Gambia vs Zimbabwe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Gambia
-1.31 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
-302.36 million current LCU
in 2011
Gambia rank
11th
Zimbabwe rank
10th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Gambia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -302.36 million current LCU against -1.31 billion current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 1.01 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Gambia ahead.
Gambia ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gambia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -134.59 million current LCU | -605.39 million current LCU | 470.80 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 1990s | -205.94 million current LCU | -614.47 million current LCU | 408.53 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 2000s | -775.66 million current LCU | -838.63 million current LCU | 62.98 million current LCU | Gambia |
| 2010s | -1.43 billion current LCU | -244.18 million current LCU | 1.19 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Gambia or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -302.36 million current LCU against -1.31 billion current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 1.01 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Zimbabwe?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2011.
- How do Gambia and Zimbabwe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Gambia ranks 11th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th 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.