Some of these funds were aimed to improve countries’ fiscal balance. While the primary deficit (before interest payments) in 2002 was similar among countries with and without important natural resources, in 2007, the former showed a surplus equivalent to 3.8% of GDP – compared to 1.6% of GDP for non-commodity-exporting countries.
那么近年来商品繁荣所带来的额外收入究竟用途如何？ 一部分资金被用于改善国家的财政平衡。 2002年有无重要自然资源的国家其基本赤字（付息前）状况大体相似，而到2007年，前者财政盈余占到GDP的3.8%——而非商品出口国只占GDP的1.6%。