Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU) by country
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).
Countries reporting
50
Highest
1.58 trillion current LCU
Nigeria
Lowest
-44.55 trillion current LCU
Mozambique
Median
-6.31 billion current LCU
Years covered
46
1966–2011
Data points
1,197
What the numbers show
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU) is currently reported for 50 countries. The highest value is 1.58 trillion current LCU in Nigeria; the lowest is -44.55 trillion current LCU in Mozambique.
The median across all reporting countries is -6.31 billion current LCU, and the mean is -957.06 billion current LCU.
Over the past decade 15 countries rose and 33 fell. The largest increase was in Angola (up 40,174.1%), and the largest decrease in Egypt (down 11,287.8%).
Primary balance, excluding interest: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 1.58 trillion current LCU | 2005 | up 2,397.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 1.37 trillion current LCU | 2007 | up 3,598.8% | volatile |
| 3 | Congo | 1.34 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 874.4% | volatile |
| 4 | Angola | 1.10 trillion current LCU | 2011 | up 40,174.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Algeria | 790.20 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 3,353.9% | volatile |
| 6 | Gabon | 466.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 12.2% | volatile |
| 7 | Cote d'Ivoire | 309.50 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 19.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Guinea | 269.97 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Guinea-Bissau | 18.30 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 210.4% | volatile |
| 10 | Togo | 16.13 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 58.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Central African Republic | 6.70 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 884.5% | volatile |
| 12 | Ghana | 2.01 billion current LCU | 2010 | up 2,096.1% | volatile |
| 13 | Seychelles | 891.25 million current LCU | 2010 | up 566.5% | volatile |
| 14 | Liberia | 140.14 million current LCU | 2008 | up 2,784.6% | volatile |
| 15 | Cape Verde | 12,806 current LCU | 2011 | up 618.9% | volatile |
| 16 | Gambia | 16.5 current LCU | 2004 | — | volatile |
| 17 | Zimbabwe | -103.93 million current LCU | 2011 | down 412.1% | volatile |
| 18 | Sudan | -656.38 million current LCU | 2008 | down 4,191.9% | volatile |
| 19 | Eswatini | -1.61 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 700.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Lesotho | -1.74 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 3,718.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Tunisia | -2.33 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 111.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Djibouti | -2.64 billion current LCU | 2006 | — | volatile |
| 23 | Comoros | -4.95 billion current LCU | 2008 | down 161.7% | volatile |
| 24 | Eritrea | -5.38 billion current LCU | 2009 | down 77.4% | volatile |
| 25 | Mauritius | -6.26 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 93.8% | volatile |
| 26 | Botswana | -6.36 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 9,541.9% | volatile |
| 27 | Niger | -7.60 billion current LCU | 2003 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 28 | Burundi | -8.00 billion current LCU | 2002 | down 128.3% | volatile |
| 29 | Rwanda | -9.75 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 76.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Namibia | -13.58 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 2,332.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Mauritania | -16.01 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 28.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Ethiopia | -16.66 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 588.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Morocco | -18.93 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 402.9% | volatile |
| 34 | South Africa | -44.68 billion current LCU | 2008 | down 361.6% | volatile |
| 35 | Kenya | -53.68 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 2,616.6% | volatile |
| 36 | Egypt | -76.87 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 11,287.8% | volatile |
| 37 | Chad | -79.34 billion current LCU | 1999 | down 532.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Benin | -112.67 billion current LCU | 2005 | down 148.4% | volatile |
| 39 | Cameroon | -116.00 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 115.8% | volatile |
| 40 | Malawi | -134.83 billion current LCU | 2009 | down 2,121.6% | volatile |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | -164.68 billion current LCU | 2011 | up 10.5% | volatile |
| 42 | Mali | -314.60 billion current LCU | 2010 | down 220.2% | volatile |
| 43 | Equatorial Guinea | -456.10 billion current LCU | 2009 | down 6,438.2% | volatile |
| 44 | Senegal | -514.10 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 361.9% | volatile |
| 45 | Sao Tome and Principe | -535.08 billion current LCU | 2011 | down 753.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Uganda | -1.28 trillion current LCU | 2011 | down 52.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Madagascar | -1.55 trillion current LCU | 2011 | down 440.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Zambia | -1.67 trillion current LCU | 2011 | down 40.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Tanzania | -3.35 trillion current LCU | 2011 | down 1,456.5% | volatile |
| 50 | Mozambique | -44.55 trillion current LCU | 2011 | down 295.7% | volatile |
About this data
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).