Cape Verde vs Gambia: Overall budget balance, including grants

Cape Verde
-17,190 current LCU
in 2011
Gambia
-458.99 million current LCU
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
12th
Gambia rank
14th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Gambia
-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B05.0B198319972011

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports -17,190 current LCU against -458.99 million current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 458.97 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 12th and Gambia ranks 14th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 2.72 billion current LCU -27.10 million current LCU 2.75 billion current LCU Cape Verde
1990s -4.34 billion current LCU -158.64 million current LCU 4.18 billion current LCU Gambia
2000s -3,017 current LCU -480.05 million current LCU 480.05 million current LCU Cape Verde
2010s -15,706 current LCU -589.93 million current LCU 589.91 million current LCU Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Cape Verde or Gambia?
Cape Verde, at -17,190 current LCU against -458.99 million current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Cape Verde and Gambia?
458.97 million current LCU, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Cape Verde ranks 12th and Gambia ranks 14th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall 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
Overall 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, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.