Ghana - Budget Deficit 2005
-1.87%
+0.15% from 2004
Ghana's budget deficit was -1.87% in 2005, increased +0.15% from -2.02% in 2004. This was the 78th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2005▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eritrea | -30.97% | -304.8% |
| 2nd | Marshall Islands | -22.28% | -1,294.4% |
| 3rd | Tuvalu | -12.78% | -255.5% |
| 4th | Burundi | -10.56% | 29.0% |
| 5th | Timor-Leste | -10.50% | -40.4% |
| 6th | Kiribati | -9.96% | 48.1% |
| 7th | Lebanon | -8.57% | 12.8% |
| 8th | Maldives | -7.81% | -245.9% |
| 9th | Hungary | -7.79% | -18.0% |
| 10th | India | -7.49% | 18.7% |
| 11th | Bhutan | -6.96% | -486.8% |
| 12th | Belarus | -6.71% | 5.1% |
| 13th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -6.69% | -16.1% |
| 14th | Guyana | -6.54% | -127.1% |
| 15th | Greece | -6.33% | 30.1% |
| 16th | Portugal | -6.11% | -2.0% |
| 17th | St. Lucia | -6.01% | -132.3% |
| 18th | Sri Lanka | -5.93% | 6.2% |
| 19th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -5.63% | 63.8% |
| 20th | Morocco | -5.46% | -64.7% |
| 21st | Jordan | -5.36% | -392.1% |
| 22nd | Guinea-Bissau | -4.96% | 16.2% |
| 23rd | Burkina Faso | -4.89% | -16.6% |
| 24th | Cabo Verde | -4.69% | -57.5% |
| 25th | Japan | -4.44% | 16.5% |
| 26th | Syrian Arab Republic | -4.41% | -5.4% |
| 27th | Central African Republic | -4.37% | -151.3% |
| 28th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.30% | -58.8% |
| 29th | Antigua and Barbuda | -4.29% | -10.1% |
| 30th | Mauritius | -4.20% | 0.5% |
| 31st | Italy | -4.10% | -18.4% |
| 32nd | Poland | -3.93% | 21.5% |
| 33rd | Kyrgyz Republic | -3.79% | 22.5% |
| 34th | Belize | -3.70% | 18.1% |
| 35th | Uzbekistan | -3.52% | 5.9% |
| 36th | France | -3.51% | 1.4% |
| 37th | Myanmar | -3.49% | 24.5% |
| 38th | El Salvador | -3.47% | -25.8% |
| 39th | Zimbabwe | -3.46% | - |
| 40th | Albania | -3.46% | 33.0% |
| 41st | St. Kitts and Nevis | -3.45% | 47.7% |
| 42nd | Suriname | -3.39% | -182.1% |
| 43rd | Germany | -3.37% | 1.5% |
| 44th | Brazil | -3.36% | -13.8% |
| 45th | Gambia, The | -3.33% | -88.7% |
| 46th | Tanzania | -3.28% | -34.6% |
| 47th | Croatia | -3.24% | 46.8% |
| 48th | Jamaica | -3.22% | 29.3% |
| 49th | Mauritania | -3.16% | -3.3% |
| 50th | United Kingdom | -3.15% | 0.4% |
| 51st | United States | -3.08% | 27.5% |
| 52nd | Czechia | -3.06% | -27.3% |
| 53rd | Aruba | -2.96% | 65.3% |
| 54th | Barbados | -2.94% | -2.0% |
| 55th | Slovak Republic | -2.86% | -21.1% |
| 56th | Malaysia | -2.83% | 15.5% |
| 57th | Malta | -2.83% | 33.9% |
| 58th | Tajikistan | -2.83% | -22.0% |
| 59th | Mali | -2.76% | -17.1% |
| 60th | Israel | -2.74% | 19.4% |
| 61st | Belgium | -2.72% | -1,036.0% |
| 62nd | Tunisia | -2.59% | -23.3% |
| 63rd | Austria | -2.59% | 47.6% |
| 64th | Lao PDR | -2.54% | -40.4% |
