Congo vs Gabon: Overall budget balance, including grants

Congo
1.33 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Gabon
335.59 billion current LCU
in 2011
Congo rank
1st
Gabon rank
4th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Congo
  • Gabon
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T1.5T198419972011

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1.33 trillion current LCU against 335.59 billion current LCU in Gabon, a difference of 996.60 billion current LCU.

That makes Congo's figure about 4.0 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Congo ahead.

Congo ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 4th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Congo averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Congo Gabon Difference Ahead
1980s -52.80 billion current LCU -66.93 billion current LCU 14.13 billion current LCU Congo
1990s -111.59 billion current LCU -60.06 billion current LCU 51.53 billion current LCU Gabon
2000s 318.54 billion current LCU 360.60 billion current LCU 42.06 billion current LCU Gabon
2010s 1.14 trillion current LCU 236.76 billion current LCU 903.22 billion current LCU Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Congo or Gabon?
Congo, at 1.33 trillion current LCU against 335.59 billion current LCU in Gabon as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Congo and Gabon?
996.60 billion current LCU, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Congo and Gabon?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Congo and Gabon rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Congo ranks 1st and Gabon ranks 4th 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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About this data

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.