Equatorial Guinea vs Sierra Leone: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 404.28 billion current LCU against 55.50 billion current LCU in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 348.78 billion current LCU.
That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 7.3 times Equatorial Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -6.80 billion current LCU | -87.97 billion current LCU | 81.17 billion current LCU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 412.04 billion current LCU | -222.89 billion current LCU | 634.92 billion current LCU | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 55.50 billion current LCU | 283.16 billion current LCU | 227.66 billion current LCU | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Equatorial Guinea or Sierra Leone?
- Sierra Leone, at 404.28 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 Sierra Leone?
- 348.78 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2010.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Sierra Leone rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 6th and Sierra Leone ranks 4th 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.