State of achievement of 2016 criteria by country and performance review 2013, 2014 and 2015

Number of countries that met the criterion

BEN

BFA

CIV

GNB

MLI

NER

SEN

TGO

2016

2015

2014

2013

1

Overall budget balance, including grants, on nominal GDP (standard ≥ −3%)

−6.2

−3.1

−4.1

−4.0

−3.9

−6.1

−4.2

−8.5

0

3

3

4

2

Average annual inflation rate (standard ≤ 3%)

−0.8

−0.2

0.7

1.5

−1.7

0.2

2.2

0.9

8

8

8

8

3

Outstanding total public debt to nominal GDP (standard ≤ 70%)

49.4

34.2

42.1

47.5

30.3

39.7

62.3

75.5

7

8

8

8

4

Payroll on tax revenues (standard ≤ 35%)

55.2

51.6

41.8

46.0

32.1

43.7

32.0

32.1

3

3

3

3

5

Tax pressure rate (standard ≥ 20%)

12.6

15.0

15.6

10.0

14.9

13.6

20.6

22.1

2

1

1

1

2016

2

2

2

2

3

2

4

3

2015

2

3

3

2

4

2

3

4

2014

3

3

3

2

2

3

3

4

2013

3

2

3

2

3

4

3

4