Benin vs Malawi: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Benin
-119.37 billion current LCU
in 2005
Malawi
-61.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
19th
Malawi rank
17th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -61.60 billion current LCU against -119.37 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 57.77 billion current LCU.
Across all 14 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 17th of 35 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -74.26 billion current LCU | -301.39 million current LCU | 73.96 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 1990s | -44.36 billion current LCU | -2.03 billion current LCU | 42.33 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | -76.84 billion current LCU | -26.12 billion current LCU | 50.72 billion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at -61.60 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 Malawi?
- 57.77 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Benin ranks 19th and Malawi ranks 17th 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
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.