Ghana vs Zimbabwe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Ghana
-2.41 billion current LCU
in 2010
Zimbabwe
-302.36 million current LCU
in 2011
Ghana rank
13th
Zimbabwe rank
10th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Ghana
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports -302.36 million current LCU against -2.41 billion current LCU in Ghana, a difference of 2.11 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Ghana ahead.
Ghana ranks 13th and Zimbabwe ranks 10th of 50 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Ghana averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -28.70 million current LCU | -618.29 million current LCU | 589.59 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 1990s | -331.39 million current LCU | -614.47 million current LCU | 283.08 million current LCU | Ghana |
| 2000s | -2.32 billion current LCU | -838.63 million current LCU | 1.49 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -2.41 billion current LCU | -186.01 million current LCU | 2.22 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, Ghana or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at -302.36 million 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 Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 2.11 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Zimbabwe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2010.
- How do Ghana and Zimbabwe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Ghana ranks 13th 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.