Kenya vs Morocco: Primary balance, excluding interest

Kenya
-53.68 billion current LCU
in 2011
Morocco
-18.93 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya rank
35th
Morocco rank
33rd

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Kenya
  • Morocco
-100.0B-50.0B050.0B197019902011

How they compare

Morocco currently reports -18.93 billion current LCU against -53.68 billion current LCU in Kenya, a difference of 34.75 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Morocco ahead.

Kenya ranks 35th and Morocco ranks 33rd of 50 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 1 and Morocco in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Morocco Difference Ahead
1970s 0 current LCU 5.80 billion current LCU 5.80 billion current LCU Morocco
1980s 243.38 million current LCU 10.51 billion current LCU 10.27 billion current LCU Morocco
1990s 25.51 billion current LCU 8.69 billion current LCU 16.81 billion current LCU Kenya
2000s -50.62 billion current LCU 5.15 billion current LCU 55.77 billion current LCU Morocco
2010s -68.10 billion current LCU -18.28 billion current LCU 49.82 billion current LCU Morocco

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Kenya or Morocco?
Morocco, at -18.93 billion current LCU against -53.68 billion current LCU in Kenya as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Kenya and Morocco?
34.75 billion current LCU, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Morocco?
33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Morocco rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Kenya ranks 35th and Morocco ranks 33rd 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).