Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Overall budget balance, including grants

Gambia
-458.99 million current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
-302.36 million current LCU
in 2011
Gambia rank
14th
Zimbabwe rank
13th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Gambia
  • Zimbabwe
-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M198019952011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -302.36 million current LCU against -458.99 million current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 156.63 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th of 51 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s -57.90 million current LCU -605.39 million current LCU 547.49 million current LCU Gambia
1990s -158.64 million current LCU -614.47 million current LCU 455.83 million current LCU Gambia
2000s -480.05 million current LCU -834.50 million current LCU 354.45 million current LCU Gambia
2010s -589.93 million current LCU -243.68 million current LCU 346.24 million current LCU Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -302.36 million current LCU against -458.99 million current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
156.63 million current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Gambia ranks 14th and Zimbabwe ranks 13th 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.