Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) by Country
As of 2026, Kuwait leads globally in fiscal balance (% of gdp) at 15.8%, followed by Nauru, Norway, Macao. At the lower end, Timor-Leste, Libya, Kiribati rank among the lowest. The global median is -3.1% (Türkiye). This indicator falls under the "Fiscal & Monetary" category and is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook. Data is available for 192 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kuwait | 15.8% | 2026 |
| 2 |  Nauru | 14.5% | 2026 |
| 3 |  Norway | 13.5% | 2026 |
| 4 |  Macao | 8.4% | 2026 |
| 5 |  Oman | 6.0% | 2026 |
| 6 |  Republic of the Congo | 5.2% | 2026 |
| 7 |  Tonga | 4.1% | 2026 |
| 8 |  Samoa | 4.0% | 2026 |
| 9 |  Azerbaijan | 3.7% | 2026 |
| 10 |  Singapore | 3.7% | 2026 |
| 11 |  Lebanon | 3.3% | 2025 |
| 12 |  Liechtenstein | 3.0% | 2026 |
| 13 |  Aruba | 2.3% | 2026 |
| 14 |  Kyrgyzstan | 2.3% | 2026 |
| 15 |  Cyprus | 2.3% | 2026 |
| 16 |  Nicaragua | 2.3% | 2026 |
| 17 |  Andorra | 2.2% | 2026 |
| 18 |  Zimbabwe | 2.0% | 2026 |
| 19 |  United Arab Emirates | 1.5% | 2026 |
| 20 |  Lesotho | 1.4% | 2026 |
| 21 |  Ireland | 1.4% | 2026 |
| 22 |  Laos | 1.3% | 2026 |
| 23 |  Denmark | 1.2% | 2026 |
| 24 |  Turkmenistan | 0.5% | 2026 |
| 25 |  Argentina | 0.4% | 2026 |
| 26 |  Belarus | 0.4% | 2026 |
| 27 |  Greece | 0.3% | 2026 |
| 28 |  Vanuatu | 0.2% | 2026 |
| 29 |  Micronesia | 0.1% | 2026 |
| 30 |  Palau | 0.1% | 2026 |
| 31 |  Portugal | 0.0% | 2026 |
| 32 |  Chad | 0.0% | 2026 |
| 33 |  Mauritania | 0.0% | 2026 |
| 34 |  The Gambia | 0.0% | 2026 |
| 35 |  San Marino | -0.1% | 2026 |
| 36 |  Bahamas | -0.2% | 2026 |
| 37 |  Switzerland | -0.2% | 2026 |
| 38 |  South Sudan | -0.3% | 2026 |
| 39 |  Yemen | -0.4% | 2026 |
| 40 |  Bhutan | -0.4% | 2026 |
| 41 |  Puerto Rico | -0.4% | 2026 |
| 42 |  Afghanistan | -0.5% | 2025 |
| 43 |  Dominica | -0.6% | 2026 |
| 44 |  Equatorial Guinea | -0.6% | 2026 |
| 45 |  Haiti | -0.6% | 2026 |
| 46 |  Barbados | -0.7% | 2026 |
| 47 |  Vietnam | -0.8% | 2026 |
| 48 |  Somalia | -0.9% | 2026 |
| 49 |  Honduras | -1.0% | 2026 |
| 50 |  Kazakhstan | -1.0% | 2026 |
| 51 |  Antigua and Barbuda | -1.0% | 2026 |
| 52 |  Papua New Guinea | -1.1% | 2026 |
| 53 |  Uzbekistan | -1.2% | 2026 |
| 54 |  South Korea | -1.3% | 2026 |
| 55 |  Iceland | -1.4% | 2026 |
| 56 |  Sao Tome and Principe | -1.4% | 2026 |
| 57 |  Liberia | -1.4% | 2026 |
| 58 |  Japan | -1.4% | 2026 |
| 59 |  Nepal | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 60 |  Peru | -1.5% | 2026 |
| 61 |  Djibouti | -1.6% | 2026 |
| 62 |  Georgia | -1.7% | 2026 |
| 63 |  Seychelles | -1.9% | 2026 |
| 64 |  Chile | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 65 |  Albania | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 66 |  Ethiopia | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 67 |  Cabo Verde | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 68 |  Luxembourg | -2.0% | 2026 |
| 69 |  Cameroon | -2.2% | 2026 |
