Chad vs Egypt: Primary balance, excluding interest

Chad
-79.34 billion current LCU
in 1999
Egypt
-76.87 billion current LCU
in 2011
Chad rank
37th
Egypt rank
36th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Chad
  • Egypt
-100.0B-75.0B-50.0B-25.0B025.0B198319972011

How they compare

Egypt currently reports -76.87 billion current LCU against -79.34 billion current LCU in Chad, a difference of 2.47 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Egypt ahead.

Chad ranks 37th and Egypt ranks 36th of 50 countries.

Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Chad Egypt Difference Ahead
1980s -8.40 billion current LCU -7.76 billion current LCU 637.20 million current LCU Egypt
1990s -47.33 billion current LCU 5.78 billion current LCU 53.11 billion current LCU Egypt

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Chad or Egypt?
Egypt, at -76.87 billion current LCU against -79.34 billion current LCU in Chad as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Chad and Egypt?
2.47 billion current LCU, with Egypt ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Egypt?
13 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 1999.
How do Chad and Egypt rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Chad ranks 37th and Egypt ranks 36th 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).