Ethiopia vs Guinea-Bissau: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Ethiopia
-29.41 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
-43.80 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
14th
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Guinea-Bissau
-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B0197619932011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -29.41 billion current LCU against -43.80 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 14.39 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 27 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s -1.38 billion current LCU 0 current LCU 1.38 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s -2.77 billion current LCU -7.11 billion current LCU 4.34 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2000s -9.41 billion current LCU -38.35 billion current LCU 28.94 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2010s -27.31 billion current LCU -42.35 billion current LCU 15.04 billion current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Ethiopia or Guinea-Bissau?
Ethiopia, at -29.41 billion current LCU against -43.80 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
14.39 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau?
27 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th 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.