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
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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About this data
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).