Cameroon vs Egypt: Overall budget balance, including grants

Cameroon
-159.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Egypt
-131.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Cameroon rank
38th
Egypt rank
35th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Cameroon
  • Egypt
-1.0T01.0T2.0T3.0T4.0T196519882011

How they compare

Egypt currently reports -131.58 billion current LCU against -159.00 billion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 27.42 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 38th and Egypt ranks 35th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Egypt in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s -165.78 billion current LCU -8.81 billion current LCU 156.97 billion current LCU Egypt
1990s -242.93 billion current LCU -6.99 billion current LCU 235.94 billion current LCU Egypt
2000s 715.65 billion current LCU -45.44 billion current LCU 761.10 billion current LCU Cameroon
2010s -143.00 billion current LCU -109.62 billion current LCU 33.38 billion current LCU Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Cameroon or Egypt?
Egypt, at -131.58 billion current LCU against -159.00 billion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Cameroon and Egypt?
27.42 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Egypt?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Cameroon and Egypt rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Cameroon ranks 38th and Egypt ranks 35th 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.