&gt;Public finances are stretched<p>As others have pointed out<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cia.gov&#x2F;library&#x2F;publications&#x2F;the-world-factbook&#x2F;rankorder&#x2F;2187rank.html" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.cia.gov&#x2F;library&#x2F;publications&#x2F;the-world-factbook&#x2F;...</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_government_budgets_by_country#cite_note-cia.gov-1" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_government_budgets_by_...</a><p>The only two countries in the world which have a higher surplus than Germany are Norway and Qatar