Democratic Republic of the Congo vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Democratic Republic of the Congo
-2.30 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-641.46 billion current LCU
in 2011
Democratic Republic of the Congo rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-2.0T-1.0T01.0T2.0T198619982011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -641.46 billion current LCU against -2.30 trillion current LCU in Democratic Republic of the Congo, a difference of 1.66 trillion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Democratic Republic of the Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Democratic Republic of the Congo averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Democratic Republic of the Congo Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s -952.15 million current LCU -110.82 billion current LCU 109.87 billion current LCU Democratic Republic of the Congo
2000s -190.49 billion current LCU 86.65 billion current LCU 277.15 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -1.85 trillion current LCU -537.24 billion current LCU 1.31 trillion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -641.46 billion current LCU against -2.30 trillion current LCU in Democratic Republic of the Congo as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.66 trillion current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe?
16 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2011.
How do Democratic Republic of the Congo and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th 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.