Equatorial Guinea vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary balance, excluding interest

Equatorial Guinea
-456.10 billion current LCU
in 2009
Sao Tome and Principe
-535.08 billion current LCU
in 2011
Equatorial Guinea rank
43rd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Sao Tome and Principe
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports -456.10 billion current LCU against -535.08 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 78.98 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 5.36 billion current LCU -64.15 billion current LCU 69.50 billion current LCU Equatorial Guinea
2000s 414.97 billion current LCU 167.90 billion current LCU 247.07 billion current LCU Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Equatorial Guinea or Sao Tome and Principe?
Equatorial Guinea, at -456.10 billion current LCU against -535.08 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2009.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
78.98 billion current LCU, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe?
15 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2009.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 43rd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th 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).