Benin vs Egypt: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Benin
-119.37 billion current LCU
in 2005
Egypt
-131.89 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
32nd
Egypt rank
34th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Benin
- Egypt
How they compare
Benin currently reports -119.37 billion current LCU against -131.89 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 12.52 billion current LCU.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 34th of 50 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Egypt | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -74.26 billion current LCU | -11.85 billion current LCU | 62.41 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 1990s | -50.13 billion current LCU | -7.06 billion current LCU | 43.07 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2000s | -76.84 billion current LCU | -37.52 billion current LCU | 39.32 billion current LCU | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Benin or Egypt?
- Benin, at -119.37 billion current LCU against -131.89 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2005.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Benin and Egypt?
- 12.52 billion current LCU, with Benin ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Egypt?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
- How do Benin and Egypt rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Benin ranks 32nd and Egypt ranks 34th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.