Is there an economy in existence that doesn't run a deficit?
I don't think it is possible under current monetary regimes.
I don't think it is possible under current monetary regimes.
[1] https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/...
Anyway, I checked out the first country (South Korea) in your source. 2014-12-31 estimate of outstanding debt is $424.5 Billion with a credit stock of ~$2.4 trillion.
If you want to only analyze receipts over a short period of time, then I'd guess you can find a positive period for most countries.
Net debt equals net savings, so the vast majority of developed economies run deficits because somebody has to soak up the surplus they create.
But Venezuela was a petro state. See my other post for the real reason for their collapse.