Ghana vs Lesotho: Overall budget balance, including grants
Ghana
-979.17 million current LCU
in 2010
Lesotho
-1.90 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
16th
Lesotho rank
18th
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Ghana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -979.17 million current LCU against -1.90 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 916.83 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lesotho ahead.
Ghana ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 18th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -21.07 million current LCU | -128.77 million current LCU | 107.70 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 1990s | -191.25 million current LCU | -173.88 million current LCU | 17.37 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -1.33 billion current LCU | 212.36 million current LCU | 1.54 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | -979.17 million current LCU | -823.50 million current LCU | 155.67 million current LCU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Ghana or Lesotho?
- Ghana, at -979.17 million current LCU against -1.90 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2010.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Ghana and Lesotho?
- 916.83 million current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
- How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Ghana ranks 16th and Lesotho ranks 18th 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.