Botswana vs Ghana: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Botswana
-7.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
-2.41 billion current LCU
in 2010
Botswana rank
10th
Ghana rank
8th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Botswana
- Ghana
How they compare
Ghana currently reports -2.41 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 5.20 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 10th and Ghana ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 464.04 million current LCU | -28.70 million current LCU | 492.74 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 374.88 million current LCU | -331.39 million current LCU | 706.27 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | -48.52 million current LCU | -2.32 billion current LCU | 2.28 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | -10.74 billion current LCU | -2.41 billion current LCU | 8.33 billion current LCU | Ghana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Botswana or Ghana?
- Ghana, at -2.41 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2010.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Botswana and Ghana?
- 5.20 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ghana?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Ghana rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Ghana ranks 8th 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.