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

Chad
-160.00 billion current LCU
in 2007
Niger
-119.30 billion current LCU
in 2003
Chad rank
21st
Niger rank
18th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Chad
  • Niger
-200.0B-150.0B-100.0B-50.0B198419952007

How they compare

Niger currently reports -119.30 billion current LCU against -160.00 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 40.70 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Niger ahead.

Chad ranks 21st and Niger ranks 18th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 1 and Niger in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Niger Difference Ahead
1980s -66.13 billion current LCU -66.23 billion current LCU 106.33 million current LCU Chad
1990s -79.88 billion current LCU -77.59 billion current LCU 2.29 billion current LCU Niger
2000s -159.85 billion current LCU -113.38 billion current LCU 46.48 billion current LCU Niger

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Chad or Niger?
Niger, at -119.30 billion current LCU against -160.00 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2003.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Chad and Niger?
40.70 billion current LCU, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
17 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2003.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Chad ranks 21st and Niger ranks 18th 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.