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Budget Deficit - Ranking 1997

All countries ranked by budget deficit · IMF WEO
Year

In 1997, Lebanon (-24.55%), Albania (-11.90%), and Brunei Darussalam (-11.79%) ranked highest in budget deficit among all countries. Kuwait ranked lowest at 29.49%.

Budget Deficit by Country - 1997
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Lebanon -24.55% +4.4%
2nd Albania -11.90% -
3rd Brunei Darussalam -11.79% -35.5%
4th Cabo Verde -10.18% +9.2%
5th Qatar -9.40% -7.7%
6th Kyrgyz Republic -9.31% -2.3%
7th India -8.28% -23.4%
8th Mongolia -8.09% -17.6%
9th Moldova -7.47% -0.6%
10th Georgia -6.63% -12.2%
11th Jamaica -6.39% -21.8%
12th Bahrain -6.39% -2,739.3%
13th Greece -6.25% +25.2%
14th Slovak Republic -6.24% +35.9%
15th Ghana -6.14% -9.4%
16th Seychelles -5.91% +39.1%
17th Sri Lanka -5.71% +17.2%
18th Eritrea -5.65% +69.3%
19th Hungary -5.54% -27.0%
20th Ukraine -5.37% -73.7%
21st Romania -5.19% -9.5%
22nd Grenada -4.94% -63.6%
23rd Croatia -4.93% -12.0%
24th Cyprus -4.82% -63.1%
25th Poland -4.59% +4.8%
26th Fiji -4.51% -30.4%
27th Burundi -4.48% +48.0%
28th Pakistan -3.87% +10.8%
29th Spain -3.86% +34.2%
30th France -3.71% +4.8%
31st Cambodia -3.70% +50.8%
32nd Tunisia -3.70% +28.5%
33rd Portugal -3.65% +21.1%
34th Japan -3.53% +27.6%
35th Mexico -3.48% +4.9%
36th Costa Rica -3.39% +21.6%
37th Bolivia, Plurinational State of -3.28% -72.7%
38th Colombia -3.23% -29.3%
39th Czechia -3.14% -5.4%
40th Germany -3.03% +16.8%
41st Italy -2.98% +54.9%
42nd Jordan -2.97% +8.4%
43rd Djibouti -2.86% -61.8%
44th Ecuador -2.83% +17.9%
45th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -2.81% -277.2%
46th Burkina Faso -2.64% -58.6%
47th Chad -2.58% +9.9%
48th Guinea-Bissau -2.56% -173.5%
49th Saudi Arabia -2.51% +22.8%
50th Niger -2.39% -563.1%
51st Austria -2.38% +45.6%
52nd Namibia -2.38% +35.7%
53rd Slovenia -2.37% -105.0%
54th Switzerland -2.33% -15.8%
55th St. Kitts and Nevis -2.33% -2.9%
56th Dominica -2.24% -40.9%
57th Rwanda -2.22% +55.6%
58th Belgium -2.15% +46.3%
59th Libya -2.11% -118.6%
60th Aruba -2.10% +10.3%
61st Uzbekistan -2.05% -30.4%
62nd United Kingdom -2.01% +44.9%
63rd Madagascar -2.00% +49.7%
64th El Salvador -1.97% +27.0%
65th Bangladesh -1.94% +3.7%
66th Bhutan -1.92% -175.0%
67th Argentina -1.84% +34.6%
68th Iran, Islamic Republic of -1.81% -141.7%
69th Mozambique -1.81% +12.7%
70th Belize -1.81% -2.6%
71st Syrian Arab Republic -1.78% +37.0%
72nd Guyana -1.70% -
73rd Thailand -1.68% -161.1%
74th Bahamas, The -1.60% -941.6%
75th Netherlands -1.60% +16.0%
76th Sweden -1.57% +49.5%
77th Central African Republic -1.57% -47.8%
78th Yemen, Republic of -1.50% -63.6%
79th Maldives -1.46% +27.4%
80th Finland -1.33% +60.7%
81st Comoros -1.30% +62.1%
82nd Denmark -1.22% +49.1%
83rd St. Lucia -1.10% -92.1%
84th Congo, Democratic Republic of -1.06% -87.9%
85th Indonesia -1.03% -207.5%
86th Togo -0.98% +69.8%
87th Azerbaijan -0.94% +58.4%
88th Kenya -0.91% -85.1%
89th Uganda -0.83% -
90th Guatemala -0.79% -2,235.1%
91st Lithuania -0.76% +78.8%
92nd Côte d'Ivoire -0.75% -
93rd China -0.73% +1.0%
94th Dominican Republic -0.64% -
95th Sudan -0.59% +77.4%
96th Vanuatu -0.51% +71.5%
97th Australia -0.49% +66.1%
98th North Macedonia -0.35% -
99th Suriname -0.32% -109.4%
100th Angola -0.27% -105.2%
101st Turkmenistan -0.20% -
102nd Tanzania -0.03% -101.7%
103rd Iceland 0.04% +102.5%
104th Canada 0.04% +101.3%
105th Guinea 0.07% +103.0%
106th Honduras 0.08% -37.0%
107th Trinidad and Tobago 0.11% +124.8%
108th Lesotho 0.27% -87.4%
109th Philippines 0.37% -31.7%
110th Haiti 0.37% -
111th Benin 0.64% +532.4%
112th Papua New Guinea 0.67% -67.3%
113th Senegal 0.98% +6.3%
114th Nigeria 1.14% -66.3%
115th New Zealand 1.24% -52.0%
116th Panama 1.25% -49.8%
117th Ireland 1.37% +797.0%
118th Gabon 1.41% -33.5%
119th Morocco 1.50% +72.7%
120th Samoa 1.92% +58.4%
121st Chile 2.04% -1.5%
122nd Eswatini 2.06% +313.0%
123rd Solomon Islands 2.14% -42.8%
124th Algeria 2.19% -18.8%
125th Korea 2.32% +0.7%
126th Micronesia, Federated States of 2.62% +12.2%
127th Luxembourg 2.66% +12.1%
128th Estonia 2.98% +420.0%
129th Paraguay 3.01% +23.6%
130th Equatorial Guinea 3.21% +150.6%
131st Congo, Republic of 3.67% -60.1%
132nd Oman 4.77% +115.2%
133rd Malaysia 4.84% +48.0%
134th Barbados 5.44% +47.1%
135th Singapore 5.66% +185.6%
136th Kiribati 5.92% +129.2%
137th Hong Kong SAR, China 6.32% +212.8%
138th United Arab Emirates 6.71% +631.8%
139th Norway 7.35% +22.4%
140th Marshall Islands 7.91% -
141st Kuwait 29.49% +21.5%

FAQ

Which country has the highest budget deficit in 1997?

Lebanon has the highest budget deficit in 1997 at -24.55%.

Which country has the lowest budget deficit in 1997?

Kuwait has the lowest budget deficit in 1997 at 29.49%.

How many countries are ranked by budget deficit?

141 countries have budget deficit data for 1997.

What are the top 3 countries by budget deficit?

1. Lebanon (-24.55%), 2. Albania (-11.90%), 3. Brunei Darussalam (-11.79%).