Malawi vs Sao Tome and Principe: Current budget balance, including grants

Malawi
-24.32 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-33.89 billion current LCU
in 2010
Malawi rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
48th

Current budget balance, including grants over time

  • Malawi
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-100.0B-50.0B0197719942011

How they compare

Malawi currently reports -24.32 billion current LCU against -33.89 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 9.57 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Malawi ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s -20.18 million current LCU 352.60 million current LCU 372.78 million current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
1990s -1.53 billion current LCU -14.35 billion current LCU 12.81 billion current LCU Malawi
2000s -14.55 billion current LCU -64.88 billion current LCU 50.34 billion current LCU Malawi
2010s 11.40 billion current LCU -33.89 billion current LCU 45.30 billion current LCU Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Malawi or Sao Tome and Principe?
Malawi, at -24.32 billion current LCU against -33.89 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
9.57 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
How do Malawi and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Malawi ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 48th 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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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.