Sri Lanka - Budget Deficit 2009
-8.33%
−2.40% from 2008
Sri Lanka's budget deficit was -8.33% in 2009, decreased +2.40% from -5.93% in 2008. This was the 24th highest globally.
Global Ranking - 2009▾
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Eritrea | -22.16% | 41.7% |
| 2nd | São Tomé and Principe | -18.02% | -232.1% |
| 3rd | Maldives | -17.93% | -80.7% |
| 4th | Timor-Leste | -17.17% | 7.5% |
| 5th | Antigua and Barbuda | -15.80% | -235.1% |
| 6th | Greece | -15.42% | -49.5% |
| 7th | Iraq | -14.91% | -1,642.3% |
| 8th | Ireland | -13.87% | -97.3% |
| 9th | Botswana | -13.78% | -81.0% |
| 10th | Tuvalu | -13.51% | 21.6% |
| 11th | United States | -13.18% | -99.3% |
| 12th | Spain | -11.24% | -146.4% |
| 13th | Jamaica | -10.84% | -48.1% |
| 14th | Yemen, Republic of | -10.21% | -125.3% |
| 15th | United Kingdom | -10.06% | -97.7% |
| 16th | Portugal | -9.87% | -159.1% |
| 17th | India | -9.70% | -5.8% |
| 18th | Japan | -9.69% | -135.8% |
| 19th | Lithuania | -9.09% | -194.4% |
| 20th | Jordan | -8.66% | -61.0% |
| 21st | Kiribati | -8.56% | 45.9% |
| 22nd | Iceland | -8.54% | 29.0% |
| 23rd | Chad | -8.44% | -399.8% |
| 24th | Sri Lanka | -8.33% | -40.4% |
| 25th | Slovak Republic | -8.19% | -222.1% |
| 26th | Lebanon | -8.10% | 17.8% |
| 27th | Armenia | -7.69% | -337.5% |
| 28th | West Bank and Gaza | -7.68% | - |
| 29th | France | -7.38% | -110.9% |
| 30th | Poland | -7.24% | -101.3% |
| 31st | Belarus | -7.23% | 33.7% |
| 32nd | Croatia | -7.15% | -205.9% |
| 33rd | Latvia | -7.14% | -117.1% |
| 34th | Romania | -6.86% | -48.9% |
| 35th | Angola | -6.80% | -79.0% |
| 36th | Montenegro | -6.74% | -193.3% |
| 37th | El Salvador | -6.65% | -74.9% |
| 38th | Albania | -6.59% | -34.8% |
| 39th | Barbados | -6.54% | -56.8% |
| 40th | Algeria | -6.53% | -183.9% |
| 41st | Israel | -6.53% | -86.7% |
| 42nd | Equatorial Guinea | -6.48% | -144.3% |
| 43rd | Moldova | -6.38% | -632.8% |
| 44th | Georgia | -6.37% | -231.2% |
| 45th | Ukraine | -6.27% | -99.8% |
| 46th | Egypt, Arab Republic of | -6.20% | -2.4% |
| 47th | United Arab Emirates | -6.13% | -134.7% |
| 48th | Russian Federation | -5.89% | -229.5% |
| 49th | Malaysia | -5.88% | -72.7% |
| 50th | Slovenia | -5.87% | -307.5% |
| 51st | Papua New Guinea | -5.48% | -300.5% |
| 52nd | Libya | -5.46% | -119.7% |
| 53rd | Czechia | -5.46% | -172.9% |
| 54th | Belgium | -5.45% | -397.5% |
| 55th | Cyprus | -5.43% | -727.4% |
| 56th | Saudi Arabia | -5.38% | -118.1% |
| 57th | Austria | -5.38% | -242.3% |
| 58th | Bahrain | -5.36% | -231.3% |
| 59th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | -5.34% | -39.7% |
| 60th | Cabo Verde | -5.32% | -276.0% |
| 61st | Mongolia | -5.20% | -15.0% |
| 62nd | Burundi | -5.15% | -90.3% |
| 63rd | Türkiye | -5.14% | -141.4% |
| 64th | Netherlands | -5.06% | -8,624.1% |
| 65th | Italy | -5.06% | -95.7% |
