Egypt vs Nigeria: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit

Egypt
-23.23 billion current US$
in 2011
Nigeria
-3.43 billion current US$
in 2008
Egypt rank
29th
Nigeria rank
26th

Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time

  • Egypt
  • Nigeria
-20.0B-10.0B0199020002011

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports -3.43 billion current US$ against -23.23 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 19.80 billion current US$.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Nigeria has been ahead every year.

Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 29 countries.

Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Egypt or Nigeria?
Nigeria, at -3.43 billion current US$ against -23.23 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2008.
What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Egypt and Nigeria?
19.80 billion current US$, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
5 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2008.
How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
Egypt ranks 29th and Nigeria ranks 26th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 342 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).