| 70 |  Ghana | -2.2% | 2026 |
| 71 |  Lithuania | -2.3% | 2026 |
| 72 |  El Salvador | -2.3% | 2026 |
| 73 |  Spain | -2.4% | 2026 |
| 74 |  Sweden | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 75 |  Canada | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 76 |  Mongolia | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 77 |  Tajikistan | -2.5% | 2026 |
| 78 |  Pakistan | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 79 |  Tanzania | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 80 |  Guatemala | -2.6% | 2026 |
| 81 |  DR Congo | -2.7% | 2026 |
| 82 |  Netherlands | -2.7% | 2026 |
| 83 |  Czechia | -2.7% | 2026 |
| 84 |  Malta | -2.7% | 2026 |
| 85 |  Qatar | -2.8% | 2026 |
| 86 |  Ecuador | -2.8% | 2025 |
| 87 |  Bangladesh | -2.8% | 2026 |
| 88 |  Mali | -2.8% | 2026 |
| 89 |  Italy | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 90 |  Slovenia | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 91 |  Indonesia | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 92 |  Cambodia | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 93 |  Croatia | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 94 |  Sierra Leone | -2.9% | 2026 |
| 95 |  Belize | -3.0% | 2026 |
| 96 |  Comoros | -3.1% | 2026 |
| 97 |  Türkiye | -3.1% | 2026 |
| 98 |  St. Lucia | -3.1% | 2026 |
| 99 |  Paraguay | -3.1% | 2026 |
| 100 |  Australia | -3.2% | 2026 |
| 101 |  Latvia | -3.2% | 2026 |
| 102 |  Russia | -3.2% | 2026 |
| 103 |  Nigeria | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 104 |  Mozambique | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 105 |  Benin | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 106 |  Thailand | -3.3% | 2026 |
| 107 |  Serbia | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 108 |  Niger | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 109 |  Togo | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 110 |  Panama | -3.4% | 2026 |
| 111 |  Malaysia | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 112 |  Central African Republic | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 113 |  Tuvalu | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 114 |  Burundi | -3.5% | 2026 |
| 115 |  Montenegro | -3.6% | 2026 |
| 116 |  Dominican Republic | -3.6% | 2026 |
| 117 |  Rwanda | -3.6% | 2026 |
| 118 |  Guinea | -3.7% | 2026 |
| 119 |  Costa Rica | -3.7% | 2026 |
| 120 |  Côte d'Ivoire | -3.8% | 2026 |
| 121 |  United Kingdom | -3.8% | 2026 |
| 122 |  Burkina Faso | -3.8% | 2026 |
| 123 |  Sudan | -3.9% | 2026 |
| 124 |  Morocco | -3.9% | 2026 |
| 125 |  Solomon Islands | -3.9% | 2026 |
| 126 |  Guinea-Bissau | -4.0% | 2026 |
| 127 |  Armenia | -4.0% | 2026 |
| 128 |  Mauritius | -4.1% | 2026 |
| 129 |  Uruguay | -4.1% | 2026 |
| 130 |  New Zealand | -4.1% | 2026 |
| 131 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -4.2% | 2026 |
| 132 |  Mexico | -4.2% | 2026 |
| 133 |  Philippines | -4.2% | 2026 |
