Budget Deficit - Ranking 2000
Year
In 2000, Eritrea (-25.41%), Lebanon (-23.95%), and Cabo Verde (-15.53%) ranked highest in budget deficit among all countries. Kuwait ranked lowest at 52.51%.
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eritrea | -25.41% | +57.5% |
| 2nd | Lebanon | -23.95% | -43.2% |
| 3rd | Cabo Verde | -15.53% | -42.9% |
| 4th | Seychelles | -14.74% | -43.6% |
| 5th | Palau | -13.43% | - |
| 6th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -13.33% | -19.9% |
| 7th | Slovak Republic | -12.69% | -75.0% |
| 8th | Kyrgyz Republic | -10.70% | +20.9% |
| 9th | Croatia | -9.20% | +17.2% |
| 10th | Dominica | -8.66% | +5.6% |
| 11th | India | -8.41% | +3.4% |
| 12th | Türkiye | -8.36% | - |
| 13th | Sri Lanka | -7.78% | -39.3% |
| 14th | Albania | -7.77% | +12.1% |
| 15th | Suriname | -7.76% | -57.7% |
| 16th | Japan | -7.28% | -7.9% |
| 17th | Belize | -6.68% | -2.6% |
| 18th | Vanuatu | -6.28% | -1,037.0% |
| 19th | Malaysia | -6.05% | -101.6% |
| 20th | Myanmar | -6.03% | -35.1% |
| 21st | Malta | -5.83% | - |
| 22nd | Mongolia | -5.82% | +41.2% |
| 23rd | Burundi | -5.66% | -6.3% |
| 24th | Cambodia | -4.76% | -25.6% |
| 25th | Chad | -4.68% | -15.0% |
| 26th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -4.63% | -66.2% |
| 27th | Tajikistan | -4.51% | -12.0% |
| 28th | Antigua and Barbuda | -4.50% | -46.4% |
| 29th | Greece | -4.22% | +30.0% |
| 30th | Mauritius | -4.19% | - |
| 31st | Jordan | -4.00% | -48.3% |
| 32nd | Romania | -3.99% | -11.4% |
| 33rd | Poland | -3.98% | -73.8% |
| 34th | Ghana | -3.98% | +29.5% |
| 35th | Djibouti | -3.97% | +23.5% |
| 36th | Maldives | -3.89% | -28.6% |
| 37th | Slovenia | -3.77% | -24.0% |
| 38th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | -3.73% | +2.8% |
| 39th | Benin | -3.69% | -289.9% |
| 40th | Costa Rica | -3.68% | -27.9% |
| 41st | Uzbekistan | -3.66% | -25.8% |
| 42nd | Lao PDR | -3.58% | - |
| 43rd | Czechia | -3.55% | -15.2% |
| 44th | Moldova | -3.55% | -34.4% |
| 45th | Micronesia, Federated States of | -3.49% | +32.7% |
| 46th | El Salvador | -3.45% | -11.8% |
| 47th | Togo | -3.45% | -96.2% |
| 48th | Argentina | -3.42% | +7.8% |
| 49th | Bhutan | -3.39% | -164.7% |
| 50th | Portugal | -3.35% | -12.3% |
| 51st | Philippines | -3.27% | -43.1% |
| 52nd | Tunisia | -3.22% | -5.3% |
| 53rd | Pakistan | -3.21% | -4.7% |
| 54th | Ukraine | -3.19% | -164.3% |
| 55th | Lithuania | -3.18% | +59.3% |
| 56th | Hungary | -3.04% | +42.3% |
| 57th | Burkina Faso | -3.03% | +7.9% |
| 58th | Colombia | -2.94% | +45.3% |
| 59th | Solomon Islands | -2.93% | -809.6% |
| 60th | Niger | -2.83% | +33.8% |
| 61st | China | -2.81% | -22.4% |
| 62nd | Guinea-Bissau | -2.80% | +31.1% |
| 63rd | Uruguay | -2.76% | +0.1% |
| 64th | Mexico | -2.69% | +40.2% |
| 65th | Equatorial Guinea | -2.67% | -1,296.3% |
| 66th | Mali | -2.64% | - |
| 67th | Latvia | -2.57% | +27.6% |
| 68th | Bangladesh | -2.50% | -84.9% |
| 69th | Guinea | -2.42% | -86.4% |
| 70th | Italy | -2.42% | -36.3% |
| 71st | Madagascar | -2.35% | +2.8% |
| 72nd | Guyana | -2.27% | -384.6% |
| 73rd | Cyprus | -2.24% | +44.7% |
| 74th | Peru | -2.12% | - |
| 75th | Austria | -2.08% | +21.0% |
| 76th | Grenada | -2.07% | -21.8% |
| 77th | Central African Republic | -2.01% | -304.8% |
| 78th | Morocco | -1.97% | -161.5% |
| 79th | Sierra Leone | -1.94% | - |
| 80th | Georgia | -1.92% | +59.2% |
| 81st | Guatemala | -1.88% | +36.6% |
| 82nd | Indonesia | -1.87% | -95.0% |
| 83rd | Congo, Democratic Republic of | -1.85% | -37.5% |
| 84th | Thailand | -1.79% | +80.1% |
| 85th | Germany | -1.71% | +8.1% |
| 86th | Viet Nam | -1.61% | -28.8% |
| 87th | Nepal | -1.48% | - |
| 88th | South Africa | -1.38% | - |
| 89th | Syrian Arab Republic | -1.36% | +7.7% |
| 90th | Haiti | -1.36% | +12.1% |
