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

Mali
-314.60 billion current LCU
in 2010
Sao Tome and Principe
-535.08 billion current LCU
in 2011
Mali rank
42nd
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Mali
  • Sao Tome and Principe
-1.0T01.0T2.0T196619882011

How they compare

Mali currently reports -314.60 billion current LCU against -535.08 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 220.48 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

Mali ranks 42nd and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1980s -44.36 billion current LCU -360.67 million current LCU 44.00 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
1990s -66.28 billion current LCU -40.33 billion current LCU 25.95 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2000s -54.34 billion current LCU 135.27 billion current LCU 189.61 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -314.60 billion current LCU -391.34 billion current LCU 76.74 billion current LCU Mali

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Mali or Sao Tome and Principe?
Mali, at -314.60 billion current LCU against -535.08 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2010.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
220.48 billion current LCU, with Mali ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Sao Tome and Principe?
25 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2010.
How do Mali and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Mali ranks 42nd 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).