Ethiopia vs Namibia: Primary balance, excluding interest
Ethiopia
-16.66 billion current LCU
in 2011
Namibia
-13.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
32nd
Namibia rank
30th
Primary balance, excluding interest over time
- Ethiopia
- Namibia
How they compare
Namibia currently reports -13.58 billion current LCU against -16.66 billion current LCU in Ethiopia, a difference of 3.08 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Namibia ahead.
Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 30th of 50 countries.
Namibia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ethiopia | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -816.68 million current LCU | 4.02 million current LCU | 820.70 million current LCU | Namibia |
| 1990s | -1.32 billion current LCU | -303.56 million current LCU | 1.01 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2000s | -5.26 billion current LCU | 628.52 million current LCU | 5.89 billion current LCU | Namibia |
| 2010s | -15.84 billion current LCU | -9.94 billion current LCU | 5.90 billion current LCU | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Ethiopia or Namibia?
- Namibia, at -13.58 billion current LCU against -16.66 billion current LCU in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 3.08 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Namibia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
- How do Ethiopia and Namibia rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Ethiopia ranks 32nd and Namibia ranks 30th 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
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).