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Budget Deficit - Ranking 2006

All countries ranked by budget deficit · IMF WEO
Year

In 2006, Tuvalu (-36.82%), Eritrea (-15.48%), and Kiribati (-12.27%) ranked highest in budget deficit among all countries. Timor-Leste ranked lowest at 41.03%.

Budget Deficit by Country - 2006
RankCountryValueYoY %
1st Tuvalu -36.82% -188.1%
2nd Eritrea -15.48% +50.0%
3rd Kiribati -12.27% -23.2%
4th Lebanon -10.57% -23.3%
5th Burundi -9.92% +6.0%
6th Hungary -9.27% -19.0%
7th Belarus -7.71% -14.9%
8th Egypt, Arab Republic of -7.36% -10.0%
9th Antigua and Barbuda -6.63% -54.3%
10th India -6.38% +14.9%
11th Guyana -6.16% +5.8%
12th Greece -6.05% +4.5%
13th Sri Lanka -5.91% +0.3%
14th Madagascar -5.71% -130.7%
15th Micronesia, Federated States of -5.45% +3.3%
16th Grenada -5.23% -680.2%
17th St. Lucia -5.01% +16.6%
18th Iran, Islamic Republic of -4.91% -101.4%
19th Brazil -4.87% -44.7%
20th Jamaica -4.74% -47.2%
21st Guinea-Bissau -4.57% +7.8%
22nd Maldives -4.52% +42.1%
23rd Cabo Verde -4.32% +8.0%
24th Portugal -4.07% +33.3%
25th Mauritius -3.86% +8.0%
26th Jordan -3.82% +28.7%
27th Senegal -3.67% -1,293.5%
28th Italy -3.61% +12.1%
29th Slovak Republic -3.57% -25.0%
30th Poland -3.53% +10.2%
31st Myanmar -3.42% +1.8%
32nd El Salvador -3.42% +1.6%
33rd Tanzania -3.38% -3.3%
34th Barbados -3.31% -12.4%
35th Albania -3.26% +5.6%
36th Gambia, The -3.19% +4.1%
37th St. Vincent and the Grenadines -3.12% +27.4%
38th Ghana -3.11% -65.8%
39th Mozambique -3.03% -47.4%
40th Japan -3.03% +31.7%
41st Pakistan -2.79% -21.8%
42nd United Kingdom -2.76% +12.4%
43rd France -2.66% +24.2%
44th Austria -2.61% -0.8%
45th Malaysia -2.60% +8.2%
46th Aruba -2.54% +14.1%
47th Seychelles -2.54% -701.4%
48th Malta -2.46% +13.0%
49th Tunisia -2.33% +9.8%
50th Belize -2.27% +38.7%
51st Czechia -2.19% +28.6%
52nd Bangladesh -2.15% +10.4%
53rd Guinea -2.13% -101.8%
54th Kyrgyz Republic -2.10% +44.7%
55th United States -2.04% +33.8%
56th Croatia -2.01% +38.0%
57th Armenia -1.95% +1.3%
58th Togo -1.95% -16.7%
59th Guatemala -1.88% -12.5%
60th Morocco -1.80% +67.0%
61st Germany -1.76% +47.9%
62nd Dominican Republic -1.69% -136.3%
63rd Comoros -1.51% -6.6%
64th Lao PDR -1.48% +41.7%
65th Andorra -1.44% -1,672.8%
66th Zimbabwe -1.40% +59.6%
67th St. Kitts and Nevis -1.37% +60.3%
68th Ukraine -1.37% +40.1%
69th Romania -1.36% -97.1%
70th Honduras -1.36% -4,006.1%
71st Sudan -1.32% +29.5%
72nd Slovenia -1.26% +8.8%
73rd Mexico -1.23% +14.5%
74th China -1.13% +18.4%
75th Syrian Arab Republic -1.12% +74.6%
76th Costa Rica -1.04% +50.1%
77th Cyprus -1.04% +53.2%
78th Côte d'Ivoire -1.03% -0.9%
79th Colombia -0.99% -4,628.6%
80th Israel -0.95% +65.4%
81st Sierra Leone -0.93% +20.3%
82nd Haiti -0.91% -9.7%
83rd Serbia -0.91% -188.6%
84th Fiji -0.76% +35.8%
85th Uruguay -0.64% -133.0%
86th Uganda -0.64% -274.7%
87th North Macedonia -0.51% -338.5%
88th Latvia -0.48% +54.8%
89th Samoa -0.44% -292.2%
90th Bahamas, The -0.44% +62.0%
91st Kenya -0.43% -123.8%
92nd Moldova -0.42% -129.1%
93rd Lithuania -0.27% +20.9%
94th Türkiye -0.22% +70.9%
95th Cambodia -0.15% +56.1%
96th Benin -0.15% +90.3%
97th Bhutan -0.07% +99.0%
98th Malawi -0.05% +97.1%
