Gambia vs Ghana: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Gambia
-1.31 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ghana
-2.41 billion current LCU
in 2010
Gambia rank
11th
Ghana rank
13th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Gambia
  • Ghana
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How they compare

Gambia currently reports -1.31 billion current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 1.09 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.

Gambia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 13th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Ghana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Ghana Difference Ahead
1980s -153.04 million current LCU -28.70 million current LCU 124.34 million current LCU Ghana
1990s -205.94 million current LCU -331.39 million current LCU 125.45 million current LCU Gambia
2000s -775.66 million current LCU -2.32 billion current LCU 1.55 billion current LCU Gambia
2010s -1.55 billion current LCU -2.41 billion current LCU 854.74 million current LCU Gambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Gambia or Ghana?
Gambia, at -1.31 billion current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Gambia and Ghana?
1.09 billion current LCU, with Gambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Ghana?
26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
How do Gambia and Ghana rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Gambia ranks 11th and Ghana ranks 13th 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.