Madagascar vs Zambia: Overall budget balance, including grants
Madagascar
-1.70 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
-2.75 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
47th
Zambia rank
49th
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Madagascar
- Zambia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports -1.70 trillion current LCU against -2.75 trillion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 1.05 trillion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Zambia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 3 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -26.86 billion current LCU | -2.50 billion current LCU | 24.36 billion current LCU | Zambia |
| 1990s | -149.05 billion current LCU | -303.01 billion current LCU | 153.96 billion current LCU | Madagascar |
| 2000s | -630.13 billion current LCU | -1.09 trillion current LCU | 460.50 billion current LCU | Madagascar |
| 2010s | -1.19 trillion current LCU | -2.61 trillion current LCU | 1.42 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 Zambia?
- Madagascar, at -1.70 trillion current LCU against -2.75 trillion current LCU in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Madagascar and Zambia?
- 1.05 trillion current LCU, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Zambia?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
- How do Madagascar and Zambia rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
- Madagascar ranks 47th and Zambia ranks 49th 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.