Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Equatorial Guinea
55.50 billion current LCU
in 2010
Gabon
335.59 billion current LCU
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
6th
Gabon rank
5th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Gabon
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How they compare

Gabon currently reports 335.59 billion current LCU against 55.50 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 280.09 billion current LCU.

That makes Gabon's figure about 6.0 times Equatorial Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th and Gabon ranks 5th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Gabon in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Gabon Difference Ahead
1990s -6.80 billion current LCU -33.29 billion current LCU 26.49 billion current LCU Equatorial Guinea
2000s 412.04 billion current LCU 348.61 billion current LCU 63.42 billion current LCU Equatorial Guinea
2010s 55.50 billion current LCU 137.92 billion current LCU 82.42 billion current LCU Gabon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Equatorial Guinea or Gabon?
Gabon, at 335.59 billion current LCU against 55.50 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?
280.09 billion current LCU, with Gabon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Gabon?
16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Gabon rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th and Gabon ranks 5th 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.