Equatorial Guinea vs Gabon: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
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
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.