Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Current budget balance, including grants

Ghana
412.74 million current LCU
in 2010
Zimbabwe
171.10 million current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
35th
Zimbabwe rank
37th

Current budget balance, including grants over time

  • Ghana
  • Zimbabwe
-1.0B01.0B2.0B198019952011

How they compare

Ghana currently reports 412.74 million current LCU against 171.10 million current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 241.64 million current LCU.

That makes Ghana's figure about 2.4 times Zimbabwe's.

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

Ghana ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 859,810 current LCU -223.62 million current LCU 224.48 million current LCU Ghana
1990s 16.77 million current LCU -221.70 million current LCU 238.47 million current LCU Ghana
2000s 136.78 million current LCU -701.53 million current LCU 838.31 million current LCU Ghana
2010s 412.74 million current LCU 408.24 million current LCU 4.50 million current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
Ghana, at 412.74 million current LCU against 171.10 million current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2010.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
241.64 million current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Ghana ranks 35th and Zimbabwe ranks 37th 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.