Madagascar vs Tanzania: Overall budget balance, including grants

Madagascar
-1.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Tanzania
-3.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
47th
Tanzania rank
50th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Madagascar
  • Tanzania
-4.0T-3.0T-2.0T-1.0T0198119962011

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports -1.70 trillion current LCU against -3.70 trillion current LCU in Tanzania, a difference of 2.00 trillion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Tanzania ahead.

Madagascar ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 50th of 51 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Tanzania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Tanzania Difference Ahead
1980s -24.22 billion current LCU -15.70 billion current LCU 8.52 billion current LCU Tanzania
1990s -149.05 billion current LCU -106.14 billion current LCU 42.90 billion current LCU Tanzania
2000s -630.13 billion current LCU -1.21 trillion current LCU 583.36 billion current LCU Madagascar
2010s -1.19 trillion current LCU -3.61 trillion current LCU 2.42 trillion current LCU Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Madagascar or Tanzania?
Madagascar, at -1.70 trillion current LCU against -3.70 trillion current LCU in Tanzania as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Madagascar and Tanzania?
2.00 trillion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Tanzania?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Tanzania rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Madagascar ranks 47th and Tanzania ranks 50th 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.