Gambia vs Ghana: Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)

Gambia
2.38 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
412.74 million current LCU
in 2010
Gambia rank
32nd
Ghana rank
35th

Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports 2.38 billion current LCU against 412.74 million current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 1.97 billion current LCU.

That makes Gambia's figure about 5.8 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 35th of 51 countries.

Gambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s 93.01 million current LCU 859,810 current LCU 92.15 million current LCU Gambia
1990s 122.52 million current LCU 16.77 million current LCU 105.75 million current LCU Gambia
2000s 653.85 million current LCU 136.78 million current LCU 517.07 million current LCU Gambia
2010s 2.17 billion current LCU 412.74 million current LCU 1.76 billion current LCU Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Gambia or Ghana?
Gambia, at 2.38 billion current LCU against 412.74 million current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Gambia and Ghana?
1.97 billion current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Gambia ranks 32nd and Ghana ranks 35th 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.