Angola vs Congo: Primary balance, excluding interest

Angola
1.10 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Congo
1.34 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Angola rank
4th
Congo rank
3rd

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Angola
  • Congo
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T1.5T198419972011

How they compare

Congo currently reports 1.34 trillion current LCU against 1.10 trillion current LCU in Angola, a difference of 247.86 billion current LCU.

That makes Congo's figure about 1.2 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Congo ahead.

Angola ranks 4th and Congo ranks 3rd of 50 countries.

Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Congo Difference Ahead
1980s -21.27 million current LCU 26.26 billion current LCU 26.28 billion current LCU Congo
1990s -980.66 million current LCU 8.42 billion current LCU 9.40 billion current LCU Congo
2000s 40.36 billion current LCU 427.34 billion current LCU 386.98 billion current LCU Congo
2010s 802.65 billion current LCU 1.17 trillion current LCU 372.21 billion current LCU Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Angola or Congo?
Congo, at 1.34 trillion current LCU against 1.10 trillion current LCU in Angola as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Angola and Congo?
247.86 billion current LCU, with Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Congo?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Angola and Congo rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Angola ranks 4th and Congo ranks 3rd of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,197 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).