Government budget deficit

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CountriesDeficit (M.€)Deficit ($M)Deficit (%GDP)
United States [+]67,302
71,800
0.74%
United Kingdom [+]9,981
10,642
0.60%
Germany [+]-35,407
-37,773
-1.70%
France [+]-21,544
-23,958
-1.50%
Japan [+]-293,261
-312,861
-6.75%
Spain [+]-7,382
-7,875
-1.24%
Italy [+]-20,833
-22,225
-1.80%
Portugal [+]-3,626
-3,817
-3.00%
Greece [+]-8,108
-8,656
-5.80%
Ireland [+]3,282
3,501
3.50%
United Arab Emirates [+]1,033
1,103
1.33%
Antigua and Barbuda [+]-24
-26
-3.36%
Albania [+]-266
-284
-8.84%
Angola [+]-751
-801
-10.65%
Argentina [+]-11,009
-11,745
-3.71%
Austria [+]-5,292
-5,694
-2.60%
Australia [+]2,571
2,743
0.67%
Azerbaijan [+]-44
-47
-1.03%
Bosnia and Herzegovina [+]-150
-160
-2.78%
Barbados [+]162
173
5.79%
Bangladesh [+]-778
-830
-1.35%
Belgium [+]-1,571
-1,676
-0.60%
Burkina Faso [+]-104
-111
-3.29%
Bulgaria [+]20
21
0.20%
Bahrain [+]-359
-383
-5.06%
Burundi [+]-50
-53
-6.15%
Benin [+]67
72
1.94%
Brunei [+]-989
-1,055
-18.39%
Bolivia [+]-297
-317
-3.84%
Brazil [+]-29,085
-31,029
-5.18%
Bahamas [+]87
93
1.28%
Bhutan [+]-5
-5
-1.38%
Botswana [+]314
335
5.95%
Belarus [+]1,082,948
1,155,327
0.95%
Belize [+]-61
-65
-6.85%
Canada [+]10,528
11,232
1.66%
Democratic Republic of the Congo [+]-242
-258
-1.35%
Central African Republic [+]-5
-5
-0.50%
Republic of the Congo [+]-118
-126
-4.75%
Switzerland [+]-4,392
-4,679
-1.60%
Côte d'Ivoire [+]-203
-217
-1.27%
Chile [+]-1,430
-1,525
-2.02%
China [+]-23,695
-25,278
-2.32%
Colombia [+]-5,186
-5,533
-5.37%
Costa Rica [+]-385
-411
-2.88%
Cabo Verde [+]-71
-75
-11.46%
Cyprus [+]-394
-426
-4.00%
Czechia [+]-1,911
-2,039
-3.10%
Djibouti [+]-37
-39
-5.20%
Denmark [+]1,775
1,546
1.10%
Dominica [+]-28
-30
-9.18%
Dominican Republic [+]-269
-287
-1.30%
Algeria [+]-910
-971
-1.99%
Ecuador [+]-854
-911
-4.62%
Estonia [+]-178
-195
-3.30%
Egypt [+]1,902
2,029
2.14%
Eritrea [+]-344
-367
-59.74%
Ethiopia [+]-580
-619
-8.54%
Finland [+]2,116
2,160
1.70%
Fiji [+]22
23
1.17%
Federated States of Micronesia [+]-10
-11
-5.18%
Gabon [+]52
55
1.11%
Grenada [+]-11
-11
-2.39%
Georgia [+]-128
-137
-4.70%
Ghana [+]-1,012
-1,080
-6.09%
Guinea [+]-59
-62
-1.30%
Equatorial Guinea [+]-1
-1
-0.19%
Guatemala [+]-483
-515
-2.96%
Guinea-Bissau [+]-22
-24
-4.07%
Guyana [+]-7
-7
-0.47%
Hong Kong [+]1,202
1,283
0.76%
Honduras [+]83
89
1.38%
Croatia [+]-1,940
-1,634
-8.70%
Haiti [+]-103
-110
-1.54%
Hungary [+]-2,429
-2,589
-5.30%
Indonesia [+]-1,521
-1,623
-0.96%
India [+]-37,420
-39,921
-8.55%
Iran [+]-1,601
-1,708
-0.62%
Iceland [+]111
118
1.30%
Jamaica [+]-302
-322
-3.50%
Jordan [+]-213
-227
-2.70%
Kenya [+]147
157
0.84%
