Sao Tome and Principe vs Senegal: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Sao Tome and Principe
-641.46 billion current LCU
in 2011
Senegal
-636.10 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Senegal rank
44th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Senegal
How they compare
Senegal currently reports -636.10 billion current LCU against -641.46 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 5.36 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 44th 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 | Sao Tome and Principe | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -614.17 million current LCU | -44.60 billion current LCU | 43.99 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | -52.62 billion current LCU | -71.95 billion current LCU | 19.33 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 86.65 billion current LCU | -226.73 billion current LCU | 313.38 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -537.24 billion current LCU | -565.80 billion current LCU | 28.57 billion 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
- Senegal, at -636.10 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 Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 5.36 billion current LCU, with Senegal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 44th 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.