Botswana vs Sudan: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Botswana
-7.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sudan
-6.58 billion current LCU
in 2009
Botswana rank
18th
Sudan rank
17th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Botswana
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports -6.58 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 1.02 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th of 50 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 379.30 million current LCU | -143.40 million current LCU | 522.69 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | -48.62 million current LCU | -1.93 billion current LCU | 1.88 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Botswana or Sudan?
- Sudan, at -6.58 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2009.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Botswana and Sudan?
- 1.02 billion current LCU, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sudan?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Sudan rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Sudan ranks 17th 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.