Muslim countries Compared by Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -
DEFINITION:
This entry records the difference between national government revenues and expenditures, expressed as a percent of GDP. A positive (+) number indicates that revenues exceeded expenditures (a budget surplus), while a negative (-) number indicates the reverse (a budget deficit). Normalizing the data, by dividing the budget balance by GDP, enables easy comparisons across countries and indicates whether a national government saves or borrows money. Countries with high budget deficits (relative to their GDPs) generally have more difficulty raising funds to finance expenditures, than those with lower deficits.
CONTENTS
# |
COUNTRY |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
GRAPH |
HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KuwaitKuwait | 31.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 2 | LibyaLibya | 27.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 3 | QatarQatar | 14.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 4 | BruneiBrunei | 13.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 5 | Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia | 13.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 6 | United Arab EmiratesUAE | 7.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 7 | IraqIraq | 7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 8 | MauritaniaMauritania | 2.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 9 | ComorosComoros | 1.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =10 | TurkmenistanTurkmenistan | 1.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =10 | TajikistanTajikistan | 1.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 12 | AzerbaijanAzerbaijan | 0.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 13 | UzbekistanUzbekistan | 0.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 14 | OmanOman | -0.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 15 | MaliMali | -1.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 16 | ChadChad | -1.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =17 | TurkeyTurkey | -2.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =17 | IndonesiaIndonesia | -2.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =17 | NigeriaNigeria | -2.1% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 20 | BahrainBahrain | -2.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 21 | IranIran | -2.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =22 | NigerNiger | -2.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =22 | TunisiaTunisia | -2.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 24 | DjiboutiDjibouti | -2.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 25 | KazakhstanKazakhstan | -2.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 26 | Burkina FasoBurkina Faso | -3.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =27 | GuineaGuinea | -3.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =27 | AlbaniaAlbania | -3.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =29 | MalaysiaMalaysia | -4.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =29 | The GambiaThe Gambia | -4.5% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =31 | BangladeshBangladesh | -4.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| =31 | AlgeriaAlgeria | -4.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 33 | KosovoKosovo | -5% of GDP | 2011 | ||
| 34 | Sierra LeoneSierra Leone | -5.3% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 35 | SenegalSenegal | -5.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 36 | KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan | -6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 37 | PakistanPakistan | -6.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 38 | YemenYemen | -7.2% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 39 | MoroccoMorocco | -8.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 40 | SudanSudan | -8.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 41 | AfghanistanAfghanistan | -8.7% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 42 | LebanonLebanon | -9.6% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 43 | JordanJordan | -9.8% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 44 | EgyptEgypt | -10.9% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 45 | SyriaSyria | -11.4% of GDP | 2012 | ||
| 46 | MaldivesMaldives | -13.4% of GDP | 2012 |
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Interesting observations about Economy > Budget surplus > + or deficit > -
- 98 of the top 189 countries by budget surplus > + or deficit > - are Christian.
- 2 of the top 4 countries by budget surplus > + or deficit > - are Tourist destination.
- Kuwait has ranked in the top 3 for budget surplus > + or deficit > - since 2010.
- Macau has ranked in the top 3 for budget surplus > + or deficit > - since 2010.
- Qatar has ranked in the top 4 for budget surplus > + or deficit > - since 2010.
- Brazil ranked first for budget surplus > + or deficit > - amongst Emerging markets in 2012.
- 21 of the bottom 37 countries by budget surplus > + or deficit > - are Heavily indebted.
- San Marino has ranked in the top 4 for budget surplus > + or deficit > - since 2009.
- 25 of the top 89 countries by budget surplus > + or deficit > - are Landlocked.
- Norway has ranked in the top 5 for budget surplus > + or deficit > - since 2010.
