Rwanda vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Rwanda
-469.55 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-1.36 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Rwanda rank
28th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
30th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Rwanda
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-1.5T-1.0T-500.0B0198619982011

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -469.55 billion current LCU against -1.36 trillion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 888.60 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Rwanda ranks 28th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 30th of 35 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s -41.99 billion current LCU -52.62 billion current LCU 10.63 billion current LCU Rwanda
2000s -168.19 billion current LCU -381.39 billion current LCU 213.21 billion current LCU Rwanda
2010s -465.29 billion current LCU -1.25 trillion current LCU 787.29 billion current LCU Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Rwanda or Sao Tome and Principe?
Rwanda, at -469.55 billion current LCU against -1.36 trillion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
888.60 billion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Rwanda and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Rwanda ranks 28th 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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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.