Sao Tome and Principe vs Zambia: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Sao Tome and Principe
-641.46 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zambia
-3.35 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Zambia rank
48th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zambia
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -641.46 billion current LCU against -3.35 trillion current LCU in Zambia, a difference of 2.71 trillion current LCU.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Sao Tome and Principe has been ahead every year.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 48th 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 | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -614.17 million current LCU | -2.97 billion current LCU | 2.36 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 1990s | -52.62 billion current LCU | -303.01 billion current LCU | 250.39 billion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2000s | 86.65 billion current LCU | -2.34 trillion current LCU | 2.43 trillion current LCU | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2010s | -537.24 billion current LCU | -3.37 trillion current LCU | 2.83 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Zambia?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at -641.46 billion current LCU against -3.35 trillion current LCU in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 2.71 trillion current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zambia rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th and Zambia ranks 48th 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.