Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Ghana
-2.41 billion current LCU
in 2010
Zimbabwe
-302.36 million current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
8th
Zimbabwe rank
5th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -302.36 million current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 2.11 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -28.70 million current LCU | -618.29 million current LCU | 589.59 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 1990s | -331.39 million current LCU | -616.67 million current LCU | 285.29 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 2000s | -2.32 billion current LCU | -838.63 million current LCU | 1.49 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -2.41 billion current LCU | -186.01 million current LCU | 2.22 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -302.36 million current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 2.11 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Ghana ranks 8th and Zimbabwe ranks 5th 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.