Africa Rankings
Fiscal Balance
percent of GDP
| Rank | Country | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Current | Previous | ||
1 | 52 |  Libya | 13.80% |
2 | 2 |  Equatorial Guinea | 11.47% |
3 | 1 |  Lesotho | 7.62% |
4 | 35 |  Republic of the Congo | 1.31% |
5 | 28 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 0.90% |
6 | 5 |  Seychelles | 0.20% |
7 | 7 |  Somalia | 0.00% |
8 | 3 |  Mauritania | -0.40% |
9 | 10 |  Burundi | -0.58% |
10 | 4 |  Chad | -1.10% |
11 | 12 |  Gabon | -1.48% |
12 | 12 |  Djibouti | -1.80% |
13 | 40 |  Namibia | -1.85% |
14 | 16 |  Ethiopia | -1.91% |
15 | 9 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | -2.07% |
16 | 18 |  Guinea | -2.30% |
17 | 22 |  Tanzania | -2.37% |
18 | 19 |  Cameroon | -2.75% |
19 | 17 |  Zimbabwe | -2.90% |
19 | 14 |  Comoros | -2.90% |
21 | 21 |  Liberia | -3.30% |
22 | 51 |  Zambia | -3.63% |
23 | 14 |  Gambia | -4.00% |
23 | 26 |  Eritrea | -4.00% |
25 | 8 |  Central African Republic | -4.04% |
26 | 24 |  Rwanda | -4.09% |
27 | 25 |  South Africa | -4.21% |
28 | 6 |  Botswana | -4.24% |
29 | 11 |  Mozambique | -4.31% |
30 | 29 |  Morocco | -4.36% |
31 | 33 |  Sudan | -4.50% |
32 | 38 |  Swaziland | -4.63% |
33 | 31 |  Nigeria | -4.80% |
34 | 48 |  Algeria | -4.90% |
35 | 41 |  Uganda | -4.94% |
36 | 32 |  Senegal | -4.94% |
37 | 23 |  Madagascar | -5.10% |
38 | 42 |  Ivory Coast | -5.41% |
39 | 20 |  Mali | -5.68% |
40 | 27 |  Benin | -6.10% |
41 | 43 |  Togo | -6.17% |
42 | 30 |  Niger | -6.60% |
43 | 50 |  Burkina Faso | -6.82% |
44 | 33 |  Sierra Leone | -7.10% |
45 | 45 |  Egypt | -7.40% |
46 | 49 |  Tunisia | -7.71% |
47 | 36 |  Mauritius | -8.10% |
48 | 37 |  Guinea-Bissau | -8.51% |
49 | 47 |  Cape Verde | -8.60% |
50 | 44 |  Kenya | -9.97% |
51 | 46 |  Ghana | -9.99% |
52 | 39 |  Malawi | -10.58% |