Government fiscal balance (surplus or deficit) as percentage of GDP (2026)

With 27.58% of GDP in 2026, Kuwait leads the world in government fiscal balance (surplus or deficit) as percentage of GDP, followed by Nauru (13.12% of GDP) and Norway (10.17% of GDP). The top 5 is rounded off by Oman (5.24% of GDP) and United Arab Emirates (4.89% of GDP). Further down, Macao (4.21% of GDP) and Lesotho (4.19% of GDP) hold the next two spots. Singapore (3.31% of GDP), Liechtenstein (3% of GDP), and Cyprus (2.64% of GDP) round out the top ten. At the extremes, Kuwait is 10× as high as Cyprus (2.64% of GDP). Six of the top ten are in Asia, with four from Western. Among these countries, Oman saw the largest year-over-year change at +404.2%.