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A government budget is a legal document that is often passed by the legislature, and approved by the chief executive-or president. For example, only certain types of revenue may be imposed and collected...
. The countries are ranked by budget revenues. The data is taken mainly from CIA World Factbook.. In the United States the federal budget represents only 55% of total public spending amounting to 6 trillion USD in 2011.
Estimating budgets
Note: For some federations like the Brazil, Mexico, and the United States, only the federal budget is shown. For most other countries the total budget is shown. Although Germany is a federation the statistics for Germany represent total general government spending. In the United States federal spending represents only 55% of total public spending (6 trillion USD in 2011.Nations
| Rank | Country | Revenues (million USD) | Expenditures (million USD) | Deficit/surplus (million USD) | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States (detailsUnited States federal budget The Budget of the United States Government is the President's proposal to the U.S. Congress which recommends funding levels for the next fiscal year, beginning October 1. Congressional decisions are governed by rules and legislation regarding the federal budget process... ) |
2,092,000 | 3,397,000 | -1,305,000 | 2010 est. |
| * | United States (United States State & local budget) |
2,413,384 | 2,966,614 | ||
| 2009 | |||||
| 2 |  Japan |
1,839,000 | 2,252,000 | -413,000 | 2009 est. |
| 3 |  Germany |
1,398,000 | 1,540,000 | -142,000 | 2009 est. |
| 4 |  Early Modern France (detailsBudget of France The Budget of France, setting revenues and spending levels is set after approval of the national assembly and the senate. The french Constitution provides for a maximum of 70 days between the budget being proposed to parliament and it being approved... ) |
1,229,000.0 | 1,445,000.0 | -216,000.0 | 2009 est. |
| 5 |  Mainland China |
1,149,000.0 | 1,270,000.0 | -121,000.0 | 2009 est. |
| 6 |  Italy |
960,100.0 | 1,068,000.0 | -107,900.0 | 2009 est. |
| 7 |  United Kingdom (detailsUnited Kingdom budget The United Kingdom budget deals with HM Treasury budgeting the revenues gathered by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and expenditures of public sector departments, in compliance with government policy.Adjustment is achieved with the GDP deflator.... ) |
926,700.0 | 1,154,000.0 | -227,300.0 | 2009 est. |
| 8 |  Canada (detailsCanadian federal budget In Canada, federal budgets are presented annually by the Government of Canada to identify planned government spending, expected government revenue, and forecast economic conditions for the upcoming year.... ) |
605,700.0 | 677,700.0 | -72,000.0 | 2009 est. |
