Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: Budgetary investment

Sao Tome and Principe
1.27 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
5.09 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
4th
Zambia rank
2nd

Budgetary investment over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 5.09 trillion current LCU against 1.27 trillion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 3.82 trillion current LCU.

That makes Zambia's figure about 4.0 times Sao Tome and Principe's.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 29.05 billion current LCU 231.61 billion current LCU 202.56 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 261.64 billion current LCU 1.89 trillion current LCU 1.63 trillion current LCU Zambia
2010s 1.17 trillion current LCU 3.80 trillion current LCU 2.63 trillion current LCU Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher budgetary investment, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
Zambia, at 5.09 trillion current LCU against 1.27 trillion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in budgetary investment between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
3.82 trillion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for budgetary investment?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 4th and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Budgetary investment (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Budgetary investment (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,347 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Budgetary investment. Data are in current local currency.