Guinea-Bissau vs Malawi: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Guinea-Bissau
-43.80 billion current LCU
in 2011
Malawi
-61.60 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
16th
Malawi rank
17th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Guinea-Bissau
  • Malawi
-100.0B-80.0B-60.0B-40.0B-20.0B0198019952011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports -43.80 billion current LCU against -61.60 billion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 17.80 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 17th of 35 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea-Bissau Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0 current LCU -250.18 million current LCU 250.18 million current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s -10.16 billion current LCU -2.03 billion current LCU 8.13 billion current LCU Malawi
2000s -39.60 billion current LCU -49.99 billion current LCU 10.39 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2010s -42.35 billion current LCU -73.26 billion current LCU 30.91 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Guinea-Bissau or Malawi?
Guinea-Bissau, at -43.80 billion current LCU against -61.60 billion current LCU in Malawi as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
17.80 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Malawi?
25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Guinea-Bissau and Malawi rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Guinea-Bissau ranks 16th and Malawi ranks 17th 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.