| 9 |  Spain |
503,100.0 | 633,300.0 | -130,200.0 | 2009 est. |
| 10 |  Brazil |
464,400.0 | 552,600.0 | -88,200.0 | 2009 est. |
| 11 |  Australia (details) |
396,100.0 | 426,500.0 | -30,400.0 | 2009 est. |
| 12 |  Netherlands |
356,000.0 | 399,300.0 | -43,300.0 | 2009 est. |
| 13 |  Russia |
262,100.0 | 341,100.0 | -80,000.0 | 2009 est. |
| 14 |  South Korea |
248,300.0 | 267,300.0 | -19,000.0 | 2009 est. |
| 15 |  Mexico |
237,000.0 | 267,000.0 | -30,000 | 2009 est. |
| 16 |  Sweden |
230,100.0 | 236,600.0 | -6,500.0 | 2009 est. |
| 17 |  Norway |
226,800.0 | 187,300.0 | +39,500.0 | 2009 est. |
| 18 |  Belgium |
220,600.0 | 242,600.0 | -20,000.0 | 2008 est. |
| 19 |  Austria |
198,600.0 | 203,000.0 | -4,400.0 | 2008 est. |
| 20 |  Denmark |
170,900.0 | 179,200.0 | -8,300.0 | 2008 est. |
| 20 |  Switzerland |
178,500.0 | 179,500.0 | -1,000.0 | 2009 est. |
| 21 |  Turkey |
164,600.0 | 176,300.0 | -11,700.0 | 2008 est. |
| 22 |  India (detailsUnion budget of India The Union Budget of India, referred to as the annual Financial Statement in Article 112 of the Constitution of India, is the annual budget of the Republic of India, presented each year on the last working day of February by the Finance Minister of India in Parliament... ) |
185,400.0 | 269,800.0 | -51,800.0 | 2010 est. |
| 23 |  Saudi Arabia |
134,700.0 | 146,700.0 | -12,000.0 | 2009 est. |
| 24 |  Finland |
127,000.0 | 132,300.0 | -5,300.0 | 2009 |
| 25 |  Greece |
132,400.0 | 143,800.0 | -11,400.0 | 2008 est. |
| 26 |  Poland |
117,000.0 | 127,300.0 | -10,300.0 | 2008 est. |
| 27 |  Portugal |
108,600.0 | 114,700.0 | -6,100.0 | 2008 est. |
| 28 |  Iran |
105,700.0 | 98,830.0 | 6,870.0 | 2010 est. |
| 31 |  Kuwait |
72,300.0 | 47,530.0 | +24,770.0 | 2009 est. |
| 32 |  Venezuela |
50,120.0 | 56,530.0 | -6,410.0 | 2010 est. |
| 33 |  Indonesia |
119,500.0 | 132,900.0 | -13,400.0 | 2010 est. |
| 34 |  Czech Republic |
94,960.0 | 99,460.0 | -4,500.0 | 2008 est. |
| 35 |  Republic of Ireland |
93,840.0 | 110,800.0 | -16,960.0 | 2008 est. |
| 36 |  Argentina |
84,300.0 | 86,200.0 | -1,900.0 | 2009 est. |
| 37 |  South Africa |
83,850.0 | 83,300.0 | +550.0 | 2008 est. |
| 38 |  United Arab Emirates |
55,070.0 | 54,680.0 | +39.0 | 2009 est. |
| 39 |  Colombia |
76,420.0 | 78,490.0 | -2,070.0 | 2008 est. |
| 40 |  Hungary |
76,200.0 | 81,500.0 | -5,300.0 | 2008 est. |
| 41 |  Algeria |
63,080.0 | 75,760.0 | -12,680.0 | 2008 est. |
| 42 |  Israel |
68,440.0 | 70,060.0 | -1,620.0 | 2008 est. |
| 43 |  Ukraine |
65,020.0 | 68,480.0 | -3,460.0 | 2008 est. |
| 44 |  Kingdom of Romania |
64,440.0 | 71,160.0 | -6,720.0 | 2008 est. |
| 45 |  Libya |
34,190.0 | 34,730.0 | -580.0 | 2009 est. |
| 45 |  New Zealand |
55,100.0 | 54,660.0 | +440.0 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Republic of China |
