Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Comoros

Comoros: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants was -19.60 billion current LCU in 2009. ▼ Falling

Latest (2009)
-19.60 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 16.7%
World rank
23rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
-2.40 billion current LCU
in 1988
All-time low
-19.60 billion current LCU
in 2009
Years of data
26
1984–2009

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Comoros, 1984–2009

-20.0B-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B01984199620091984: -13.7B current LCU1985: -10.5B current LCU1986: -8.3B current LCU1987: -4.8B current LCU1988: -2.4B current LCU1989: -12.6B current LCU1990: -10.6B current LCU1991: -12.8B current LCU1992: -12.4B current LCU1993: -8.9B current LCU1994: -18.4B current LCU1995: -15.5B current LCU1996: -12.5B current LCU1997: -10.3B current LCU1998: -10.2B current LCU1999: -7.7B current LCU2000: -6.6B current LCU2001: -9.7B current LCU2002: -10.2B current LCU2003: -8.0B current LCU2004: -6.4B current LCU2005: -6.5B current LCU2006: -12.0B current LCU2007: -13.6B current LCU2008: -16.8B current LCU2009: -19.6B current LCU

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

Analysis

Comoros recorded -19.60 billion current LCU for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in 2009. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 16.7% on the previous year and down 155.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Comoros peaked at -2.40 billion current LCU in 1988 and was at its lowest, -19.60 billion current LCU, in 2009.

Comoros ranks 23rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s -8.71 billion current LCU -13.70 billion current LCU -2.40 billion current LCU 6
1990s -11.93 billion current LCU -18.41 billion current LCU -7.66 billion current LCU 10
2000s -10.94 billion current LCU -19.60 billion current LCU -6.40 billion current LCU 10

Countries ranked near Comoros

  1. 20 Djibouti -8.53 billion current LCU compare
  2. 21 Eritrea -16.17 billion current LCU compare
  3. 22 Guinea-Bissau -16.50 billion current LCU compare
  4. 24 Mauritius -20.29 billion current LCU compare
  5. 25 Ethiopia -29.41 billion current LCU compare
  6. 26 Mauritania -32.01 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Comoros?
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants in Comoros was -19.60 billion current LCU in 2009, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Comoros?
The highest recorded value was -2.40 billion current LCU in 1988.
What is the lowest overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants recorded in Comoros?
The lowest recorded value was -19.60 billion current LCU in 2009.
How does Comoros rank for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Comoros ranks 23rd out of 50 countries with data for 2009.
Is overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants rising or falling in Comoros?
Over the last ten years it is down 155.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Comoros data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
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Overall budget surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.