Chad vs Niger: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Chad
-294.10 billion current LCU
in 2010
Niger
-164.70 billion current LCU
in 2005
Chad rank
39th
Niger rank
36th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Chad
  • Niger
-400.0B-200.0B0200.0B198419972010

How they compare

Niger currently reports -164.70 billion current LCU against -294.10 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 129.40 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Niger ahead.

Chad ranks 39th and Niger ranks 36th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 2 and Niger in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Niger Difference Ahead
1980s -66.13 billion current LCU -66.23 billion current LCU 106.33 million current LCU Chad
1990s -78.05 billion current LCU -77.87 billion current LCU 179.10 million current LCU Niger
2000s -75.63 billion current LCU -123.67 billion current LCU 48.03 billion current LCU Chad

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Chad or Niger?
Niger, at -164.70 billion current LCU against -294.10 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2005.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Chad and Niger?
129.40 billion current LCU, with Niger ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Niger?
19 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2005.
How do Chad and Niger rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Chad ranks 39th and Niger ranks 36th 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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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.