Egypt vs South Africa: Current budget balance, including grants
Egypt
-37.26 billion current LCU
in 2011
South Africa
-131.32 billion current LCU
in 2008
Egypt rank
49th
South Africa rank
50th
Current budget balance, including grants over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
Egypt currently reports -37.26 billion current LCU against -131.32 billion current LCU in South Africa, a difference of 94.06 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 50th of 51 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -4.01 billion current LCU | -8.97 billion current LCU | 4.96 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 1990s | 3.12 billion current LCU | -9.28 billion current LCU | 12.39 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2000s | -24.39 billion current LCU | -69.69 billion current LCU | 45.29 billion current LCU | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Egypt or South Africa?
- Egypt, at -37.26 billion current LCU against -131.32 billion current LCU in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Egypt and South Africa?
- 94.06 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
- Egypt ranks 49th and South Africa ranks 50th 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
The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.