Cape Verde vs Gambia: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Cape Verde
-25,562 current LCU
in 2011
Gambia
-1.31 billion current LCU
in 2011
Cape Verde rank
9th
Gambia rank
11th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Cape Verde
  • Gambia
-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B0198319972011

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports -25,562 current LCU against -1.31 billion current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 1.31 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 9th and Gambia ranks 11th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Gambia Difference Ahead
1980s 182.95 million current LCU -140.55 million current LCU 323.50 million current LCU Cape Verde
1990s -6.18 billion current LCU -205.94 million current LCU 5.98 billion current LCU Gambia
2000s -10,730 current LCU -775.66 million current LCU 775.64 million current LCU Cape Verde
2010s -24,433 current LCU -1.43 billion current LCU 1.43 billion current LCU Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Cape Verde or Gambia?
Cape Verde, at -25,562 current LCU against -1.31 billion current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Cape Verde and Gambia?
1.31 billion current LCU, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Gambia?
24 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2011.
How do Cape Verde and Gambia rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Cape Verde ranks 9th and Gambia ranks 11th 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.