| 66th | Ghana | -5.05% | 9.2% |
| 67th | Trinidad and Tobago | -4.88% | -185.6% |
| 68th | Guinea | -4.87% | -1,364.4% |
| 69th | Honduras | -4.87% | -1,722.1% |
| 70th | Viet Nam | -4.82% | -979.2% |
| 71st | Hungary | -4.76% | -25.7% |
| 72nd | South Africa | -4.67% | -856.4% |
| 73rd | Australia | -4.56% | -314.4% |
| 74th | Pakistan | -4.53% | 23.7% |
| 75th | Tanzania | -4.46% | -132.9% |
| 76th | Grenada | -4.40% | -18.4% |
| 77th | Mozambique | -4.35% | -129.0% |
| 78th | Chile | -4.26% | -208.4% |
| 79th | Brazil | -4.23% | -76.8% |
| 80th | Burkina Faso | -4.16% | -14.7% |
| 81st | Lesotho | -4.16% | -151.3% |
| 82nd | Cambodia | -3.98% | -1,029.4% |
| 83rd | Mexico | -3.94% | -477.8% |
| 84th | Niger | -3.93% | -453.5% |
| 85th | Djibouti | -3.88% | -723.3% |
| 86th | Canada | -3.88% | -2,209.2% |
| 87th | Sudan | -3.80% | -873.1% |
| 88th | Nigeria | -3.78% | -193.5% |
| 89th | Ecuador | -3.71% | -753.9% |
| 90th | Mali | -3.71% | -88.2% |
| 91st | Senegal | -3.66% | -3.7% |
| 92nd | Mauritania | -3.59% | -8.2% |
| 93rd | Myanmar | -3.55% | -30.3% |
| 94th | Andorra | -3.51% | -10.0% |
| 95th | Estonia | -3.43% | -17.3% |
| 96th | Mauritius | -3.32% | -26.1% |
| 97th | Iran, Islamic Republic of | -3.30% | 24.7% |
| 98th | Serbia | -3.30% | 22.4% |
| 99th | Costa Rica | -3.25% | -1,886.3% |
| 100th | Germany | -3.18% | -1,107.6% |
| 101st | Kenya | -3.12% | -60.0% |
| 102nd | Guatemala | -3.12% | -98.7% |
| 103rd | Malta | -3.11% | 23.2% |
| 104th | Lao PDR | -3.10% | -66.6% |
| 105th | Eswatini | -3.00% | -289.8% |
| 106th | Samoa | -2.98% | -737.6% |
| 107th | Malawi | -2.97% | -1.5% |
| 108th | Dominican Republic | -2.90% | 15.6% |
| 109th | Syrian Arab Republic | -2.89% | -1.0% |
| 110th | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -2.85% | -120.5% |
| 111th | Fiji | -2.76% | -277.3% |
| 112th | Denmark | -2.75% | -179.3% |
| 113th | Bangladesh | -2.68% | 20.4% |
| 114th | Colombia | -2.67% | -6,466.7% |
| 115th | Aruba | -2.63% | -279.5% |
| 116th | North Macedonia | -2.63% | -183.2% |
| 117th | St. Lucia | -2.63% | -264.9% |
| 118th | Togo | -2.63% | -344.3% |
| 119th | Tunisia | -2.59% | -317.9% |
| 120th | Philippines | -2.57% | -16,156.3% |
| 121st | Guyana | -2.50% | 9.9% |
| 122nd | Finland | -2.48% | -159.4% |
| 123rd | Belize | -2.46% | -296.6% |
| 124th | San Marino | -2.46% | -1,498.3% |
| 125th | Bahamas, The | -2.39% | -189.8% |
| 126th | Madagascar | -2.26% | -31.2% |
| 127th | Benin | -2.24% | -5,365.9% |
| 128th | Nepal | -2.24% | -668.7% |
| 129th | Thailand | -2.21% | -376.4% |
| 130th | Palau | -2.14% | -25.2% |
| 131st | Zambia | -2.06% | -207.9% |
| 132nd | Haiti | -2.00% | -11.0% |
| 133rd | Argentina | -1.83% | -619.9% |
| 134th | New Zealand | -1.81% | -223.3% |
| 135th | Afghanistan | -1.76% | 54.4% |
| 136th | China | -1.72% | -7,070.8% |
| 137th | Gambia, The | -1.65% | -263.0% |
