Côte d'Ivoire vs Guinea-Bissau: Primary balance, excluding interest

Côte d'Ivoire
309.50 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
18.30 billion current LCU
in 2011
Côte d'Ivoire rank
7th
Guinea-Bissau rank
9th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Côte d'Ivoire
  • Guinea-Bissau
-200.0B0200.0B400.0B197019902011

How they compare

Côte d'Ivoire currently reports 309.50 billion current LCU against 18.30 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 291.20 billion current LCU.

That makes Côte d'Ivoire's figure about 16.9 times Guinea-Bissau's.

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

Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Côte d'Ivoire averaged higher in 3 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Côte d'Ivoire Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s -6.62 billion current LCU -824.12 million current LCU 5.80 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s 143.94 billion current LCU -12.56 billion current LCU 156.50 billion current LCU Côte d'Ivoire
2000s 174.39 billion current LCU -15.15 billion current LCU 189.54 billion current LCU Côte d'Ivoire
2010s 279.80 billion current LCU 17.95 billion current LCU 261.85 billion current LCU Côte d'Ivoire

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Côte d'Ivoire or Guinea-Bissau?
Côte d'Ivoire, at 309.50 billion current LCU against 18.30 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau?
291.20 billion current LCU, with Côte d'Ivoire ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau?
27 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2011.
How do Côte d'Ivoire and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Côte d'Ivoire ranks 7th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th 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).