % of GDP. Source: Economics and Statistics Office.

Jamaica: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Central government debt as a % of Annualized GDP; Fiscal Balance. We estimate the surplus/deficit series as a proportion of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics.

Mexico: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Federal Government Gross debt as a % of GDP; Public Sector Budgetary Surplus/Deficit as a % of NSA GDP. Source: Haver Analytics.

Nicaragua: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Central Government Internal and External Debt Balance; Central Government Balance, net operating result. We estimate the series of Debt and Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Data from the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit.

Paraguay: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Central Government Budget Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Public Debt, General Government Debt. We estimate the series of Debt as a proportion of GDP with data from Haver Analytics. Source: Haver Analytics: Ministry of Finance.

Peru: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Federal Government Gross debt as a % of annualized GDP; Government Budget Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics.

Dominican Republic: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Central Government: Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Balance of Central Government Obligations. We estimate the series of Debt as a % of GDP using data from Haver Analytics. Source: Haver Analytics: General Directorate of Public Credit.

Suriname: Current Account. Source: Centrale Bank van Suriname. Total Debt according to the Act in millions of SRD (cash), General Government Debt. Source: Bureau voor de Staatsschuld. Financial Deficit. Source: Bureau voor de Staatsschuld: Ministry of Finance. We estimate each of these series as a % of GDP using data from the Centrale Bank van Suriname.

Trinidad and Tobago: Current account as a % of GDP; Central government total debt to GDP; Overall fiscal balance as a % of GDP. Source: Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago.

Uruguay: Current Account Balance as a % of GDP; Public Sector Budgetary Surplus/Deficit as a % of GDP. Source: Haver Analytics. Central Government Gross Debt. We estimate the series of Debt as a % of GDP with data from the Central Bank of Uruguay. Source: Haver Analytics: Debt Management Unit.

Venezuela: Current Account Balance, % of GDP. Gross Debt Position as a % GDP; Net Lending/Borrowing (also referred as overall balance). Source: World Economic Outlook Database.