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Countries by Budget balance (IMF) (2025)

Budget balance (IMF) in 2025: highest in Norway (10.6% of GDP), lowest in Ukraine (-17.6% of GDP), median -3.1% of GDP across the 52 countries in this dataset, according to IMF.

Browse Budget balance (IMF) (measured in % of GDP) across 52 countries and regions. Select a country to view an interactive chart with historical data, cross-country comparison, and trend analysis. All data sourced from IMF.

Unit: % of GDP52 countries and regionsSource: IMF
Data updated:Last checked:Frequency:AnnualCoverage:1980–2031

Highest Budget balance (IMF), 2025

  1. 1.Norway10.6% of GDP
  2. 2.Singapore4.2% of GDP
  3. 3.United Arab Emirates3.9% of GDP
  4. 4.Denmark2.9% of GDP
  5. 5.Ireland1.9% of GDP
  6. 6.Greece1.7% of GDP
  7. 7.Portugal0.7% of GDP
  8. 8.Switzerland0.2% of GDP
  9. 9.Vietnam0% of GDP
  10. 10.Argentina-0.2% of GDP

Lowest Budget balance (IMF), 2025

  1. 43.Colombia-5.8% of GDP
  2. 44.Saudi Arabia-5.8% of GDP
  3. 45.Egypt-6.6% of GDP
  4. 46.United States-7.1% of GDP
  5. 47.Poland-7.3% of GDP
  6. 48.Brazil-7.4% of GDP
  7. 49.India-7.4% of GDP
  8. 50.Romania-7.6% of GDP
  9. 51.China-7.9% of GDP
  10. 52.Ukraine-17.6% of GDP

All 52 ranked countries, 2025— select a country to view interactive chart

Click any country to open an interactive chart with historical Budget balance (IMF) trends. You can compare multiple countries, switch time ranges, and download chart images for reports and presentations.

NorwayRank 1 of 52SingaporeRank 2 of 52United Arab EmiratesRank 3 of 52DenmarkRank 4 of 52IrelandRank 5 of 52GreeceRank 6 of 52PortugalRank 7 of 52SwitzerlandRank 8 of 52VietnamRank 9 of 52ArgentinaRank 10 of 52JapanRank 11 of 52SwedenRank 12 of 52NetherlandsRank 13 of 52CanadaRank 14 of 52ThailandRank 15 of 52NigeriaRank 16 of 52Czech RepublicRank 17 of 52South KoreaRank 18 of 52SpainRank 19 of 52PeruRank 20 of 52ChileRank 21 of 52TurkeyRank 22 of 52AustraliaRank 23 of 52GermanyRank 24 of 52IndonesiaRank 25 of 52BangladeshRank 26 of 52ItalyRank 27 of 52MalaysiaRank 28 of 52FinlandRank 29 of 52RussiaRank 30 of 52New ZealandRank 31 of 52AustriaRank 32 of 52Hong KongRank 33 of 52PhilippinesRank 34 of 52HungaryRank 35 of 52MexicoRank 36 of 52FranceRank 37 of 52BelgiumRank 38 of 52IsraelRank 39 of 52United KingdomRank 40 of 52PakistanRank 41 of 52South AfricaRank 42 of 52ColombiaRank 43 of 52Saudi ArabiaRank 44 of 52EgyptRank 45 of 52United StatesRank 46 of 52PolandRank 47 of 52BrazilRank 48 of 52IndiaRank 49 of 52RomaniaRank 50 of 52ChinaRank 51 of 52UkraineRank 52 of 52

Budget balance (IMF) Data Coverage

This page lists 52 countries with available Budget balance (IMF) data. Data sourced from IMF. Visit each country's page for interactive charts.