Ethiopia vs Uganda: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit

Ethiopia
-411.42 million current US$
in 2011
Uganda
-652.82 million current US$
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
19th
Uganda rank
22nd

Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Uganda
-800.0M-600.0M-400.0M-200.0M0199020002011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports -411.42 million current US$ against -652.82 million current US$ in Uganda, a difference of 241.40 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Uganda ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ethiopia averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Uganda Difference Ahead
1990s -306.01 million current US$ -71.04 million current US$ 234.97 million current US$ Uganda
2000s -511.46 million current US$ -160.93 million current US$ 350.53 million current US$ Uganda
2010s -571.78 million current US$ -664.52 million current US$ 92.74 million current US$ Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Ethiopia or Uganda?
Ethiopia, at -411.42 million current US$ against -652.82 million current US$ in Uganda as of 2011.
What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Ethiopia and Uganda?
241.40 million current US$, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Uganda?
12 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Uganda rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
Ethiopia ranks 19th and Uganda ranks 22nd of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). 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
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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).