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
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
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.