99th Philippines -0.05% +97.2%
100th Rwanda -0.03% -102.6%
101st Netherlands 0.04% +108.0%
102nd Palau 0.14% -89.7%
103rd Viet Nam 0.20% +121.1%
104th Marshall Islands 0.24% +101.1%
105th Nepal 0.24% -4.1%
106th Belgium 0.24% +108.8%
107th Djibouti 0.26% +122.2%
108th Indonesia 0.45% -2.4%
109th Vanuatu 0.49% -73.8%
110th Panama 0.51% +123.2%
111th Suriname 0.59% +117.5%
112th Azerbaijan 0.66% -75.8%
113th Afghanistan 0.68% +174.6%
114th South Africa 0.81% +897.1%
115th Switzerland 0.85% +231.0%
116th Paraguay 0.91% +23.4%
117th Korea 1.19% +24.1%
118th Yemen, Republic of 1.19% +165.1%
119th Tonga 1.34% -68.3%
120th Nicaragua 1.36% -20.6%
121st San Marino 1.51% -57.9%
122nd Trinidad and Tobago 1.61% -34.7%
123rd Argentina 1.65% -50.6%
124th Chad 1.70% +3,313.2%
125th Australia 1.77% +3.7%
126th Canada 1.83% +17.7%
127th Thailand 1.87% -14.1%
128th Luxembourg 1.91% +1,002.8%
129th Congo, Democratic Republic of 1.97% +51.2%
130th Tajikistan 2.00% +170.8%
131st Peru 2.03% +565.4%
132nd Mauritania 2.05% +164.9%
133rd Bosnia and Herzegovina 2.08% +181.4%
134th Spain 2.12% +72.4%
135th Singapore 2.16% -15.5%
136th Sweden 2.20% +5.4%
137th Bahrain 2.24% -19.8%
138th Estonia 2.71% +154.1%
139th Uzbekistan 2.72% +177.3%
140th Ireland 2.78% +76.8%
141st Ecuador 2.92% +341.9%
142nd Dominica 2.93% +209.2%
143rd Bulgaria 3.22% +47.3%
144th Georgia 3.28% +53.1%
145th Namibia 3.41% +1,203.6%
146th Finland 3.93% +51.6%
147th Hong Kong SAR, China 4.00% +311.9%
148th Liberia 4.23% +936.2%
149th Montenegro 4.34% +406.1%
150th Bolivia, Plurinational State of 4.47% +299.1%
151st New Zealand 4.62% -10.0%
152nd Denmark 5.29% +1.6%
153rd Papua New Guinea 5.34% +87.3%
154th Turkmenistan 5.64% +551.6%
155th Nigeria 6.22% +78.5%
156th Iceland 6.37% +29.5%
157th Chile 7.51% +64.4%
158th Mongolia 7.59% +211.5%
159th Kazakhstan 7.65% +25.9%
160th Russian Federation 7.80% +2.7%
161st Qatar 8.40% -14.4%
162nd Angola 8.42% +31.4%
163rd Central African Republic 8.58% +296.6%
164th Eswatini 8.67% +621.9%
165th Gabon 8.67% +8.7%
166th Macao SAR, China 9.74% +17.1%
167th Iraq 10.72% +163.5%
168th Lesotho 11.57% +159.5%
169th Oman 12.23% +9.1%
170th Algeria 12.87% +12.6%
171st Solomon Islands 12.96% -3.2%
172nd Botswana 13.31% +28.9%
173rd Burkina Faso 14.35% +393.4%
174th Congo, Republic of 15.96% +19.1%
175th Zambia 16.91% +813.0%
176th Norway 17.88% +21.5%
177th São Tomé and Principe 17.99% -32.9%
178th Brunei Darussalam 19.78% +23.6%
179th United Arab Emirates 20.15% +26.0%
180th Saudi Arabia 20.82% +15.8%
181st Equatorial Guinea 21.80% +17.5%
182nd Mali 27.78% +1,105.2%
183rd Kuwait 27.99% -28.1%
184th Cameroon 28.21% +831.5%
185th Libya 29.09% -4.2%
186th Niger 31.05% +2,131.7%
187th Timor-Leste 41.03% +490.9%

FAQ

Which country has the highest budget deficit in 2006?

Tuvalu has the highest budget deficit in 2006 at -36.82%.

Which country has the lowest budget deficit in 2006?

Timor-Leste has the lowest budget deficit in 2006 at 41.03%.

How many countries are ranked by budget deficit?

187 countries have budget deficit data for 2006.

What are the top 3 countries by budget deficit?

1. Tuvalu (-36.82%), 2. Eritrea (-15.48%), 3. Kiribati (-12.27%).