The Best Practice Network Guidelines | The Best Practice Network » 2010 Best Country budgets http://www.best-practice.com Definition of a best practice. 'Best Practices' are rules, standards, regulation relating to compliance, audit, risk management. Sat, 14 Sep 2013 10:48:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 2010 best country budgets http://www.best-practice.com/compliance-best-practices/government-budgets/2010-best-country-budget/2010-worlds-25-budget-best-practice-30102011/ http://www.best-practice.com/compliance-best-practices/government-budgets/2010-best-country-budget/2010-worlds-25-budget-best-practice-30102011/#comments Sun, 30 Oct 2011 21:44:41 +0000 Bernard-Louis Roques http://www.best-practice.com/?p=972 This page has a list of the top 25 countries in budget best practice, ranked by Government Budget Surplus (+) or Deficit (-) over GDP (in %).

A government budget is made of two basic elements: revenues and expenses.

Revenues are derived primarily from taxes and asset sell-of.

Government expenses include spending , investment (such as infrastructure or research & development), social and welfare expenses.

Country

Budget surplus or deficit

as a % of GDP
Norway

10,6
Qatar

4,8
Algeria

4
Bolivia

3,71
Brazil

2,2
Saudi Arabia

1,9
Estonia

0,2
Sweden

0,2
Chile

-0,4
Paraguay

-0,4
Peru

-0,6
Indonesia

-0,62
Luxembourg

-1,1
South Korea

-1,1
Switzerland

-1,3
Canada

-2,1
Rwanda

-2,1
Mexico

-2,3
China

-2,5
Finland

-2,5
Denmark

-2,6
Singapore

-2,6
Tunisia

-2,6
Bulgaria

-3,1
Taiwan

-3,2
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