| 134 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | -4.2% | 2026 |
| 135 |  Austria | -4.2% | 2026 |
| 136 |  Sri Lanka | -4.2% | 2026 |
| 137 |  Finland | -4.2% | 2026 |
| 138 |  Estonia | -4.3% | 2026 |
| 139 |  Germany | -4.3% | 2026 |
| 140 |  South Africa | -4.4% | 2026 |
| 141 |  Hong Kong | -4.4% | 2026 |
| 142 |  Madagascar | -4.5% | 2026 |
| 143 |  Venezuela | -4.5% | 2025 |
| 144 |  Slovakia | -4.6% | 2026 |
| 145 |  Angola | -4.7% | 2026 |
| 146 |  Jamaica | -4.9% | 2026 |
| 147 |  Myanmar | -5.0% | 2026 |
| 148 |  Moldova | -5.0% | 2026 |
| 149 |  North Macedonia | -5.0% | 2026 |
| 150 |  Suriname | -5.0% | 2026 |
| 151 |  Belgium | -5.3% | 2026 |
| 152 |  France | -5.4% | 2026 |
| 153 |  Bulgaria | -5.4% | 2026 |
| 154 |  Zambia | -5.4% | 2026 |
| 155 |  Fiji | -5.5% | 2026 |
| 156 |  Israel | -5.8% | 2026 |
| 157 |  Uganda | -5.8% | 2026 |
| 158 |  Namibia | -5.8% | 2026 |
| 159 |  Guyana | -5.9% | 2026 |
| 160 |  Eswatini | -6.0% | 2026 |
| 161 |  Jordan | -6.1% | 2026 |
| 162 |  Marshall Islands | -6.1% | 2026 |
| 163 |  Romania | -6.2% | 2026 |
| 164 |  Senegal | -6.4% | 2025 |
| 165 |  Saudi Arabia | -6.5% | 2026 |
| 166 |  Kenya | -6.6% | 2026 |
| 167 |  Colombia | -6.9% | 2026 |
| 168 |  Botswana | -6.9% | 2026 |
| 169 |  Iran | -7.1% | 2026 |
| 170 |  Poland | -7.2% | 2026 |
| 171 |  Hungary | -7.3% | 2026 |
| 172 |  India | -7.5% | 2026 |
| 173 |  China | -8.0% | 2026 |
| 174 |  Brazil | -8.1% | 2026 |
| 175 |  United States | -8.5% | 2026 |
| 176 |  Tunisia | -8.6% | 2026 |
| 177 |  Malawi | -8.6% | 2026 |
| 178 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | -9.0% | 2026 |
| 179 |  Algeria | -9.1% | 2026 |
| 180 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | -9.2% | 2026 |
| 181 |  Bolivia | -9.2% | 2026 |
| 182 |  Gabon | -10.4% | 2026 |
| 183 |  Grenada | -11.1% | 2026 |
| 184 |  Ukraine | -11.3% | 2026 |
| 185 |  Bahrain | -11.4% | 2026 |
| 186 |  Egypt | -11.4% | 2026 |
| 187 |  Maldives | -11.9% | 2026 |
| 188 |  Brunei | -12.7% | 2026 |
| 189 |  Iraq | -15.1% | 2026 |
| 190 |  Kiribati | -16.7% | 2026 |
| 191 |  Libya | -22.5% | 2026 |
| 192 |  Timor-Leste | -55.9% | 2026 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest fiscal balance (% of gdp) in 2026?
Kuwait ranks #1 with fiscal balance (% of gdp) of 15.8% as of 2026, based on data from the IMF World Economic Outlook.
Which country has the lowest fiscal balance (% of gdp)?
Timor-Leste ranks last (#192) with -55.9% as of 2026.
What is the global median for fiscal balance (% of gdp)?
The median value is -3.1% (Türkiye, ranked #97 out of 192 countries).
How many countries report data for fiscal balance (% of gdp)?
192 countries have available data for fiscal balance (% of gdp). Data is sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and updated regularly.
What category does fiscal balance (% of gdp) belong to?
Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) is classified under the "Fiscal & Monetary" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.