Gambia vs Ghana: Overall budget balance, including grants
Gambia
-458.99 million current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
-979.17 million current LCU
in 2010
Gambia rank
14th
Ghana rank
16th
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -458.99 million current LCU against -979.17 million current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 520.18 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.
Gambia ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 16th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -45.67 million current LCU | -21.07 million current LCU | 24.60 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 1990s | -158.64 million current LCU | -191.25 million current LCU | 32.61 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 2000s | -480.05 million current LCU | -1.33 billion current LCU | 846.35 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 2010s | -720.87 million current LCU | -979.17 million current LCU | 258.31 million current LCU | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Gambia or Ghana?
- Gambia, at -458.99 million current LCU against -979.17 million current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Gambia and Ghana?
- 520.18 million current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Gambia ranks 14th and Ghana ranks 16th 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
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.