Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Madagascar
-1.89 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-1.36 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
32nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
30th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Madagascar
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -1.36 trillion current LCU against -1.89 trillion current LCU in Madagascar, a difference of 536.39 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Madagascar ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 35 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -35.58 billion current LCU | -614.17 million current LCU | 34.97 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | -163.59 billion current LCU | -52.62 billion current LCU | 110.96 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | -741.33 billion current LCU | -381.39 billion current LCU | 359.94 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -1.30 trillion current LCU | -1.25 trillion current LCU | 50.44 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -1.36 trillion current LCU against -1.89 trillion current LCU in Madagascar as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 536.39 billion current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Madagascar ranks 32nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th 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.