50,910.0 | 54,700.0 | -3,790.0 | 2008 est. |
| 46 |  Chile |
32,620.0 | 39,820.0 | -7,600.0 | 2009 est. |
| 47 |  Thailand |
45,300.0 | 55,760.0 | -10,460.0 | 2008 est. |
| 48 |  Slovakia |
44,860.0 | 46,960.0 | -2,100.0 | 2008 est. |
| 49 |  Malaysia |
44,320.0 | 55,010.0 | -10,690.0 | 2008 est. |
| 50 |  Iraq |
42,400.0 | 49,900.0 | -7,500.0 | FY08 est. |
| 51 |  Cuba |
41,060.0 | 43,330.0 | -2,270.0 | 2008 est. |
| 52 |  Egypt |
40,460.0 | 51,380.0 | -10,920.0 | 2008 est. |
| 53 |  Qatar |
36,840.0 | 28,280.0 | +8,560.0 | 2009 est. |
| 54 |  Peru |
35,250.0 | 37,890.0 | -2,640.0 | 2009 est. |
| — |  Hong Kong |
36,620.0 | 38,890.0 | -2,270.0 | 2008 est. |
| 55 |  Kazakhstan |
29,640.0 | 32,600.0 | -2,960.0 | 2008 est. |
| 56 |  Nigeria |
29,490.0 | 30,610.0 | -1,120.0 | 2008 est. |
| 57 |  Singapore |
21,290.0 | 24,140.0 | -2,850.0 | 2009 est. |
| 58 |  Angola |
34,020.0 | 32,470.0 | -45.0 | 2008 est. |
| 59 |  Philippines |
26,750.0 | 28,200.0 | -1,450.0 | 2008 est. |
| 60 |  Morocco |
26,090.0 | 28,410.0 | -2,320.0 | 2008 est. |
| 61 |  Belarus |
25,230.0 | 26,050.0 | -820.0 | 2008 est. |
| 62 |  Independent State of Croatia |
23,710.0 | 23,460.0 | +250.0 | 2008 est. |
| 63 |  Slovenia |
23,160.0 | 22,930.0 | +230.0 | 2008 est. |
| 64 |  Vietnam |
22,390.0 | 24,190.0 | -1,800.0 | 2008 est. |
| 65 |  Luxembourg |
22,250.0 | 22,080.0 | +170.0 | 2008 est. |
| 66 |  Pakistan |
22,140.0 | 32,090.0 | -9,950.0 | 2008 est. |
| 67 |  Kingdom of Bulgaria |
17,820.0 | 18,200.0 | -380.0 | 2009 |
| 68 |  Ecuador |
16,840.0 | 18,900.0 | -2,060.0 | 2009 est. |
| 69 |  Lithuania |
15,400.0 | 15,860.0 | -460.0 | 2008 est. |
| 70 |  Oman |
14,600.0 | 16,700.0 | -2,100.0 | 2009 est. |
| 71 |  Azerbaijan |
14,510.0 | 15,660.0 | -1,150.0 | 2008 est. |
| 72 |  Latvia |
12,330.0 | 12,840.0 | -510.0 | 2008 est. |
| 73 |  Sudan |
11,840.0 | 12,950.0 | -1,110.0 | 2008 est. |
| 74 |  Cyprus |
11,330.0 | 11,200.0 | +130.0 | 2008 est. |
| 75 |  Syria |
10,900.0 | 13,770.0 | -2,870.0 | 2008 est. |
| 76 |  Tunisia |
9,652.0 | 11,030.0 | -1,378.0 | 2008 est. |
| 77 |  Serbia |
9,600.0 | 9,800.0 | -200.0 | 2007 est. |
| 78 |  Yemen |
9,097.0 | 10,550.0 | -1,453.0 | 2008 est. |
| 79 |  Estonia |
8,920.0 | 9,091.0 | -171.0 | 2008 est. |
| 80 |  Bangladesh |
8,831.0 | 12,540.0 | -3,709.0 | 2008 est. |
| 81 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
8,607.0 | 8,962.0 | -355.0 | 2008 est. |
| 82 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
8,317.0 | 8,311.0 | +6.0 | 2008 est. |
| 83 |  Uruguay |
8,204.0 | 8,526.0 | -322.0 | 2008 est. |
| 84 |  Bolivia |
8,044.0 | 7,341.0 | +703.0 | 2008 est. |
| 85 |  Uzbekistan |
8,005.0 | 8,127.0 | -122.0 | 2008 est. |
| 86 |  Dominican Republic |
7,947.0 | 9,069.0 | -1,122.0 | 2008 est. |
| 87 |  Sri Lanka |
7,800.0 | 11,000.0 | -3,200.0 | 2009 est. |
