Overall budget balance, including grants in Sudan

Sudan: Overall budget balance, including grants was -5.86 billion current LCU in 2009. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2009)
-5.86 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 236.2%
World rank
23rd
of 51 countries
All-time high
1.14 billion current LCU
in 1993
All-time low
-5.86 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
20
1990–2009

Overall budget balance, including grants in Sudan, 1990–2009

-6.0B-4.0B-2.0B02.0B1990199920091990: -11.6M current LCU1991: -64.4M current LCU1992: -42.3M current LCU1993: 1.1B current LCU1994: -52.5M current LCU1995: -78.0M current LCU1996: -153.0M current LCU1997: -129.0M current LCU1998: -139.0M current LCU1999: -218.0M current LCU2000: -234.0M current LCU2001: -316.8M current LCU2002: -327.0M current LCU2003: 430.0M current LCU2004: 644.0M current LCU2005: -1.2B current LCU2006: -3.4B current LCU2007: -5.1B current LCU2008: -1.7B current LCU2009: -5.9B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Sudan recorded -5.86 billion current LCU for overall budget balance, including grants in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of down 236.2% on the previous year and down 2,590.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall budget balance, including grants in Sudan peaked at 1.14 billion current LCU in 1993 and was at its lowest, -5.86 billion current LCU, in 2009.

That places Sudan 23rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.05 million current LCU -218.00 million current LCU 1.14 billion current LCU 10
2000s -1.71 billion current LCU -5.86 billion current LCU 644.00 million current LCU 10

Countries ranked near Sudan

  1. 20 Liberia -3.39 billion current LCU compare
  2. 21 Tunisia -3.47 billion current LCU compare
  3. 22 Eritrea -4.45 billion current LCU compare
  4. 24 Botswana -7.01 billion current LCU compare
  5. 25 Namibia -7.95 billion current LCU compare
  6. 26 Mauritius -17.41 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall budget balance, including grants in Sudan?
Overall budget balance, including grants in Sudan was -5.86 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Sudan?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 billion current LCU in 1993.
What is the lowest overall budget balance, including grants recorded in Sudan?
The lowest recorded value was -5.86 billion current LCU in 2009.
How does Sudan rank for overall budget balance, including grants?
Sudan ranks 23rd out of 51 countries with data for 2009.
Is overall budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Sudan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2,590.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sudan data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.