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

Eswatini
-1.98 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
-302.36 million current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
7th
Zimbabwe rank
5th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Eswatini
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -302.36 million current LCU against -1.98 billion current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 1.67 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1990s -43.11 million current LCU -616.67 million current LCU 573.56 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s -168.12 million current LCU -838.63 million current LCU 670.51 million current LCU Eswatini
2010s -2.92 billion current LCU -244.18 million current LCU 2.67 billion current LCU Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -302.36 million current LCU against -1.98 billion current LCU in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
1.67 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Eswatini ranks 7th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.