Rwanda vs Uganda: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Rwanda
-469.55 billion current LCU
in 2011
Uganda
-1.74 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Rwanda rank
43rd
Uganda rank
46th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Rwanda
  • Uganda
-1.5T-1.0T-500.0B0198419972011

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports -469.55 billion current LCU against -1.74 trillion current LCU in Uganda, a difference of 1.27 trillion current LCU.

Across all 22 years both countries report, Rwanda has been ahead every year.

Rwanda ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 46th of 50 countries.

Rwanda has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Rwanda Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s -41.99 billion current LCU -357.01 billion current LCU 315.02 billion current LCU Rwanda
2000s -176.49 billion current LCU -1.13 trillion current LCU 950.22 billion current LCU Rwanda
2010s -465.29 billion current LCU -1.55 trillion current LCU 1.08 trillion current LCU Rwanda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Rwanda or Uganda?
Rwanda, at -469.55 billion current LCU against -1.74 trillion current LCU in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Rwanda and Uganda?
1.27 trillion current LCU, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Rwanda and Uganda?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Rwanda and Uganda rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Rwanda ranks 43rd and Uganda ranks 46th 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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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.