| 65th | Madagascar | -2.48% | 41.5% |
| 66th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -2.44% | 0.3% |
| 67th | Bangladesh | -2.40% | -8.6% |
| 68th | Zambia | -2.37% | 5.4% |
| 69th | Pakistan | -2.29% | -77.1% |
| 70th | Ukraine | -2.28% | 48.4% |
| 71st | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -2.25% | 59.5% |
| 72nd | Cyprus | -2.22% | 40.1% |
| 73rd | Panama | -2.21% | 48.9% |
| 74th | Costa Rica | -2.09% | 38.8% |
| 75th | Mozambique | -2.06% | 35.0% |
| 76th | Armenia | -1.98% | - |
| 77th | Sudan | -1.88% | -1,302.6% |
| 78th | Ghana | -1.87% | 7.4% |
| 79th | Yemen, Republic of | -1.82% | 15.3% |
| 80th | Guatemala | -1.67% | -59.4% |
| 81st | Togo | -1.67% | -373.1% |
| 82nd | Eswatini | -1.66% | 58.2% |
| 83rd | Malawi | -1.63% | 37.7% |
| 84th | Philippines | -1.63% | 42.1% |
| 85th | Niger | -1.53% | 44.7% |
| 86th | Benin | -1.52% | -116.0% |
| 87th | Mexico | -1.43% | -6.5% |
| 88th | Montenegro | -1.42% | 42.3% |
| 89th | Comoros | -1.41% | -44.3% |
| 90th | China | -1.38% | 7.3% |
| 91st | Slovenia | -1.38% | 30.4% |
| 92nd | Fiji | -1.18% | -20.1% |
| 93rd | Djibouti | -1.18% | 67.9% |
| 94th | Sierra Leone | -1.17% | 19.8% |
| 95th | Bahamas, The | -1.16% | 40.7% |
| 96th | Latvia | -1.06% | -2.7% |
| 97th | Guinea | -1.06% | 72.6% |
| 98th | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.03% | 1.3% |
| 99th | Viet Nam | -0.95% | -536.0% |
| 100th | Afghanistan | -0.92% | 61.7% |
| 101st | Haiti | -0.83% | 38.3% |
| 102nd | Türkiye | -0.75% | 81.8% |
| 103rd | Dominican Republic | -0.71% | 80.2% |
| 104th | Romania | -0.69% | 79.7% |
| 105th | Switzerland | -0.65% | 53.6% |
| 106th | Netherlands | -0.52% | 71.8% |
| 107th | Liberia | -0.51% | 9.0% |
| 108th | Peru | -0.44% | 57.8% |
| 109th | Lithuania | -0.34% | 75.2% |
| 110th | Cambodia | -0.34% | 89.4% |
| 111th | Namibia | -0.31% | 88.4% |
| 112th | Uruguay | -0.28% | 68.2% |
| 113th | Senegal | -0.26% | -242.9% |
| 114th | Luxembourg | -0.21% | 84.8% |
| 115th | Kenya | -0.19% | -138.4% |
| 116th | Uganda | -0.17% | -149.6% |
| 117th | South Africa | -0.10% | 90.2% |
| 118th | Andorra | -0.08% | -104.4% |
| 119th | Chad | -0.05% | 97.1% |
| 120th | Honduras | -0.03% | 98.7% |
| 121st | Colombia | -0.02% | 98.4% |
| 122nd | North Macedonia | 0.21% | -43.0% |
| 123rd | Samoa | 0.23% | 131.1% |
| 124th | Nepal | 0.25% | 270.1% |
| 125th | Seychelles | 0.42% | -3.4% |
| 126th | Indonesia | 0.46% | 277.7% |
| 127th | Ecuador | 0.66% | -66.0% |
| 128th | Paraguay | 0.74% | -44.7% |
| 129th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.74% | 502.2% |
| 130th | Turkmenistan | 0.87% | -41.4% |
| 131st | Grenada | 0.90% | 256.7% |
| 132nd | Dominica | 0.95% | 240.7% |
| 133rd | Korea | 0.96% | 1,010.5% |
| 134th | Hong Kong SAR, China | 0.97% | 419.4% |
