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

Sao Tome and Principe
-535.08 billion current LCU
in 2011
Senegal
-514.10 billion current LCU
in 2011
Sao Tome and Principe rank
45th
Senegal rank
44th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Senegal
-1.0T01.0T2.0T198019952011

How they compare

Senegal currently reports -514.10 billion current LCU against -535.08 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 20.98 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Senegal ahead.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 44th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Sao Tome and Principe averaged higher in 2 and Senegal in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Sao Tome and Principe Senegal Difference Ahead
1980s -360.67 million current LCU 9.75 billion current LCU 10.11 billion current LCU Senegal
1990s -40.33 billion current LCU -5.21 billion current LCU 35.12 billion current LCU Senegal
2000s 135.27 billion current LCU -164.87 billion current LCU 300.14 billion current LCU Sao Tome and Principe
2010s -463.21 billion current LCU -464.03 billion current LCU 821.00 million 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, Sao Tome and Principe or Senegal?
Senegal, at -514.10 billion current LCU against -535.08 billion current LCU in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
20.98 billion current LCU, with Senegal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal?
26 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2011.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Senegal rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 45th and Senegal ranks 44th 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).