Congo vs Zambia: Current budget balance, including grants

Congo
2.31 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
2.42 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Congo rank
3rd
Zambia rank
2nd

Current budget balance, including grants over time

  • Congo
  • Zambia
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How they compare

Zambia currently reports 2.42 trillion current LCU against 2.31 trillion current LCU in Congo, a difference of 104.32 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Zambia Difference Ahead
1980s -5.70 billion current LCU -2.10 billion current LCU 3.60 billion current LCU Zambia
1990s -65.32 billion current LCU -29.66 billion current LCU 35.65 billion current LCU Zambia
2000s 599.55 billion current LCU 991.51 billion current LCU 391.95 billion current LCU Zambia
2010s 1.93 trillion current LCU 1.13 trillion current LCU 799.96 billion current LCU Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Congo or Zambia?
Zambia, at 2.42 trillion current LCU against 2.31 trillion current LCU in Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Congo and Zambia?
104.32 billion current LCU, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Congo and Zambia rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Congo ranks 3rd and Zambia ranks 2nd of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current budget balance, including grants (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
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.