GLOBAL / RANKING
Countries by Fiscal Balance
Global country ranking by fiscal balance for a consistent selectable data year, including unit, scale and source documentation.
Ranking chart and table
2025 / 191 countriesTop 10 countriesData year: 2025
Unit: Percent of GDP (%)Source: World Bank / IMF / public data sources
Bars use a zero baseline. Major and minor axis divisions use the indicator's defined unit. Only values from the displayed data year are compared.
| Rank | Country | Region | Value (Percent of GDP (%)) | Data year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tuvalu | East Asia & Pacific | 31,60% | 2025 | open |
| 2 | Kuwait | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 28,40% | 2025 | open |
| 3 | Norway | Europe & Central Asia | 9,30% | 2025 | open |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 5,20% | 2025 | open |
| 5 | Tonga | East Asia & Pacific | 4,90% | 2025 | open |
| 6 | Samoa | East Asia & Pacific | 4,70% | 2025 | open |
| 7 | Macao SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | 4,50% | 2025 | open |
| 8 | Singapore | East Asia & Pacific | 4,20% | 2025 | open |
| 9 | Andorra | Europe & Central Asia | 3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 10 | Naoero | East Asia & Pacific | 3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 11 | South Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | 3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 12 | Lebanon | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 3,30% | 2025 | open |
| 13 | Antigua and Barbuda | Latin America & Caribbean | 3,10% | 2025 | open |
| 14 | Cyprus | Europe & Central Asia | 3,00% | 2025 | open |
| 15 | Denmark | Europe & Central Asia | 2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 16 | Liechtenstein | Europe & Central Asia | 2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 17 | Azerbaijan | Europe & Central Asia | 2,60% | 2025 | open |
| 18 | Lesotho | Sub-Saharan Africa | 2,20% | 2025 | open |
| 19 | Nicaragua | Latin America & Caribbean | 2,10% | 2025 | open |
| 20 | Aruba | Latin America & Caribbean | 1,90% | 2025 | open |
| 21 | Mongolia | East Asia & Pacific | 1,70% | 2025 | open |
| 22 | Palau | East Asia & Pacific | 1,70% | 2025 | open |
| 23 | Lao PDR | East Asia & Pacific | 1,60% | 2025 | open |
| 24 | Ireland | Europe & Central Asia | 1,50% | 2025 | open |
| 25 | Marshall Islands | East Asia & Pacific | 1,40% | 2025 | open |
| 26 | Greece | Europe & Central Asia | 1,30% | 2025 | open |
| 27 | Cabo Verde | Sub-Saharan Africa | 1,10% | 2025 | open |
| 28 | Oman | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1,00% | 2025 | open |
| 29 | Switzerland | Europe & Central Asia | 0,50% | 2025 | open |
| 30 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | East Asia & Pacific | 0,40% | 2025 | open |
| 31 | Portugal | Europe & Central Asia | 0,30% | 2025 | open |
| 32 | Congo, Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0,30% | 2025 | open |
| 33 | Belarus | Europe & Central Asia | 0,20% | 2025 | open |
| 34 | Turkmenistan | Europe & Central Asia | 0,10% | 2025 | open |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | Sub-Saharan Africa | 0,10% | 2025 | open |
| 36 | Kyrgyz Republic | Europe & Central Asia | -0,10% | 2025 | open |
| 37 | Haiti | Latin America & Caribbean | -0,20% | 2025 | open |
| 38 | Barbados | Latin America & Caribbean | -0,30% | 2025 | open |
| 39 | Mauritania | Sub-Saharan Africa | -0,30% | 2025 | open |
| 40 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | -0,30% | 2025 | open |
| 41 | Argentina | Latin America & Caribbean | -0,40% | 2025 | open |
| 42 | Puerto Rico (US) | Latin America & Caribbean | -0,40% | 2025 | open |
| 43 | Bahamas, The | Latin America & Caribbean | -0,50% | 2025 | open |
| 44 | Djibouti | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -0,70% | 2025 | open |
| 45 | Honduras | Latin America & Caribbean | -0,70% | 2025 | open |
| 46 | Afghanistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -0,90% | 2025 | open |
| 47 | Belize | Latin America & Caribbean | -1,00% | 2025 | open |
| 48 | Cambodia | East Asia & Pacific | -1,00% | 2025 | open |
| 49 | Luxembourg | Europe & Central Asia | -1,00% | 2025 | open |
| 50 | Qatar | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -1,00% | 2025 | open |
| 51 | San Marino | Europe & Central Asia | -1,00% | 2025 | open |
| 52 | Seychelles | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,00% | 2025 | open |
| 53 | Japan | East Asia & Pacific | -1,10% | 2025 | open |
| 54 | Ethiopia | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,20% | 2025 | open |
| 55 | Chad | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,30% | 2025 | open |
| 56 | Dominica | Latin America & Caribbean | -1,30% | 2025 | open |
| 57 | Estonia | Europe & Central Asia | -1,30% | 2025 | open |
| 58 | Ghana | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,30% | 2025 | open |
