Benin vs Guinea-Bissau: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Benin
-119.37 billion current LCU
in 2005
Guinea-Bissau
-43.80 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
19th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Benin
  • Guinea-Bissau
-125.0B-100.0B-75.0B-50.0B-25.0B0198419972011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -43.80 billion current LCU against -119.37 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 75.57 billion current LCU.

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

Benin ranks 19th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 35 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Benin Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s -74.26 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 74.26 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s -50.13 billion current LCU -7.11 billion current LCU 43.02 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s -76.84 billion current LCU -36.37 billion current LCU 40.47 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Benin or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at -43.80 billion current LCU against -119.37 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
75.57 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Guinea-Bissau?
17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
How do Benin and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Benin ranks 19th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th 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.