Equatorial Guinea - Budget Deficit 2009

General government net lending/borrowing as % of GDP · IMF WEO
-6.48% −21.09% from 2008 Global rank: 42nd

Equatorial Guinea's budget deficit was -6.48% in 2009, decreased +21.09% from 14.61% in 2008. This was the 42nd highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2009
Budget Deficit by Country - 2009
RankCountryValueYoY
1st Eritrea -22.16% 41.7%
2nd São Tomé and Principe -18.02% -232.1%
3rd Maldives -17.93% -80.7%
4th Timor-Leste -17.17% 7.5%
5th Antigua and Barbuda -15.80% -235.1%
6th Greece -15.42% -49.5%
7th Iraq -14.91% -1,642.3%
8th Ireland -13.87% -97.3%
9th Botswana -13.78% -81.0%
10th Tuvalu -13.51% 21.6%
11th United States -13.18% -99.3%
12th Spain -11.24% -146.4%
13th Jamaica -10.84% -48.1%
14th Yemen, Republic of -10.21% -125.3%
15th United Kingdom -10.06% -97.7%
16th Portugal -9.87% -159.1%
17th India -9.70% -5.8%
18th Japan -9.69% -135.8%
19th Lithuania -9.09% -194.4%
20th Jordan -8.66% -61.0%
21st Kiribati -8.56% 45.9%
22nd Iceland -8.54% 29.0%
23rd Chad -8.44% -399.8%
24th Sri Lanka -8.33% -40.4%
25th Slovak Republic -8.19% -222.1%
26th Lebanon -8.10% 17.8%
27th Armenia -7.69% -337.5%
28th West Bank and Gaza -7.68% -
29th France -7.38% -110.9%
30th Poland -7.24% -101.3%
31st Belarus -7.23% 33.7%
32nd Croatia -7.15% -205.9%
33rd Latvia -7.14% -117.1%
34th Romania -6.86% -48.9%
35th Angola -6.80% -79.0%
36th Montenegro -6.74% -193.3%
37th El Salvador -6.65% -74.9%
38th Albania -6.59% -34.8%
39th Barbados -6.54% -56.8%
40th Algeria -6.53% -183.9%
41st Israel -6.53% -86.7%
42nd Equatorial Guinea -6.48% -144.3%
43rd Moldova -6.38% -632.8%
44th Georgia -6.37% -231.2%
45th Ukraine -6.27% -99.8%
46th Egypt, Arab Republic of -6.20% -2.4%
47th United Arab Emirates -6.13% -134.7%
48th Russian Federation -5.89% -229.5%
49th Malaysia -5.88% -72.7%
50th Slovenia -5.87% -307.5%
51st Papua New Guinea -5.48% -300.5%
52nd Libya -5.46% -119.7%
53rd Czechia -5.46% -172.9%
54th Belgium -5.45% -397.5%
55th Cyprus -5.43% -727.4%
56th Saudi Arabia -5.38% -118.1%
57th Austria -5.38% -242.3%
58th Bahrain -5.36% -231.3%
59th Bosnia and Herzegovina -5.34% -39.7%
60th Cabo Verde -5.32% -276.0%
61st Mongolia -5.20% -15.0%
62nd Burundi -5.15% -90.3%
63rd Türkiye -5.14% -141.4%
64th Netherlands -5.06% -8,624.1%
65th Italy -5.06% -95.7%
66th Ghana -5.05% 9.2%
67th Trinidad and Tobago -4.88% -185.6%
68th Guinea -4.87% -1,364.4%
69th Honduras -4.87% -1,722.1%
70th Viet Nam -4.82% -979.2%
71st Hungary -4.76% -25.7%
72nd South Africa -4.67% -856.4%
73rd Australia -4.56% -314.4%
74th Pakistan -4.53% 23.7%
75th Tanzania -4.46% -132.9%
76th Grenada -4.40% -18.4%
77th Mozambique -4.35% -129.0%
78th Chile -4.26% -208.4%
79th Brazil -4.23% -76.8%
80th Burkina Faso -4.16% -14.7%
81st Lesotho -4.16% -151.3%
82nd Cambodia -3.98% -1,029.4%
83rd Mexico -3.94% -477.8%
84th Niger -3.93% -453.5%
85th Djibouti -3.88% -723.3%
86th Canada -3.88% -2,209.2%
87th Sudan -3.80% -873.1%
88th Nigeria -3.78% -193.5%
89th Ecuador -3.71% -753.9%
90th Mali -3.71% -88.2%
91st Senegal -3.66% -3.7%
92nd Mauritania -3.59% -8.2%
93rd Myanmar -3.55% -30.3%
94th Andorra -3.51% -10.0%
95th Estonia -3.43% -17.3%
96th Mauritius -3.32% -26.1%
97th Iran, Islamic Republic of -3.30% 24.7%
98th Serbia -3.30% 22.4%
99th Costa Rica -3.25% -1,886.3%
100th Germany -3.18% -1,107.6%
101st Kenya -3.12% -60.0%
102nd Guatemala -3.12% -98.7%
103rd Malta -3.11% 23.2%
104th Lao PDR -3.10% -66.6%
