Benin vs Malawi: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Benin
-119.37 billion current LCU
in 2005
Malawi
-94.96 billion current LCU
in 2009
Benin rank
32nd
Malawi rank
30th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Benin
- Malawi
How they compare
Malawi currently reports -94.96 billion current LCU against -119.37 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 24.41 billion current LCU.
Across all 17 years both countries report, Malawi has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 30th of 50 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -74.26 billion current LCU | -293.76 million current LCU | 73.96 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 1990s | -50.13 billion current LCU | -3.08 billion current LCU | 47.06 billion current LCU | Malawi |
| 2000s | -76.84 billion current LCU | -25.64 billion current LCU | 51.19 billion current LCU | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Benin or Malawi?
- Malawi, at -94.96 billion current LCU against -119.37 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2009.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Benin and Malawi?
- 24.41 billion current LCU, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Malawi?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
- How do Benin and Malawi rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Benin ranks 32nd and Malawi ranks 30th 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.