| 88 |  Iceland |
7,582.0 | 7,159.0 | +423.0 | 2008 est. |
| 89 |  Bahrain |
5,590.0 | 5,777.0 | -187.0 | 2009 est. |
| 90 |  Equatorial Guinea |
5,523.0 | 5,998.0 | -475.0 | 2009 est. |
| 91 |  Lebanon |
7,000.0 | 10,000.0 | -3,000.0 | 2008 est. |
| 92 |  Brunei |
6,889.0 | 4,000.0 | +2,889.0 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Puerto Rico |
6,700.0 | 9,600.0 | -2,900.0 | FY99/00 |
| 93 |  Kenya |
6,617.0 | 8,196.0 | -1,579.0 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Macau |
6,200.0 | 2,900.0 | +3,300.0 | 2008 |
| 94 |  Panama |
6,090.0 | 6,000.0 | +90.0 | 2008 est. |
| 95 |  Jordan |
5,999.0 | 7,870.0 | -1,871.0 | 2008 est. |
| 96 |  Cameroon |
4,014.0 | 4,128.0 | -114.0 | 2009 est. |
| 97 |  Republic of the Congo |
5,363.0 | 2,758.0 | +2,605.0 | 2008 est. |
| 98 |  Guatemala |
4,944.0 | 5,647.0 | -703.0 | 2008 est. |
| 99 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
4,725.0 | 5,082.0 | -357.0 | 2008 est. |
| 100 |  Costa Rica |
4,604.0 | 4,552.0 | +52.0 | 2008 est. |
| 101 |  Ethiopia |
4,586.0 | 5,729.0 | -1,143.0 | 2008 est. |
| 102 |  Botswana |
4,556.0 | 4,127.0 | +429.0 | 2008 est. |
| 103 |  Gabon |
2,650.0 | 2,540.0 | +110.0 | 2009 est. |
| 104 |  Tanzania |
4,216.0 | 4,658.0 | -442.0 | 2008 est. |
| 105 |  Jamaica |
4,166.0 | 4,838.0 | -672.0 | 2008 est. |
| 106 |  Ghana |
4,021.0 | 5,521.0 | -1,500.0 | 2008 est. |
| 107 |  El Salvador |
3,928.0 | 4,226.0 | -298.0 | 2008 est. |
| 108 |  Georgia (country) |
3,778.0 | 4,182.0 | -404.0 | 2008 est. |
| 109 |  Zambia |
3,777.0 | 4,104.0 | -327.0 | 2008 est. |
| 110 |  Albania |
3,771.0 | 4,538.0 | -767.0 | 2008 est. |
| 111 |  Malta |
3,457.0 | 3,653.0 | -196.0 | 2008 est. |
| 112 |  Senegal |
3,141.0 | 3,799.0 | -658.0 | 2008 est. |
| 113 |  Papua New Guinea |
3,098.0 | 2,949.0 | +149.0 | 2008 est. |
| 114 |  Paraguay |
2,939.0 | 2,866.0 | +73.0 | 2008 est. |
| 115 |  Republic of Macedonia |
2,889.0 | 2,985.0 | -96.0 | 2008 est. |
| 116 |  North Korea |
2,880.0 | 2,980.0 | -100.0 | 2005 |
| 117 |  Mozambique |
2,786.0 | 3,108.0 | -322.0 | 2008 est. |
| 118 |  Uganda |
2,720.0 | 3,050.0 | -330.0 | 2008 est. |
| 119 |  Namibia |
2,668.0 | 2,896.0 | -228.0 | 2008 est. |
| 120 |  Honduras |
2,628.0 | 3,183.0 | -555.0 | 2008 est. |
| 121 |  Armenia |
2,438.0 | 2,696.0 | -258.0 | 2008 est. |
| 122 |  Chad |
2,142.0 | 2,125.0 | +17.0 | 2008 est. |
| 123 |  Moldova |
1,950.0 | 2,010.0 | -60.0 | 2008 |
| 124 |  Mauritius |
1,866.0 | 2,243.0 | -377.0 | 2008 est. |
| 125 |  Burkina Faso |
1,799.0 | 2,337.0 | -538.0 | 2008 est. |
| 126 |  Mongolia |
1,710.0 | 1,950.0 | -240.0 | 2008 |
| 127 |  Nepal |
1,700.0 | 2,300.0 | -600.0 | FY08 |
| 128 |  Madagascar |
1,688.0 | 2,066.0 | -378.0 | 2008 est. |
| 129 |  Mali |
1,500.0 | 1,800.0 | -300.0 | 2006 est. |
| 130 |  Benin |