| 138th | Indonesia | -1.64% | -3,144.4% |
| 139th | Morocco | -1.63% | -360.2% |
| 140th | Uganda | -1.61% | 19.3% |
| 141st | Sierra Leone | -1.51% | 31.9% |
| 142nd | Peru | -1.48% | -159.5% |
| 143rd | Liberia | -1.40% | 48.2% |
| 144th | Uruguay | -1.39% | -6.8% |
| 145th | Zimbabwe | -1.39% | -16.3% |
| 146th | Kazakhstan | -1.33% | -208.2% |
| 147th | St. Kitts and Nevis | -1.23% | 21.8% |
| 148th | Côte d'Ivoire | -1.00% | -377.1% |
| 149th | Panama | -0.90% | -340.3% |
| 150th | Nicaragua | -0.90% | -435.6% |
| 151st | Sweden | -0.89% | -147.5% |
| 152nd | Bulgaria | -0.86% | -131.3% |
| 153rd | Vanuatu | -0.85% | -1,867.4% |
| 154th | Bhutan | -0.80% | 68.8% |
| 155th | Central African Republic | -0.54% | 55.8% |
| 156th | Namibia | -0.41% | -111.6% |
| 157th | Dominica | -0.31% | -144.1% |
| 158th | Oman | -0.27% | -101.8% |
| 159th | Luxembourg | -0.21% | -106.3% |
| 160th | Tajikistan | -0.20% | -110.4% |
| 161st | Singapore | -0.09% | -102.6% |
| 162nd | Cameroon | -0.04% | -102.1% |
| 163rd | Korea | 0.24% | -84.9% |
| 164th | Rwanda | 0.26% | -68.6% |
| 165th | Comoros | 0.36% | 124.6% |
| 166th | Nauru | 0.37% | - |
| 167th | Kyrgyz Republic | 0.38% | -80.4% |
| 168th | Switzerland | 0.50% | -74.3% |
| 169th | Paraguay | 0.59% | -74.3% |
| 170th | Congo, Democratic Republic of | 0.92% | 322.8% |
| 171st | Marshall Islands | 1.51% | -59.0% |
| 172nd | Hong Kong SAR, China | 1.53% | 520.2% |
| 173rd | Uzbekistan | 1.82% | -69.5% |
| 174th | Micronesia, Federated States of | 1.88% | 221.1% |
| 175th | Suriname | 2.03% | -15.3% |
| 176th | Solomon Islands | 2.35% | 21.3% |
| 177th | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 2.63% | -25.5% |
| 178th | Guinea-Bissau | 2.68% | 464.5% |
| 179th | Brunei Darussalam | 3.61% | -90.0% |
| 180th | Congo, Republic of | 4.76% | -80.1% |
| 181st | Seychelles | 4.84% | -38.6% |
| 182nd | Azerbaijan | 5.86% | -65.9% |
| 183rd | Gabon | 6.77% | -38.4% |
| 184th | Tonga | 6.85% | 220.2% |
| 185th | Turkmenistan | 7.54% | -29.8% |
| 186th | Norway | 10.20% | -45.0% |
| 187th | Macao SAR, China | 13.37% | -23.5% |
| 188th | Qatar | 14.13% | 48.9% |
| 189th | Kuwait | 31.33% | 46.8% |
FAQ
What was Sri Lanka's budget deficit in 2009?▾
Sri Lanka's budget deficit in 2009 was -8.33%. This ranked 24th globally.
How did Sri Lanka's budget deficit change in 2009?▾
Sri Lanka's budget deficit decreased by 40.4% in 2009 compared to 2008.
Which country had the highest budget deficit in 2009?▾
Kuwait had the highest budget deficit in 2009 at 31.33%.
What is the budget deficit of Sri Lanka in 2009?▾
The budget deficit of Sri Lanka in 2009 was -8.33%. This ranked 24th globally.
How does 2009 compare to 2008 for Sri Lanka's budget deficit?▾
Sri Lanka's budget deficit went from -5.93% in 2008 to -8.33% in 2009, a 40.4% decrease.
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