Ghana vs Lesotho: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Ghana
-2.41 billion current LCU
in 2010
Lesotho
-5.85 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
8th
Lesotho rank
9th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ghana currently reports -2.41 billion current LCU against -5.85 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 3.45 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ghana ranks 8th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s -28.70 million current LCU -128.77 million current LCU 100.07 million current LCU Ghana
1990s -331.39 million current LCU -173.88 million current LCU 157.50 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s -2.32 billion current LCU -96.86 million current LCU 2.23 billion current LCU Lesotho
2010s -2.41 billion current LCU -4.06 billion current LCU 1.65 billion current LCU Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Ghana or Lesotho?
Ghana, at -2.41 billion current LCU against -5.85 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2010.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Ghana and Lesotho?
3.45 billion current LCU, with Ghana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Ghana ranks 8th 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

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.