| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grenada | 1.21 | 2020 | 1 | 4.97 |
| 2 ↑ | Jamaica | 0.27 | 2021 | 5 | -3.06 |
| 3 | Puerto Rico | -1.87 | 2020 | 3 | -0.04 |
| 4 ↑ | Belize | -1.9 | 2021 | 14 | -11.3 |
| 5 ↓ | Haiti | -2.53 | 2021 | 4 | -2.4 |
| 6 ↑ | Dominican Republic | -2.73 | 2021 | 12 | -7.59 |
| 7 ↓ | Barbados | -4.7 | 2020 | 2 | 3.6 |
| 8 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | -4.82 | 2021 | 8 | -5.29 |
| 9 ↓ | Antigua and Barbuda | -6.36 | 2020 | 7 | -3.98 |
| 10 ↑ | Aruba | -8.5 | 2021 | 15 | -18.2 |
| 11 | Dominica | -8.97 | 2021 | 11 | -7.32 |
| 12 ↑ | Trinidad and Tobago | -9.2 | 2021 | 13 | -11.2 |
| 13 ↓ | Saint Lucia | -10.78 | 2020 | 6 | -3.34 |
| 14 ↓ | Bahamas | -13.6 | 2021 | 10 | -7.3 |
| 15 ↓ | Cuba | -17.68 | 2020 | 9 | -6.22 |
The fiscal (budget) balance is the difference between government revenue and government expenditure. We express the value as percent of GDP to relate it to the size of the economy.