Kyrgyzstan [+]-157
-168
-13.53%
Cambodia [+]-125
-134
-3.80%
Kiribati [+]-1
-1
-2.02%
Comoros [+]-2
-2
-0.46%
Saint Kitts and Nevis [+]-40
-43
-11.01%
South Korea [+]5,534
5,903
1.19%
Kuwait [+]4,280
4,566
15.15%
Lebanon [+]-2,691
-2,871
-16.72%
Saint Lucia [+]14
15
1.64%
Sri Lanka [+]-1,002
-1,069
-5.58%
Lesotho [+]-136
-145
-15.30%
Lithuania [+]-291
-909
-2.80%
Luxembourg [+]639
684
3.10%
Latvia [+]-263
-259
-3.70%
Libya [+]1,981
2,113
5.69%
Morocco [+]1,354
1,444
3.21%
Moldova [+]-29
-31
-2.64%
Madagascar [+]-97
-104
-2.42%
Marshall Islands [+]9
10
8.86%
North Macedonia [+]1
1
0.03%
Myanmar [+]-256
-273
-4.24%
Mongolia [+]-98
-105
-9.91%
Malta [+]-257
-273
-6.60%
Maldives [+]-21
-23
-3.03%
Mexico [+]-26,563
-28,339
-4.72%
Malaysia [+]-2,426
-2,588
-3.00%
Mozambique [+]-18
-20
-0.33%
Namibia [+]-67
-72
-1.88%
Niger [+]-101
-108
-4.27%
Nigeria [+]-1,055
-1,126
-1.96%
Netherlands [+]1,188
1,164
0.30%
Norway [+]8,849
9,280
5.80%
New Zealand [+]-612
-652
-1.11%
Oman [+]51
55
0.30%
Panama [+]-111
-118
-0.96%
Papua New Guinea [+]-92
-98
-1.94%
Philippines [+]-1,836
-1,959
-2.29%
Pakistan [+]-2,762
-2,946
-3.40%
Poland [+]-3,595
-3,879
-2.30%
Paraguay [+]223
238
2.70%
Qatar [+]-460
-490
-4.35%
Romania [+]-1,491
-1,287
-4.40%
Russia [+]-7,048
-7,520
-3.59%
Rwanda [+]-88
-94
-4.41%
Saudi Arabia [+]-9,082
-9,689
-5.99%
Solomon Islands [+]29
31
6.30%
Seychelles [+]-60
-64
-10.26%
Sudan [+]-80
-86
-0.80%
Sweden [+]1,560
1,735
0.60%
Singapore [+]4,334
4,624
5.20%
Slovenia [+]-631
-677
-3.00%
Slovakia [+]-1,400
-1,497
-7.20%
Senegal [+]-38
-41
-0.62%
Suriname [+]-61
-65
-4.92%
El Salvador [+]-326
-348
-3.08%
Syria [+]-232
-247
-1.47%
Eswatini [+]-20
-22
-1.20%
Chad [+]-86
-92
-5.28%
Togo [+]-39
-42
-1.76%
Thailand [+]-10,288
-10,975
-9.02%
Tajikistan [+]-41
-44
-4.03%
Timor-Leste [+]3
3
Turkmenistan [+]84
89
1.37%
Tunisia [+]-688
-734
-3.05%
Tonga [+]3
3
1.55%
Trinidad and Tobago [+]-57
-61
-0.90%
Taiwan [+]-6,687
-7,134
-2.35%
Tanzania [+]-126
-134
-1.14%
Ukraine [+]1,517
1,618
4.95%
Uganda [+]-91
-97
-1.24%
Uruguay [+]-677
-723
-2.77%
Uzbekistan [+]-582
-621
-2.91%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines [+]-8
-8
-1.95%
Venezuela [+]40,310,823
43,004,997
0.74%
Viet Nam [+]-426
-454
-1.25%
Vanuatu [+]-1
-1
-0.55%
Samoa [+]1
1
0.27%
Yemen [+]4
5
0.06%

Deficit is the negative difference between revenues and expenditures of the state, ie, expenses are higher than revenues.

There is surplus when the difference is positive, ie, revenues exceed expenditures.

As in the case of debt, to measure the importance of the deficit in an economy is compared to GDP, to calculate the percentage of deficit to GDP.