1,436.0 | 1,729.0 | -293.0 | 2008 est. |
| 131 |  Turkmenistan |
1,393.0 | 1,420.0 | -27.0 | 2008 est. |
| 132 |  Fiji |
1,363.0 | 1,376.0 | -13.0 | 2006 |
| — |  Greenland |
1,360.0 | 1,270.0 | +90.0 | 2005 |
| 133 |  Tajikistan |
1,280.0 | 1,300.0 | -20.0 | 2008 est. |
| 134 |  Nicaragua |
1,271.0 | 1,593.0 | -322.0 | 2008 est. |
| 135 |  Cambodia |
1,264.0 | 1,478.0 | -214.0 | 2008 est. |
| 136 |  Malawi |
1,227.0 | 1,337.0 | -110.0 | 2008 est. |
| 137 |  Swaziland |
1,215.0 | 1,155.0 | +60.0 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Republic of Kosovo |
1,190.0 | 1,220.0 | -30.0 | 2007 est. |
| 138 |  Kyrgyzstan |
1,170.0 | 1,192.0 | -22.0 | 2008 est. |
| — |  West Bank |
1,149.0 | 2,310.0 | -1,161.0 | 2006 |
| — |  Gaza Strip |
1,149.0 | 2,310.0 | -1,161.0 | 2006 |
| 139 |  The Bahamas |
1,030.0 | 1,030.0 | +0.0 | FY04/05 |
| — |  New Caledonia |
996.0 | 1,072.0 | -76.0 | 2001 est. |
| 140 |  Myanmar |
983.6 | 1,775.0 | -791.4 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Isle of Man |
965.0 | 943.0 | +22.0 | FY05/06 est. |
| 141 |  Rwanda |
902.2 | 1,032.0 | -129.8 | 2008 est. |
| 142 |  Afghanistan |
890.0 | 2,700.0 | -1,810.0 | 2007 est. |
| — |  French Polynesia |
865.0 | 644.1 | +220.9 | 1999 |
| 143 |  Monaco |
863.0 | 920.6 | -57.6 | 2005 est. |
| 144 |  Barbados |
847.0 | 886.0 | -39.0 | 2000 est. |
| — |  United States Virgin Islands |
837.0 | 837.0 | +0.0 | FY08/09 |
| — |  Jersey |
829.0 | 851.0 | -22.0 | 2005 |
| 145 |  Haiti |
820.6 | 965.2 | -144.6 | 2008 est. |
| 146 |  Laos |
809.6 | 954.0 | -144.4 | 2008 est. |
| 147 |  Mauritania |
770.0 | 770.0 | +0.0 | 2007 est. |
| 148 |  Maldives |
762.0 | 884.0 | -122.0 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Netherlands Antilles |
757.9 | 949.5 | -191.6 | 2004 |
| — |  Bermuda |
738.0 | 665.0 | +73.0 | FY04/05 |
| 149 |  East Timor |
733.0 | 309.0 | +424.0 | FY06/07 est. |
| 150 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo |
700.0 | 2,000.0 | -1,300.0 | 2006 est. |
| 151 |  San Marino |
690.6 | 652.9 | +37.7 | 2006 |
| — |  Faroe Islands |
588.0 | 623.0 | -35.0 | 2005 |
| — |  Guernsey |
563.6 | 530.9 | +32.7 | 2005 |
| 152 |  Togo |
551.5 | 620.1 | -68.6 | 2008 est. |
| 153 |  Cape Verde |
525.4 | 585.3 | -59.9 | 2008 est. |
| 154 |  Lesotho |
523.0 | 479.5 | +43.5 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Aruba |
507.9 | 577.9 | -70.0 | 2005 est. |
| 155 |  Andorra |
496.9 | 496.8 | +0.1 | 2007 |
| 156 |  Guyana |
463.7 | 536.0 | -72.3 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Gibraltar |
455.1 | 423.6 | +31.5 | 2005 est. |
| 157 |  Liechtenstein |
424.2 | 414.1 | +10.1 | 1998 est. |
| — |  Cayman Islands |
423.8 | 392.6 | +31.2 | 2004 |
| — |  Mayotte |
420.0 | 394.0 | +26.0 | 2005 |
| 158 |  Suriname |
392.6 | 425.9 | -33.3 | 2004 |
