Egypt vs Kenya: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Egypt
-131.89 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya
-128.89 billion current LCU
in 2011
Egypt rank
34th
Kenya rank
33rd
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Egypt
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -128.89 billion current LCU against -131.89 billion current LCU in Egypt, a difference of 3.00 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Kenya ahead.
Egypt ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 33rd of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 2 and Kenya in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -10.14 billion current LCU | -8.10 billion current LCU | 2.05 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 1990s | -7.06 billion current LCU | -1.50 billion current LCU | 5.56 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | -47.46 billion current LCU | -64.01 billion current LCU | 16.55 billion current LCU | Egypt |
| 2010s | -109.77 billion current LCU | -983.28 billion current LCU | 873.51 billion current LCU | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Egypt or Kenya?
- Kenya, at -128.89 billion current LCU against -131.89 billion current LCU in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Egypt and Kenya?
- 3.00 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kenya?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and Kenya rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Egypt ranks 34th and Kenya ranks 33rd 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.