| Current Rank | Country | Value | Latest Reading | Previous Rank | Previous Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 ↑ | Libya | 13.8 | 2021 | 52 | -54.5 |
| 2 ↑ | Republic of the Congo | 1.4 | 2021 | 7 | -1.7 |
| 3 ↑ | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.9 | 2021 | 25 | -4.9 |
| 4 ↑ | Seychelles | 0.2 | 2019 | 6 | 0.3 |
| 5 ↓ | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.4 | 2019 | 4 | 0.4 |
| 5 ↓ | Mauritania | -0.4 | 2021 | 1 | 2.3 |
| 7 ↓ | Equatorial Guinea | -1 | 2021 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 8 ↓ | Chad | -1.1 | 2021 | 2 | 2.1 |
| 8 ↓ | Somalia | -1.1 | 2021 | 4 | 0.4 |
| 10 ↓ | Djibouti | -1.8 | 2021 | 9 | -2.1 |
| 11 ↑ | Guinea | -2.3 | 2021 | 15 | -2.9 |
| 11 ↓ | Tanzania | -2.3 | 2020 | 8 | -2 |
| 13 | Ethiopia | -2.8 | 2021 | 13 | -2.5 |
| 14 ↓ | Comoros | -2.9 | 2021 | 11 | -2.2 |
| 14 | Zimbabwe | -2.9 | 2020 | 14 | -2.7 |
| 16 ↑ | Ivory Coast | -3.04 | 2019 | 19 | -3.95 |
| 17 ↑ | Liberia | -3.3 | 2021 | 18 | -3.6 |
| 18 ↓ | Gabon | -3.4 | 2021 | 9 | -2.1 |
| 19 ↑ | Eritrea | -4 | 2021 | 23 | -4.4 |
| 19 ↓ | Gambia | -4 | 2021 | 11 | -2.2 |
| 21 ↓ | Cameroon | -4.1 | 2021 | 16 | -3.5 |
| 22 ↑ | Burundi | -4.5 | 2021 | 39 | -7.8 |
| 22 ↑ | Sudan | -4.5 | 2021 | 31 | -5.6 |
| 24 ↑ | Nigeria | -4.8 | 2021 | 29 | -5.4 |
| 25 ↑ | Algeria | -4.9 | 2021 | 46 | -9.7 |
| 26 ↑ | Burkina Faso | -4.92 | 2021 | 27 | -5.16 |
| 27 ↑ | Malawi | -5.3 | 2021 | 33 | -5.7 |
| 28 ↑ | Swaziland | -5.38 | 2020 | 35 | -6.95 |
| 29 ↓ | Madagascar | -5.4 | 2021 | 20 | -4 |
| 30 ↓ | Lesotho | -5.5 | 2019 | 26 | -5.1 |
| 30 ↓ | Rwanda | -5.5 | 2019 | 22 | -4.3 |
| 32 ↑ | Guinea-Bissau | -5.6 | 2021 | 48 | -9.8 |
| 33 ↓ | Mali | -5.68 | 2021 | 30 | -5.5 |
| 34 ↓ | Central African Republic | -5.7 | 2021 | 16 | -3.5 |
| 35 ↑ | Morocco | -5.9 | 2021 | 38 | -7.1 |
| 36 | Mozambique | -6 | 2021 | 36 | -7 |
| 36 | Togo | -6 | 2021 | 36 | -7 |
| 38 ↓ | Benin | -6.1 | 2021 | 24 | -4.7 |
| 39 ↑ | Botswana | -6.2 | 2021 | 43 | -8.7 |
| 40 ↓ | Senegal | -6.3 | 2021 | 34 | -6.4 |
| 40 ↓ | South Africa | -6.3 | 2019 | 20 | -4 |
| 42 ↓ | Niger | -6.6 | 2021 | 28 | -5.34 |
| 43 ↓ | Sierra Leone | -7.1 | 2021 | 31 | -5.6 |
| 44 ↓ | Egypt | -7.4 | 2021 | 40 | -8 |
| 45 | Uganda | -7.5 | 2021 | 45 | -9.5 |
| 46 ↑ | Tunisia | -7.71 | 2021 | 47 | -9.71 |
| 47 ↓ | Namibia | -7.8 | 2021 | 42 | -8.1 |
| 48 ↓ | Kenya | -7.9 | 2021 | 40 | -8 |
| 49 ↓ | Cape Verde | -8.6 | 2021 | 44 | -9 |
| 50 ↓ | Zambia | -9 | 2021 | 49 | -14.2 |
| 50 ↑ | Mauritius | -9 | 2021 | 51 | -15.7 |
| 52 ↓ | Ghana | -12.1 | 2021 | 50 | -15.2 |
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.