105th Eswatini -3.00% -289.8%
106th Samoa -2.98% -737.6%
107th Malawi -2.97% -1.5%
108th Dominican Republic -2.90% 15.6%
109th Syrian Arab Republic -2.89% -1.0%
110th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -2.85% -120.5%
111th Fiji -2.76% -277.3%
112th Denmark -2.75% -179.3%
113th Bangladesh -2.68% 20.4%
114th Colombia -2.67% -6,466.7%
115th Aruba -2.63% -279.5%
116th North Macedonia -2.63% -183.2%
117th St. Lucia -2.63% -264.9%
118th Togo -2.63% -344.3%
119th Tunisia -2.59% -317.9%
120th Philippines -2.57% -16,156.3%
121st Guyana -2.50% 9.9%
122nd Finland -2.48% -159.4%
123rd Belize -2.46% -296.6%
124th San Marino -2.46% -1,498.3%
125th Bahamas, The -2.39% -189.8%
126th Madagascar -2.26% -31.2%
127th Benin -2.24% -5,365.9%
128th Nepal -2.24% -668.7%
129th Thailand -2.21% -376.4%
130th Palau -2.14% -25.2%
131st Zambia -2.06% -207.9%
132nd Haiti -2.00% -11.0%
133rd Argentina -1.83% -619.9%
134th New Zealand -1.81% -223.3%
135th Afghanistan -1.76% 54.4%
136th China -1.72% -7,070.8%
137th Gambia, The -1.65% -263.0%
138th Indonesia -1.64% -3,144.4%
139th Morocco -1.63% -360.2%
140th Uganda -1.61% 19.3%
141st Sierra Leone -1.51% 31.9%
142nd Peru -1.48% -159.5%
143rd Liberia -1.40% 48.2%
144th Uruguay -1.39% -6.8%
145th Zimbabwe -1.39% -16.3%
146th Kazakhstan -1.33% -208.2%
147th St. Kitts and Nevis -1.23% 21.8%
148th Côte d'Ivoire -1.00% -377.1%
149th Panama -0.90% -340.3%
150th Nicaragua -0.90% -435.6%
151st Sweden -0.89% -147.5%
152nd Bulgaria -0.86% -131.3%
153rd Vanuatu -0.85% -1,867.4%
154th Bhutan -0.80% 68.8%
155th Central African Republic -0.54% 55.8%
156th Namibia -0.41% -111.6%
157th Dominica -0.31% -144.1%
158th Oman -0.27% -101.8%
159th Luxembourg -0.21% -106.3%
160th Tajikistan -0.20% -110.4%
161st Singapore -0.09% -102.6%
162nd Cameroon -0.04% -102.1%
163rd Korea 0.24% -84.9%
164th Rwanda 0.26% -68.6%
165th Comoros 0.36% 124.6%
166th Nauru 0.37% -
167th Kyrgyz Republic 0.38% -80.4%
168th Switzerland 0.50% -74.3%
169th Paraguay 0.59% -74.3%
170th Congo, Democratic Republic of 0.92% 322.8%
171st Marshall Islands 1.51% -59.0%
172nd Hong Kong SAR, China 1.53% 520.2%
173rd Uzbekistan 1.82% -69.5%
174th Micronesia, Federated States of 1.88% 221.1%
175th Suriname 2.03% -15.3%
176th Solomon Islands 2.35% 21.3%
177th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 2.63% -25.5%
178th Guinea-Bissau 2.68% 464.5%
179th Brunei Darussalam 3.61% -90.0%
180th Congo, Republic of 4.76% -80.1%
181st Seychelles 4.84% -38.6%
182nd Azerbaijan 5.86% -65.9%
183rd Gabon 6.77% -38.4%
184th Tonga 6.85% 220.2%
185th Turkmenistan 7.54% -29.8%
186th Norway 10.20% -45.0%
187th Macao SAR, China 13.37% -23.5%
188th Qatar 14.13% 48.9%
189th Kuwait 31.33% 46.8%

FAQ

What was Equatorial Guinea's budget deficit in 2009?

Equatorial Guinea's budget deficit in 2009 was -6.48%. This ranked 42nd globally.

How did Equatorial Guinea's budget deficit change in 2009?

Equatorial Guinea's budget deficit decreased by 144.3% in 2009 compared to 2008.

Which country had the highest budget deficit in 2009?

Kuwait had the highest budget deficit in 2009 at 31.33%.

What is the budget deficit of Equatorial Guinea in 2009?

The budget deficit of Equatorial Guinea in 2009 was -6.48%. This ranked 42nd globally.

How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Equatorial Guinea's budget deficit?

Equatorial Guinea's budget deficit went from 14.61% in 2008 to -6.48% in 2009, a 144.3% decrease.