Guinea vs Guinea-Bissau: Primary balance, excluding interest

Guinea
269.97 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
18.30 billion current LCU
in 2011
Guinea rank
8th
Guinea-Bissau rank
9th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Guinea
  • Guinea-Bissau
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 269.97 billion current LCU against 18.30 billion current LCU in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 251.67 billion current LCU.

That makes Guinea's figure about 14.8 times Guinea-Bissau's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Guinea ranks 8th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 9th of 50 countries.

Guinea-Bissau has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
1980s -59.40 billion current LCU -1.24 billion current LCU 58.16 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
1990s -149.43 billion current LCU -12.56 billion current LCU 136.87 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2000s -47.41 billion current LCU -15.15 billion current LCU 32.27 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2010s -1.47 trillion current LCU 17.95 billion current LCU 1.49 trillion current LCU Guinea-Bissau

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea, at 269.97 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 Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
251.67 billion current LCU, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Guinea-Bissau?
25 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2011.
How do Guinea and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Guinea ranks 8th 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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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).