| 91st | Fiji | -1.33% | -214.0% |
| 92nd | France | -1.32% | +14.8% |
| 93rd | Mozambique | -1.26% | -301.3% |
| 94th | Eswatini | -1.19% | +3.2% |
| 95th | St. Lucia | -1.17% | -172.6% |
| 96th | Spain | -1.16% | +6.4% |
| 97th | Comoros | -1.14% | -149.6% |
| 98th | Lesotho | -0.95% | +93.8% |
| 99th | Dominican Republic | -0.86% | -9.0% |
| 100th | Côte d'Ivoire | -0.83% | +34.5% |
| 101st | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -0.82% | +58.1% |
| 102nd | Israel | -0.80% | - |
| 103rd | Namibia | -0.79% | +58.1% |
| 104th | Jamaica | -0.78% | +77.1% |
| 105th | Tanzania | -0.73% | +35.9% |
| 106th | Sudan | -0.70% | +12.8% |
| 107th | Chile | -0.69% | +65.7% |
| 108th | Uganda | -0.62% | +49.6% |
| 109th | Samoa | -0.62% | -324.8% |
| 110th | Bulgaria | -0.61% | -500.7% |
| 111th | Hong Kong SAR, China | -0.59% | -177.0% |
| 112th | Turkmenistan | -0.55% | -122.3% |
| 113th | Paraguay | -0.55% | -120.5% |
| 114th | Ecuador | -0.32% | +93.4% |
| 115th | Rwanda | -0.22% | +95.1% |
| 116th | Serbia | -0.15% | - |
| 117th | Estonia | -0.11% | +96.7% |
| 118th | Gambia, The | -0.09% | - |
| 119th | Liberia | -0.08% | - |
| 120th | Belgium | -0.08% | +87.7% |
| 121st | Kiribati | -0.03% | +98.4% |
| 122nd | Bahamas, The | 0.09% | -94.8% |
| 123rd | Azerbaijan | 0.15% | +114.0% |
| 124th | New Zealand | 0.17% | +115.2% |
| 125th | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.18% | +119.4% |
| 126th | Switzerland | 0.28% | +117.9% |
| 127th | Papua New Guinea | 0.30% | +115.7% |
| 128th | Kenya | 0.38% | -54.8% |
| 129th | Aruba | 0.65% | +650.0% |
| 130th | Senegal | 0.78% | +227.2% |
| 131st | Congo, Republic of | 1.05% | +122.1% |
| 132nd | Netherlands | 1.14% | +301.4% |
| 133rd | Zambia | 1.16% | - |
| 134th | Australia | 1.25% | +87.7% |
| 135th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 1.32% | -38.2% |
| 136th | Tonga | 1.35% | -12.9% |
| 137th | United Kingdom | 1.40% | +83.6% |
| 138th | Iceland | 1.43% | +9.8% |
| 139th | Honduras | 1.51% | +9.2% |
| 140th | Cameroon | 1.55% | - |
| 141st | Denmark | 1.79% | +68.4% |
| 142nd | Angola | 2.02% | +121.5% |
| 143rd | Panama | 2.05% | +416.0% |
| 144th | Nicaragua | 2.15% | - |
| 145th | North Macedonia | 2.38% | +8,696.3% |
| 146th | Canada | 2.64% | +59.4% |
| 147th | Nigeria | 2.89% | +307.5% |
| 148th | Russian Federation | 3.11% | +186.6% |
| 149th | Sweden | 3.11% | +419.7% |
| 150th | Saudi Arabia | 3.18% | +153.1% |
| 151st | Korea | 3.91% | +241.0% |
| 152nd | Singapore | 4.59% | -11.7% |
| 153rd | Qatar | 4.62% | +206.2% |
| 154th | Ireland | 4.86% | +37.3% |
| 155th | Barbados | 4.94% | -7.6% |
| 156th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 5.42% | +1,164.6% |
| 157th | Luxembourg | 5.55% | +71.2% |
| 158th | Yemen, Republic of | 6.09% | +10,045.0% |
| 159th | Finland | 6.73% | +321.6% |
| 160th | Brunei Darussalam | 6.86% | +137.6% |
| 161st | Bahrain | 7.33% | +251.1% |
| 162nd | Marshall Islands | 7.84% | -13.0% |
| 163rd | Botswana | 8.73% | +46.7% |
| 164th | Algeria | 8.91% | +586.8% |
| 165th | United Arab Emirates | 10.66% | +716.2% |
| 166th | Gabon | 11.13% | +899.3% |
| 167th | Oman | 12.16% | +3,913.2% |
| 168th | Libya | 13.64% | +139.6% |
| 169th | Norway | 15.05% | +163.3% |
| 170th | São Tomé and Principe | 51.52% | - |
| 171st | Kuwait | 52.51% | +86.5% |
FAQ
Which country has the highest budget deficit in 2000?▾
Eritrea has the highest budget deficit in 2000 at -25.41%.
Which country has the lowest budget deficit in 2000?▾
Kuwait has the lowest budget deficit in 2000 at 52.51%.
How many countries are ranked by budget deficit?▾
171 countries have budget deficit data for 2000.
What are the top 3 countries by budget deficit?▾
1. Eritrea (-25.41%), 2. Lebanon (-23.95%), 3. Cabo Verde (-15.53%).