| 59 | Korea, Rep. | East Asia & Pacific | -1,40% | 2025 | open |
| 60 | Liberia | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,40% | 2025 | open |
| 61 | Sweden | Europe & Central Asia | -1,40% | 2025 | open |
| 62 | Georgia | Europe & Central Asia | -1,50% | 2025 | open |
| 63 | Mali | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,60% | 2025 | open |
| 64 | Albania | Europe & Central Asia | -1,70% | 2025 | open |
| 65 | Paraguay | Latin America & Caribbean | -1,70% | 2025 | open |
| 66 | Uzbekistan | Europe & Central Asia | -1,70% | 2025 | open |
| 67 | Canada | North America | -1,80% | 2025 | open |
| 68 | Netherlands | Europe & Central Asia | -1,80% | 2025 | open |
| 69 | Nigeria | Sub-Saharan Africa | -1,80% | 2025 | open |
| 70 | Tajikistan | Europe & Central Asia | -1,80% | 2025 | open |
| 71 | Guatemala | Latin America & Caribbean | -1,90% | 2025 | open |
| 72 | Nepal | South Asia | -1,90% | 2025 | open |
| 73 | Thailand | East Asia & Pacific | -1,90% | 2025 | open |
| 74 | Cameroon | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,00% | 2025 | open |
| 75 | Czechia | Europe & Central Asia | -2,00% | 2025 | open |
| 76 | Lithuania | Europe & Central Asia | -2,20% | 2025 | open |
| 77 | Madagascar | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,20% | 2025 | open |
| 78 | Serbia | Europe & Central Asia | -2,20% | 2025 | open |
| 79 | Viet Nam | East Asia & Pacific | -2,20% | 2025 | open |
| 80 | Comoros | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,30% | 2025 | open |
| 81 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Europe & Central Asia | -2,40% | 2025 | open |
| 82 | Papua New Guinea | East Asia & Pacific | -2,40% | 2025 | open |
| 83 | Peru | Latin America & Caribbean | -2,40% | 2025 | open |
| 84 | Slovenia | Europe & Central Asia | -2,40% | 2025 | open |
| 85 | Equatorial Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,50% | 2025 | open |
| 86 | Fiji | East Asia & Pacific | -2,50% | 2025 | open |
| 87 | Sao Tome and Principe | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,50% | 2025 | open |
| 88 | Spain | Europe & Central Asia | -2,50% | 2025 | open |
| 89 | Bhutan | South Asia | -2,70% | 2025 | open |
| 90 | Germany | Europe & Central Asia | -2,70% | 2025 | open |
| 91 | Australia | East Asia & Pacific | -2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 92 | Chile | Latin America & Caribbean | -2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 93 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 94 | El Salvador | Latin America & Caribbean | -2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 95 | Iceland | Europe & Central Asia | -2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 96 | Turkiye | Europe & Central Asia | -2,80% | 2025 | open |
| 97 | Bangladesh | South Asia | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 98 | Benin | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 99 | Croatia | Europe & Central Asia | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 100 | Ecuador | Latin America & Caribbean | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 101 | Indonesia | East Asia & Pacific | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 102 | Maldives | South Asia | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 103 | St. Lucia | Latin America & Caribbean | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 104 | Gambia, The | Sub-Saharan Africa | -2,90% | 2025 | open |
| 105 | Bulgaria | Europe & Central Asia | -3,00% | 2025 | open |
| 106 | Burundi | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,00% | 2025 | open |
| 107 | Cote d'Ivoire | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,00% | 2025 | open |
| 108 | Tanzania | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,00% | 2025 | open |
| 109 | Sudan | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,10% | 2025 | open |
| 110 | Italy | Europe & Central Asia | -3,10% | 2025 | open |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | Europe & Central Asia | -3,10% | 2025 | open |
| 112 | Malta | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -3,10% | 2025 | open |
| 113 | Solomon Islands | East Asia & Pacific | -3,20% | 2025 | open |
| 114 | Togo | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,20% | 2025 | open |
| 115 | Niger | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,30% | 2025 | open |
| 116 | Costa Rica | Latin America & Caribbean | -3,40% | 2025 | open |
| 117 | Uruguay | Latin America & Caribbean | -3,40% | 2025 | open |
| 118 | Burkina Faso | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 119 | Malaysia | East Asia & Pacific | -3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 120 | Morocco | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 121 | Yemen, Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -3,50% | 2025 | open |
| 122 | Dominican Republic | Latin America & Caribbean | -3,60% | 2025 | open |
