Angola vs Sierra Leone: Primary balance, excluding interest

Angola
1.10 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sierra Leone
1.37 trillion current LCU
in 2007
Angola rank
4th
Sierra Leone rank
2nd

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Angola
  • Sierra Leone
-500.0B0500.0B1.0T1.5T198519982011

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.37 trillion current LCU against 1.10 trillion current LCU in Angola, a difference of 274.70 billion current LCU.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.3 times Angola's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Angola ahead.

Angola ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Angola averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Angola Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s -21.27 million current LCU -2.10 billion current LCU 2.08 billion current LCU Angola
1990s -980.66 million current LCU -27.53 billion current LCU 26.55 billion current LCU Angola
2000s 112.45 billion current LCU 227.52 billion current LCU 115.08 billion current LCU Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Angola or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.37 trillion current LCU against 1.10 trillion current LCU in Angola as of 2007.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Angola and Sierra Leone?
274.70 billion current LCU, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Angola and Sierra Leone?
23 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2007.
How do Angola and Sierra Leone rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Angola ranks 4th and Sierra Leone ranks 2nd 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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About this data

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).