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
-4.0B-3.0B-2.0B-1.0B0198519972010

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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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.