Benin vs Chad: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Benin
-119.37 billion current LCU
in 2005
Chad
-160.00 billion current LCU
in 2007
Benin rank
19th
Chad rank
21st

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Benin
  • Chad
-200.0B-150.0B-100.0B-50.0B0198719972007

How they compare

Benin currently reports -119.37 billion current LCU against -160.00 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 40.63 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Benin ahead.

Benin ranks 19th and Chad ranks 21st of 35 countries.

Benin has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Chad Difference Ahead
1980s -74.26 billion current LCU -76.23 billion current LCU 1.97 billion current LCU Benin
1990s -50.13 billion current LCU -79.88 billion current LCU 29.75 billion current LCU Benin
2000s -76.84 billion current LCU -160.67 billion current LCU 83.83 billion current LCU Benin

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Benin or Chad?
Benin, at -119.37 billion current LCU against -160.00 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2005.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Benin and Chad?
40.63 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Chad?
17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
How do Benin and Chad rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Benin ranks 19th and Chad ranks 21st of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all 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

Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 881 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.