Guinea-Bissau vs Namibia: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Guinea-Bissau
-16.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
Namibia
-8.18 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau rank
22nd
Namibia rank
19th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -8.18 billion current LCU against -16.50 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 8.32 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 30 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 19th of 50 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -565.64 million current LCU | -339.13 million current LCU | 226.51 million current LCU | Namibia |
| 1990s | -14.45 billion current LCU | -494.43 million current LCU | 13.96 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2000s | -37.67 billion current LCU | -312.06 million current LCU | 37.36 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2010s | -19.80 billion current LCU | -7.39 billion current LCU | 12.41 billion current LCU | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Guinea-Bissau or Namibia?
- Namibia, at -8.18 billion current LCU against -16.50 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 8.32 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Namibia?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2011.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Namibia rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 22nd and Namibia ranks 19th 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.