| 159 |  Belize |
335.5 | 361.5 | -26.0 | 2008 est. |
| 160 |  Niger |
320.0 | 320.0 | +0.0 | 2002 est. |
| — |  Guam |
319.6 | 427.8 | -108.2 | 2002 est. |
| 161 |  Seychelles |
318.1 | 324.6 | -6.5 | 2008 est. |
| 162 |  Guinea |
315.0 | 796.5 | -481.5 | 2008 est. |
| 163 |  Vatican City |
310.0 | 307.0 | +3.0 | 2006 |
| 164 |  Burundi |
292.2 | 351.3 | -59.1 | 2008 est. |
| 165 |  Bhutan |
272.0 | 350.0 | -78.0 | 2005 |
| 166 |  Central African Republic |
250.0 | 273.0 | -23.0 | 2007 est. |
| 167 |  Eritrea |
234.5 | 523.1 | -288.6 | 2008 est. |
| — |  British Virgin Islands |
204.7 | 180.4 | +24.3 | 2004 |
| 168 |  The Gambia |
194.3 | 228.8 | -34.5 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Northern Mariana Islands |
193.0 | 223.0 | -30.0 | FY01/02 est. |
| 169 |  Samoa |
171.3 | 78.1 | +93.2 | FY04/05 est. |
| 170 |  Federated States of Micronesia |
166.0 | 152.7 | +13.3 | FY07 est. |
| — |  American Samoa |
155.4 | 183.6 | -28.2 | FY07 |
| 171 |  Saint Lucia |
141.2 | 146.7 | -5.5 | 2000 est. |
| 172 |  Djibouti |
135.0 | 182.0 | -47.0 | 1999 est. |
| 173 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
123.7 | 145.9 | -22.2 | 2000 est. |
| 174 |  Marshall Islands |
123.3 | 1,213.0 | -1,089.7 | 2008 |
| 175 |  Palau |
114.8 | 99.5 | +15.3 | 2008 est. |
| 176 |  Sierra Leone |
96.0 | 351.0 | -255.0 | 2000 est. |
| 177 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
94.6 | 85.8 | +8.8 | 2000 est. |
| 178 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
89.7 | 128.2 | -38.5 | 2003 est. |
| 179 |  Grenada |
85.8 | 102.1 | -16.3 | 1997 |
| 180 |  Tonga |
80.48 | 109.8 | -29.32 | FY07/08 |
| 181 |  Vanuatu |
78.7 | 72.23 | +6.47 | 2005 |
| 182 |  Dominica |
73.9 | 84.4 | -10.5 | 2001 |
| — |  Cook Islands |
70.95 | 69.05 | +1.9 | FY05/06 |
| — |  Saint-Pierre and Miquelon |
70.0 | 60.0 | +10.0 | 1996 est. |
| — |  Falkland Islands |
66.2 | 67.9 | -1.7 | FY98/99 est. |
| 183 |  Kiribati |
55.52 | 59.71 | -4.19 | FY05 |
| 184 |  Solomon Islands |
49.7 | 75.1 | -25.4 | 2003 |
| 185 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
47.65 | 51.48 | -3.83 | 2008 est. |
| — |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
47.0 | 33.6 | +13.4 | 1997-98 est. |
| — |  Montserrat |
31.4 | 31.6 | -0.2 | 1997 est. |
| — |  Anguilla |
22.8 | 22.5 | +0.3 | 2000 est. |
| 186 |  Tuvalu |
21.54 | 23.05 | -1.51 | 2006 |
| — |  Niue |
15.07 | 16.33 | -1.26 | FY0405 |
| 187 |  Nauru |
13.5 | 13.5 | +0.0 | 2005 |
| — |  Saint Helena |
12.33 | 30.28 | -17.95 | FY06/07 est. |
| — |  Norfolk Island |
4.6 | 4.8 | -0.2 | FY99/00 |
| — |  Pitcairn Islands |
0.746 | 1.028 | -0.282 | FY04/05 |
| — |  Tokelau |
0.4308 | 2.8 | -2.3692 | 1987 est. |
| 188 |  Zimbabwe |
2,700 | 2,200 | -500 | 2011 est. |
| — |  Wallis and Futuna |
0.02973 | 0.03133 | -0.0016 | 2004 |