Gambia vs Ghana: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Gambia
-988.50 million current LCU
in 2004
Ghana
-2.41 billion current LCU
in 2010
Gambia rank
6th
Ghana rank
8th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Gambia
- Ghana
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -988.50 million current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 1.42 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.
Gambia ranks 6th and Ghana ranks 8th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Ghana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -153.04 million current LCU | -28.70 million current LCU | 124.34 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 1990s | -205.94 million current LCU | -331.39 million current LCU | 125.45 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 2000s | -723.98 million current LCU | -2.21 billion current LCU | 1.49 billion current LCU | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Gambia or Ghana?
- Gambia, at -988.50 million current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2004.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Gambia and Ghana?
- 1.42 billion current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2004.
- How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Gambia ranks 6th 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
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.