| 123 | Montenegro | Europe & Central Asia | -3,60% | 2025 | open |
| 124 | Armenia | Europe & Central Asia | -3,70% | 2025 | open |
| 125 | Mauritius | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,70% | 2025 | open |
| 126 | Panama | Latin America & Caribbean | -3,70% | 2025 | open |
| 127 | Jamaica | Latin America & Caribbean | -3,80% | 2025 | open |
| 128 | Zambia | Sub-Saharan Africa | -3,80% | 2025 | open |
| 129 | Finland | Europe & Central Asia | -3,90% | 2025 | open |
| 130 | Moldova | Europe & Central Asia | -3,90% | 2025 | open |
| 131 | New Zealand | East Asia & Pacific | -3,90% | 2025 | open |
| 132 | Russian Federation | Europe & Central Asia | -3,90% | 2025 | open |
| 133 | Vanuatu | East Asia & Pacific | -3,90% | 2025 | open |
| 134 | Latvia | Europe & Central Asia | -4,00% | 2025 | open |
| 135 | Mozambique | Sub-Saharan Africa | -4,00% | 2025 | open |
| 136 | North Macedonia | Europe & Central Asia | -4,00% | 2025 | open |
| 137 | Philippines | East Asia & Pacific | -4,00% | 2025 | open |
| 138 | Angola | Sub-Saharan Africa | -4,10% | 2025 | open |
| 139 | Sierra Leone | Sub-Saharan Africa | -4,20% | 2025 | open |
| 140 | Austria | Europe & Central Asia | -4,50% | 2025 | open |
| 141 | Rwanda | Sub-Saharan Africa | -4,50% | 2025 | open |
| 142 | Hungary | Europe & Central Asia | -4,70% | 2025 | open |
| 143 | Hong Kong SAR, China | East Asia & Pacific | -4,80% | 2025 | open |
| 144 | Mexico | Latin America & Caribbean | -4,90% | 2025 | open |
| 145 | Myanmar | East Asia & Pacific | -4,90% | 2025 | open |
| 146 | Grenada | Latin America & Caribbean | -5,00% | 2025 | open |
| 147 | Slovak Republic | Europe & Central Asia | -5,00% | 2025 | open |
| 148 | France | Europe & Central Asia | -5,10% | 2025 | open |
| 149 | Israel | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -5,20% | 2025 | open |
| 150 | Tunisia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -5,20% | 2025 | open |
| 151 | Belgium | Europe & Central Asia | -5,30% | 2025 | open |
| 152 | Guyana | Latin America & Caribbean | -5,40% | 2025 | open |
| 153 | Pakistan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -5,40% | 2025 | open |
| 154 | United Kingdom | Europe & Central Asia | -5,40% | 2025 | open |
| 155 | Central African Republic | Sub-Saharan Africa | -5,50% | 2025 | open |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | Latin America & Caribbean | -5,50% | 2025 | open |
| 157 | Colombia | Latin America & Caribbean | -5,70% | 2025 | open |
| 158 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -5,70% | 2025 | open |
| 159 | Saudi Arabia | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -5,80% | 2025 | open |
| 160 | South Africa | Sub-Saharan Africa | -5,80% | 2025 | open |
| 161 | Venezuela, RB | Latin America & Caribbean | -5,80% | 2025 | open |
| 162 | Eswatini | Sub-Saharan Africa | -6,10% | 2025 | open |
| 163 | Jordan | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -6,30% | 2025 | open |
| 164 | Iraq | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -6,40% | 2025 | open |
| 165 | Kenya | Sub-Saharan Africa | -6,40% | 2025 | open |
| 166 | Namibia | Sub-Saharan Africa | -6,50% | 2025 | open |
| 167 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -6,60% | 2025 | open |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | Sub-Saharan Africa | -6,70% | 2025 | open |
| 169 | United States | North America | -6,80% | 2025 | open |
| 170 | Guinea | Sub-Saharan Africa | -7,00% | 2025 | open |
| 171 | Poland | Europe & Central Asia | -7,00% | 2025 | open |
| 172 | Uganda | Sub-Saharan Africa | -7,10% | 2025 | open |
| 173 | Botswana | Sub-Saharan Africa | -7,40% | 2025 | open |
| 174 | India | South Asia | -7,40% | 2025 | open |
| 175 | Romania | Europe & Central Asia | -7,60% | 2025 | open |
| 176 | China | East Asia & Pacific | -7,90% | 2025 | open |
| 177 | Senegal | Sub-Saharan Africa | -7,90% | 2025 | open |
| 178 | Brazil | Latin America & Caribbean | -8,10% | 2025 | open |
| 179 | Gabon | Sub-Saharan Africa | -8,50% | 2025 | open |
| 180 | Suriname | Latin America & Caribbean | -9,60% | 2025 | open |
| 181 | Algeria | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -10,20% | 2025 | open |
| 182 | Malawi | Sub-Saharan Africa | -11,50% | 2025 | open |
| 183 | Bolivia | Latin America & Caribbean | -11,60% | 2025 | open |
| 184 | St. Kitts and Nevis | Latin America & Caribbean | -11,70% | 2025 | open |
| 185 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | Latin America & Caribbean | -12,30% | 2025 | open |
| 186 | Bahrain | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -13,00% | 2025 | open |
| 187 | Brunei Darussalam | East Asia & Pacific | -13,40% | 2025 | open |
| 188 | Kiribati | East Asia & Pacific | -14,50% | 2025 | open |
| 189 | Ukraine | Europe & Central Asia | -23,30% | 2025 | open |
| 190 | Libya | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | -31,10% | 2025 | open |
| 191 | Timor-Leste | East Asia & Pacific | -48,00% | 2025 | open |