Ghana vs Kenya: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time
- Ghana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports -1.53 billion current US$ against -1.55 billion current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 19.49 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Kenya ahead.
Ghana ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Ghana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -707.24 million current US$ | -440.58 million current US$ | 266.66 million current US$ | Kenya |
| 2010s | -1.93 billion current US$ | -1.71 billion current US$ | 222.32 million current US$ | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Ghana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at -1.53 billion current US$ against -1.55 billion current US$ in Ghana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Ghana and Kenya?
- 19.49 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Kenya?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2011.
- How do Ghana and Kenya rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Ghana ranks 24th and Kenya ranks 23rd of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). 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).