Cape Verde vs Equatorial Guinea: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Cape Verde
-25,562 current LCU
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea
55.50 billion current LCU
in 2010
Cape Verde rank
9th
Equatorial Guinea rank
6th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Cape Verde
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Equatorial Guinea currently reports 55.50 billion current LCU against -25,562 current LCU in Cape Verde, a difference of 55.50 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 9th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th of 50 countries.
Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -9.64 billion current LCU | -6.80 billion current LCU | 2.84 billion current LCU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | -10,700 current LCU | 412.04 billion current LCU | 412.04 billion current LCU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | -23,305 current LCU | 55.50 billion current LCU | 55.50 billion current LCU | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Cape Verde or Equatorial Guinea?
- Equatorial Guinea, at 55.50 billion current LCU against -25,562 current LCU in Cape Verde as of 2010.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 55.50 billion current LCU, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
- How do Cape Verde and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Cape Verde ranks 9th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th 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.