The dataset consists of fiscal variables for a large panel of countries. Variables include: 1) Government Revenue 2) Government Expenditure 3) Government Primary Expenditure 4) Interest Paid on Public Dept 5) Government Primary Balance 6) Gross Public Dept 7) GDP

Note: All variables are represented as percentage of GDP

This dataset is used in one of the International Monetary Fund's paper on Fiscal Prudence and Profligacy.