Chad vs South Africa: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Chad
-160.00 billion current LCU
in 2007
South Africa
-148.72 billion current LCU
in 2008
Chad rank
21st
South Africa rank
20th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Chad
  • South Africa
-200.0B-150.0B-100.0B-50.0B0196819882008

How they compare

South Africa currently reports -148.72 billion current LCU against -160.00 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 11.29 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1987 it was South Africa ahead.

Chad ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s -66.13 billion current LCU -32.33 billion current LCU 33.79 billion current LCU South Africa
1990s -79.88 billion current LCU -22.47 billion current LCU 57.41 billion current LCU South Africa
2000s -159.51 billion current LCU -79.17 billion current LCU 80.34 billion current LCU South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Chad or South Africa?
South Africa, at -148.72 billion current LCU against -160.00 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2008.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Chad and South Africa?
11.29 billion current LCU, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and South Africa?
21 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2007.
How do Chad and South Africa rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Chad ranks 21st and South Africa ranks 20th 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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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.