Gambia vs Lesotho: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Gambia
-988.50 million current LCU
in 2004
Lesotho
-5.85 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gambia rank
6th
Lesotho rank
9th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Gambia
- Lesotho
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -988.50 million current LCU against -5.85 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 4.87 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lesotho ahead.
Gambia ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 35 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -153.04 million current LCU | -128.77 million current LCU | 24.27 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | -205.94 million current LCU | -173.88 million current LCU | 32.06 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | -723.98 million current LCU | -421.09 million current LCU | 302.89 million current LCU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Gambia or Lesotho?
- Gambia, at -988.50 million current LCU against -5.85 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2004.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Gambia and Lesotho?
- 4.87 billion current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2004.
- How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Gambia ranks 6th and Lesotho ranks 9th 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.