Eswatini vs Ghana: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Eswatini
-1.98 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
-2.41 billion current LCU
in 2010
Eswatini rank
7th
Ghana rank
8th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Eswatini
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -1.98 billion current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 433.61 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 7th and Ghana ranks 8th of 35 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Ghana Difference Ahead
1990s -43.11 million current LCU -331.39 million current LCU 288.27 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s -168.12 million current LCU -2.32 billion current LCU 2.16 billion current LCU Eswatini
2010s -3.86 billion current LCU -2.41 billion current LCU 1.45 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, Eswatini or Ghana?
Eswatini, at -1.98 billion current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Eswatini and Ghana?
433.61 million current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Ghana?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2010.
How do Eswatini and Ghana rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Eswatini ranks 7th 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

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.