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Budget Deficit - Ranking 1991

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In 1991, Equatorial Guinea (-236.04%), Kuwait (-144.98%), and Sudan (-26.48%) ranked highest in budget deficit among all countries. Lesotho ranked lowest at 9.74%.

Budget Deficit by Country - 1991
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Equatorial Guinea -236.04% -47.4%
2nd Kuwait -144.98% -190.2%
3rd Sudan -26.48% -63.4%
4th Lebanon -19.50% +35.4%
5th Congo, Republic of -11.20% -172.8%
6th Italy -11.08% +0.5%
7th Maldives -10.22% +19.9%
8th Jordan -10.15% -36.2%
9th Suriname -9.80% -222.0%
10th Greece -9.63% +27.5%
11th Canada -8.36% -41.4%
12th Central African Republic -8.00% -21.2%
13th Sri Lanka -7.97% -24.8%
14th Portugal -7.93% -16.2%
15th India -7.90% +2.1%
16th Belgium -7.67% -9.7%
17th Syrian Arab Republic -6.57% -67.4%
18th Kenya -6.56% -100.0%
19th Mongolia -6.37% +32.0%
20th New Zealand -6.14% -124.6%
21st Yemen, Republic of -5.76% +43.9%
22nd Tunisia -5.25% -
23rd Spain -4.58% -17.4%
24th Madagascar -4.40% -790.3%
25th Grenada -4.34% +44.3%
26th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -4.20% +4.5%
27th Antigua and Barbuda -3.91% -3,278.9%
28th Togo -3.52% -113.8%
29th Bahrain -3.47% +48.9%
30th Saudi Arabia -3.28% -
31st Guinea -3.25% +13.5%
32nd Germany -3.21% -
33rd Denmark -3.15% -77.2%
34th Benin -3.08% +5.1%
35th Dominica -2.99% +35.9%
36th Austria -2.96% -14.6%
37th France -2.89% -17.6%
38th Vanuatu -2.81% -
39th Australia -2.79% -1,101.7%
40th Burkina Faso -2.77% +63.2%
41st United Kingdom -2.77% -80.2%
42nd Qatar -2.57% -179.6%
43rd Costa Rica -2.41% +45.3%
44th El Salvador -2.31% -276.0%
45th Bahamas, The -2.27% +14.2%
46th Comoros -2.26% -119.2%
47th Honduras -2.16% -0.2%
48th Netherlands -2.05% +49.6%
49th Gabon -2.03% +47.0%
50th Mozambique -2.01% +54.6%
51st Switzerland -1.85% -3,915.2%
52nd Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.64% +4.9%
53rd Namibia -1.59% -247.6%
54th Ghana -1.47% +23.6%
55th Nigeria -1.18% -147.6%
56th Brunei Darussalam -1.06% +34.7%
57th China -1.04% -44.6%
58th Morocco -0.90% +32.3%
59th Djibouti -0.86% +73.5%
60th Iceland -0.66% +79.2%
61st Papua New Guinea -0.62% +69.4%
62nd St. Vincent and the Grenadines -0.49% -128.1%
63rd Bhutan -0.48% +93.3%
64th St. Lucia -0.42% -245.5%
65th Philippines -0.26% +82.8%
66th Trinidad and Tobago -0.21% +83.8%
67th Norway -0.12% -106.1%
68th Oman 0.12% -97.6%
69th Solomon Islands 0.14% -76.4%
70th Sweden 0.28% -92.3%
71st Finland 0.30% -95.5%
72nd Colombia 0.35% +186.2%
73rd Bangladesh 0.44% +388.9%
74th Tanzania 0.61% -
75th Singapore 0.68% -65.3%
76th St. Kitts and Nevis 0.92% +48.2%
77th Mexico 1.49% +148.0%
78th Algeria 1.53% -54.5%
79th Chile 1.54% -31.5%
80th Malaysia 1.60% +975.2%
81st Guinea-Bissau 1.61% -
82nd Japan 1.68% -14.5%
83rd Hong Kong SAR, China 3.13% +387.1%
84th Jamaica 3.14% +52.5%
85th Seychelles 3.15% -73.5%
86th Romania 3.23% +214.5%
87th Eswatini 3.28% -40.0%
88th Paraguay 3.41% -54.9%
89th Kiribati 3.87% +183.9%
90th United Arab Emirates 3.89% -
91st Burundi 4.14% -49.1%
92nd Libya 8.41% +150.8%
93rd Lesotho 9.74% +11.0%

FAQ

Which country has the highest budget deficit in 1991?

Equatorial Guinea has the highest budget deficit in 1991 at -236.04%.

Which country has the lowest budget deficit in 1991?

Lesotho has the lowest budget deficit in 1991 at 9.74%.

How many countries are ranked by budget deficit?

93 countries have budget deficit data for 1991.

What are the top 3 countries by budget deficit?

1. Equatorial Guinea (-236.04%), 2. Kuwait (-144.98%), 3. Sudan (-26.48%).