Gabon vs Sierra Leone: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Gabon
335.59 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
404.28 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gabon rank
5th
Sierra Leone rank
4th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Gabon
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 404.28 billion current LCU against 335.59 billion current LCU in Gabon, a difference of 68.69 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.2 times Gabon's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sierra Leone ahead.

Gabon ranks 5th and Sierra Leone ranks 4th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gabon averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gabon Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -88.26 billion current LCU -3.85 billion current LCU 84.41 billion current LCU Sierra Leone
1990s -47.85 billion current LCU -62.94 billion current LCU 15.09 billion current LCU Gabon
2000s 359.79 billion current LCU -246.49 billion current LCU 606.28 billion current LCU Gabon
2010s 236.76 billion current LCU 343.72 billion current LCU 106.97 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, Gabon or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 404.28 billion current LCU against 335.59 billion current LCU in Gabon as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Gabon and Sierra Leone?
68.69 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sierra Leone?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Gabon and Sierra Leone rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Gabon ranks 5th 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

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.