| 135th | Serbia | 1.02% | 1,573.8% |
| 136th | Estonia | 1.07% | -53.4% |
| 137th | Rwanda | 1.12% | -50.6% |
| 138th | Spain | 1.23% | 1,395.8% |
| 139th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 1.30% | 878.4% |
| 140th | Palau | 1.38% | 128.7% |
| 141st | Moldova | 1.44% | 143.0% |
| 142nd | Canada | 1.55% | 102.2% |
| 143rd | Ireland | 1.57% | 21.0% |
| 144th | Australia | 1.71% | 29.0% |
| 145th | Nicaragua | 1.72% | 1.2% |
| 146th | Vanuatu | 1.86% | 132.1% |
| 147th | Sweden | 2.08% | 1,154.2% |
| 148th | Georgia | 2.15% | -40.3% |
| 149th | Thailand | 2.17% | 96.5% |
| 150th | Bulgaria | 2.19% | 37.3% |
| 151st | Mongolia | 2.44% | 250.5% |
| 152nd | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.47% | 28.9% |
| 153rd | Singapore | 2.56% | 24.1% |
| 154th | Finland | 2.59% | 20.0% |
| 155th | Azerbaijan | 2.74% | 53.9% |
| 156th | Bahrain | 2.80% | 1,079.7% |
| 157th | Papua New Guinea | 2.85% | 40.7% |
| 158th | Cameroon | 3.03% | 764.3% |
| 159th | Argentina | 3.34% | -15.8% |
| 160th | Nigeria | 3.49% | -10.6% |
| 161st | San Marino | 3.58% | 46.5% |
| 162nd | Iraq | 4.07% | 111.5% |
| 163rd | Tonga | 4.23% | -0.1% |
| 164th | Lesotho | 4.46% | -26.4% |
| 165th | Chile | 4.57% | 122.7% |
| 166th | Iceland | 4.92% | 1,632.7% |
| 167th | New Zealand | 5.13% | 14.2% |
| 168th | Denmark | 5.20% | 132.8% |
| 169th | Kazakhstan | 6.08% | 84.9% |
| 170th | Angola | 6.40% | 520.5% |
| 171st | Russian Federation | 7.60% | 66.1% |
| 172nd | Gabon | 7.98% | 14.1% |
| 173rd | Macao SAR, China | 8.32% | 6.6% |
| 174th | Qatar | 9.80% | -44.6% |
| 175th | Botswana | 10.33% | 667.1% |
| 176th | Oman | 11.21% | 106.4% |
| 177th | Algeria | 11.43% | 79.6% |
| 178th | Solomon Islands | 13.39% | -21.4% |
| 179th | Congo, Republic of | 13.40% | 303.0% |
| 180th | Norway | 14.72% | 35.9% |
| 181st | United Arab Emirates | 15.99% | 149.8% |
| 182nd | Brunei Darussalam | 16.01% | 86.9% |
| 183rd | Saudi Arabia | 17.99% | 85.1% |
| 184th | Equatorial Guinea | 18.55% | 101.2% |
| 185th | São Tomé and Principe | 26.81% | 206.8% |
| 186th | Libya | 30.38% | 168.6% |
| 187th | Kuwait | 38.94% | 19.8% |
FAQ
What was Ghana's budget deficit in 2005?▾
Ghana's budget deficit in 2005 was -1.87%. This ranked 78th globally.
How did Ghana's budget deficit change in 2005?▾
Ghana's budget deficit increased by 7.4% in 2005 compared to 2004.
Which country had the highest budget deficit in 2005?▾
Kuwait had the highest budget deficit in 2005 at 38.94%.
What is the budget deficit of Ghana in 2005?▾
The budget deficit of Ghana in 2005 was -1.87%. This ranked 78th globally.
How does 2005 compare to 2004 for Ghana's budget deficit?▾
Ghana's budget deficit went from -2.02% in 2004 to -1.87% in 2005, a 7.4% increase.
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