Burundi vs Cameroon: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Burundi
-185.39 billion current LCU
in 2005
Cameroon
-250.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burundi rank
37th
Cameroon rank
38th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Burundi
  • Cameroon
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T196519882011

How they compare

Burundi currently reports -185.39 billion current LCU against -250.00 billion current LCU in Cameroon, a difference of 64.61 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Cameroon ahead.

Burundi ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 38th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Cameroon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Cameroon Difference Ahead
1980s -12.81 billion current LCU -87.58 billion current LCU 74.77 billion current LCU Burundi
1990s -22.89 billion current LCU -248.23 billion current LCU 225.34 billion current LCU Burundi
2000s -85.21 billion current LCU 466.64 billion current LCU 551.85 billion current LCU Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Burundi or Cameroon?
Burundi, at -185.39 billion current LCU against -250.00 billion current LCU in Cameroon as of 2005.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Burundi and Cameroon?
64.61 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Cameroon?
26 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2005.
How do Burundi and Cameroon rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Burundi ranks 37th and Cameroon ranks 38th 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

Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.