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
-4.0T-2.0T02.0T4.0T6.0T198419972011

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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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.