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20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

Last updated on: February 18, 2014 13:53 IST

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Though India is one of the fastest growing economies, how big is the country’s budget compared to other countries in the world?

India ranks 14 ahead of oil economies such as Saudi Arabia and Iraq. Developed countries, however, are way ahead of the nation.

Let’s look at the top 20 countries in the world by budget revenues.

Sources: CIA World Factbook/Wikipedia

Note: Most of the figures are estimated

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Saudi Arabia

Rank: 20

Revenues (million/$): 221,100

Expenditures (million/$): 218,700

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): +2,400

Deficit/Surplus (%): NA

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Belgium

Rank: 19

Revenues (million/$): 249,600

Expenditures (million/$): 271,200

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -21,600

Deficit/Surplus (%): NA

Tags: NA , Belgium

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Mexico

Rank: 18

Revenues (million/$): 263,200

Expenditures (million/$): 292,200

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -29,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): NA

Tags: NA , Mexico

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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South Korea

Rank: 17

Revenues (million/$): 267,900

Expenditures (million/$): 242,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): +25,900

Deficit/Surplus (%): NA

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Sweden

Rank: 16

Revenues (million/$): 277,600

Expenditures (million/$): 277,100

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): +0,500

Deficit/Surplus (%): NA

Tags: NA , Sweden

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues


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Norway

Rank: 15

Revenues (million/$): 280,500

Expenditures (million/$): 209,500

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): +71,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): 25.3

Tags: Norway

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues


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India

Rank: 14

Revenues (million/$): 210,000

Expenditures (million/$): 302,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -92,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): -30.5

Tags: India

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Netherlands

Rank: 13

Revenues (million/$): 381,300

Expenditures (million/$): 420,400

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -39,100

Deficit/Surplus (%): NA

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Russia

Rank: 12

Revenues (million/$): 382,800

Expenditures (million/$): 376,200

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): +6,600

Deficit/Surplus (%): 1.75

Tags: Russia

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Australia

Rank: 11

Revenues (million/$): 498,100

Expenditures (million/$): 541,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -42,900

Deficit/Surplus (%): -8.61

Tags: Australia

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Spain

Rank: 10

Revenues (million/$): 545,200

Expenditures (million/$): 672,100

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -126,900

Deficit/Surplus (%): -18.88

Tags: Spain

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Canada

Rank: 9

Revenues (million/$): 660,200

Expenditures (million/$): 747,800

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -87,600

Deficit/Surplus (%): -11.71

Tags: Canada

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Brazil

Rank: 8

Revenues (million/$): 978,300

Expenditures (million/$): 901,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): +77,300

Deficit/Surplus (%): 8.6

Tags: Brazil

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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United Kingdom

Rank: 7

Revenues (million/$): 986,500

Expenditures (million/$): 1,188,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -201,500

Deficit/Surplus (%): -16.96

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Italy

Rank: 6

Revenues (million/$): 1,025,100

Expenditures (million/$): 1,112,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -86,900

Deficit/Surplus (%): -7.81

Tags: Italy

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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France

Rank: 5

Revenues (million/$): 1,386,000

Expenditures (million/$): 1,535,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -149,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): -9.71

Tags: France

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Germany

Rank: 4

Revenues (million/$): 1,551,000

Expenditures (million/$): 1,588,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -37,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): -2.33

Tags: Germany

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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China

Rank: 3

Revenues (million/$): 1,646,000

Expenditures (million/$): 1,729,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -83,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): -4.8

Tags: China

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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Photographs: Reuters

Japan

Rank: 2

Revenues (million/$): 1,971,000

Expenditures (million/$): 2,495,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -524,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): -21

Tags: Japan

20 economies that have the biggest budget revenues

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United States

Rank: 1

Revenues (million/$): 2,902,000

Expenditures (million/$): 3,803,000

Deficit/Surplus (million/$): -901,000

Deficit/Surplus (%): -31