Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Guinea
-422.76 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-641.46 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Guinea
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Guinea currently reports -422.76 billion current LCU against -641.46 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 218.70 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Guinea ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 50 countries.
Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -81.17 billion current LCU | -614.17 million current LCU | 80.56 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | -204.84 billion current LCU | -52.62 billion current LCU | 152.22 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | -402.82 billion current LCU | 86.65 billion current LCU | 489.47 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -2.11 trillion current LCU | -537.24 billion current LCU | 1.57 trillion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Guinea, at -422.76 billion current LCU against -641.46 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 218.70 billion current LCU, with Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Guinea ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th 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.