Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) by country
The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.
Countries reporting
51
Highest
15.41 trillion current LCU
Mozambique
Lowest
-951.79 billion current LCU
Tanzania
Median
29.36 billion current LCU
Years covered
47
1965–2011
Data points
1,408
What the numbers show
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU) is currently reported for 51 countries. The highest value is 15.41 trillion current LCU in Mozambique; the lowest is -951.79 billion current LCU in Tanzania.
The median across all reporting countries is 29.36 billion current LCU, and the mean is 692.67 billion current LCU.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 16.
Over the past decade 37 countries rose and 14 fell. The largest increase was in Djibouti (up 100,614.0%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 2,305.0%).
Current budget balance, including grants: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique | 15.41 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 492.8% | volatile |
| 2 | Zambia | 2.42 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 6,071.9% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 2.31 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 589.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Nigeria | 2.21 trillion current LCU | 2005 | up 637.8% | volatile |
| 5 | Angola | 1.85 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 9,761.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Algeria | 1.78 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 546.5% | volatile |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.75 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 7,918.2% | volatile |
| 8 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.59 trillion current LCU | 2010 | up 1,416.3% | volatile |
| 9 | Sierra Leone | 1.47 trillion current LCU | 2007 | up 3,290.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Gabon | 1.13 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 260.1% | volatile |
| 11 | Uganda | 980.98 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 1,867.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Madagascar | 777.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 942.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Cameroon | 482.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Cote d'Ivoire | 429.20 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 75.7% | volatile |
| 15 | Rwanda | 399.31 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 3,527.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Burkina Faso | 345.10 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 872.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Senegal | 274.90 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 242.4% | volatile |
| 18 | Guinea | 201.01 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 739.0% | volatile |
| 19 | Chad | 154.90 billion current LCU | 2007 | up 9,853.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Benin | 112.60 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 1,227.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Togo | 91.31 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 643.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Kenya | 74.62 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 1,518.8% | volatile |
| 23 | Mauritania | 59.09 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 510.9% | volatile |
| 24 | Central African Republic | 56.30 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 86.2% | volatile |
| 25 | Guinea-Bissau | 54.90 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 867.2% | volatile |
| 26 | Ethiopia | 29.36 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 2,424.1% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | 26.10 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 281.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Comoros | 25.75 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 1,151.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Burundi | 23.20 billion current LCU | 2005 | up 969.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Djibouti | 7.05 billion current LCU | 2006 | up 100,614.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Botswana | 3.67 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 39.7% | volatile |
| 32 | Gambia | 2.38 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 2,231.6% | volatile |
| 33 | Lesotho | 722.00 million current LCU | 2011 | up 78.4% | volatile |
| 34 | Tunisia | 628.76 million current LCU | 2011 | down 52.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Ghana | 412.74 million current LCU | 2010 | down 33.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Seychelles | 371.36 million current LCU | 2010 | up 755.5% | volatile |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 171.10 million current LCU | 2011 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 38 | Cape Verde | 11,149 current LCU | 2011 | up 187.5% | volatile |
| 39 | Mali | -4 current LCU | 2011 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 40 | Eswatini | -23.00 million current LCU | 2011 | down 104.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Liberia | -1.44 billion current LCU | 2008 | down 203.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Morocco | -1.53 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 69.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Eritrea | -2.18 billion current LCU | 2009 | down 139.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Sudan | -2.29 billion current LCU | 2009 | down 2,305.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Namibia | -2.50 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 1,789.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Mauritius | -3.21 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 3.9% | volatile |
| 47 | Malawi | -24.32 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 225.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Sao Tome and Principe | -33.89 billion current LCU | 2010 | down 238.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | -37.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 398.0% | volatile |
| 50 | South Africa | -131.32 billion current LCU | 2008 | down 429.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Tanzania | -951.79 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 1,571.1% | volatile |
About this data
The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.