Madagascar vs Sao Tome and Principe: Primary balance, excluding interest

Madagascar
-1.55 trillion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe
-535.08 billion current LCU
in 2011
Madagascar rank
47th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Madagascar
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-2.0T-1.0T01.0T2.0T198419972011

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports -535.08 billion current LCU against -1.55 trillion current LCU in Madagascar, a difference of 1.02 trillion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Madagascar ranks 47th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 50 countries.

Sao Tome and Principe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Madagascar Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s -18.49 billion current LCU -360.67 million current LCU 18.13 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
1990s -65.98 billion current LCU -40.33 billion current LCU 25.65 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2000s -457.62 billion current LCU 135.27 billion current LCU 592.89 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -1.03 trillion current LCU -463.21 billion current LCU 566.16 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Madagascar or Sao Tome and Principe?
Sao Tome and Principe, at -535.08 billion current LCU against -1.55 trillion current LCU in Madagascar as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
1.02 trillion current LCU, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Madagascar and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Madagascar ranks 47th 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).