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
-150.0B-100.0B-50.0B050.0B196819892011

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

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.