Benin vs Togo: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Benin
-119.37 billion current LCU
in 2005
Togo
-105.73 billion current LCU
in 2011
Benin rank
32nd
Togo rank
31st
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Benin
- Togo
How they compare
Togo currently reports -105.73 billion current LCU against -119.37 billion current LCU in Benin, a difference of 13.64 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Togo ahead.
Benin ranks 32nd and Togo ranks 31st of 50 countries.
Togo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Togo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -74.26 billion current LCU | -26.44 billion current LCU | 47.82 billion current LCU | Togo |
| 1990s | -50.13 billion current LCU | -40.96 billion current LCU | 9.17 billion current LCU | Togo |
| 2000s | -76.84 billion current LCU | -13.98 billion current LCU | 62.86 billion current LCU | Togo |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Benin or Togo?
- Togo, at -105.73 billion current LCU against -119.37 billion current LCU in Benin as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Benin and Togo?
- 13.64 billion current LCU, with Togo ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Togo?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2005.
- How do Benin and Togo rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Benin ranks 32nd and Togo ranks 31st 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.