Egypt vs South Africa: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time
- Egypt
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports -17.77 billion current US$ against -23.23 billion current US$ in Egypt, a difference of 5.46 billion current US$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2002 it was South Africa ahead.
Egypt ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 29 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -7.17 billion current US$ | -2.75 billion current US$ | 4.42 billion current US$ | South Africa |
| 2010s | -20.08 billion current US$ | -16.23 billion current US$ | 3.85 billion current US$ | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Egypt or South Africa?
- South Africa, at -17.77 billion current US$ against -23.23 billion current US$ in Egypt as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Egypt and South Africa?
- 5.46 billion current US$, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and South Africa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2011.
- How do Egypt and South Africa rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Egypt ranks 29th and South Africa ranks 28th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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).