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
-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B02.0B197219912011

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.

Individual pages

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.