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Budget Deficit - Ranking 1987

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In 1987, Equatorial Guinea (-157.96%), Solomon Islands (-25.81%), and St. Kitts and Nevis (-15.23%) ranked highest in budget deficit among all countries. Kuwait ranked lowest at 23.47%.

Budget Deficit by Country - 1987
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Equatorial Guinea -157.96% -62.3%
2nd Solomon Islands -25.81% -136.5%
3rd St. Kitts and Nevis -15.23% -257.0%
4th Mongolia -13.68% -6.7%
5th Jordan -13.40% -460.4%
6th Portugal -8.48% +17.4%
7th Belgium -8.14% +20.9%
8th Greece -8.09% +6.1%
9th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -7.70% -185.2%
10th Mozambique -7.24% +40.2%
11th Canada -5.75% +21.5%
12th Burkina Faso -5.27% -3.3%
13th Netherlands -5.27% -24.4%
14th Bangladesh -4.40% +5.0%
15th New Zealand -3.43% +35.7%
16th Spain -3.28% +44.7%
17th Comoros -3.11% +35.6%
18th Lesotho -2.85% -426.6%
19th Kenya -2.27% +23.9%
20th Madagascar -2.12% +5.2%
21st France -2.03% +37.3%
22nd United Kingdom -1.67% +28.4%
23rd Ghana -0.93% +26.6%
24th Iceland -0.79% +80.0%
25th China -0.70% -102.6%
26th Colombia -0.60% +69.1%
27th Bhutan -0.56% +83.7%
28th Japan -0.36% +73.6%
29th Papua New Guinea 0.31% +112.9%
30th St. Lucia 0.56% +134.9%
31st Finland 0.72% -78.5%
32nd Switzerland 1.10% +0.4%
33rd St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.10% -52.5%
34th Denmark 1.43% +7.8%
35th Eswatini 2.03% +184.2%
36th Paraguay 2.68% -12.9%
37th Seychelles 2.77% +127.6%
38th Hong Kong SAR, China 3.04% +73.4%
39th Brunei Darussalam 3.41% -47.5%
40th Sweden 3.64% +32,945.5%
41st Norway 4.23% -23.4%
42nd Kuwait 23.47% -38.4%

FAQ

Which country has the highest budget deficit in 1987?

Equatorial Guinea has the highest budget deficit in 1987 at -157.96%.

Which country has the lowest budget deficit in 1987?

Kuwait has the lowest budget deficit in 1987 at 23.47%.

How many countries are ranked by budget deficit?

42 countries have budget deficit data for 1987.

What are the top 3 countries by budget deficit?

1. Equatorial Guinea (-157.96%), 2. Solomon Islands (-25.81%), 3. St. Kitts and Nevis (-15.23%).