Kenya vs Tunisia: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit

Kenya
-1.53 billion current US$
in 2011
Tunisia
-1.72 billion current US$
in 2011
Kenya rank
23rd
Tunisia rank
25th

Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time

  • Kenya
  • Tunisia
-2.0B-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M199020002011

How they compare

Kenya currently reports -1.53 billion current US$ against -1.72 billion current US$ in Tunisia, a difference of 184.84 million current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 23rd and Tunisia ranks 25th of 29 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Tunisia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s -177.08 million current US$ -406.85 million current US$ 229.77 million current US$ Kenya
2000s -371.42 million current US$ -629.71 million current US$ 258.28 million current US$ Kenya
2010s -1.71 billion current US$ -1.16 billion current US$ 550.67 million current US$ Tunisia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Kenya or Tunisia?
Kenya, at -1.53 billion current US$ against -1.72 billion current US$ in Tunisia as of 2011.
What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Kenya and Tunisia?
184.84 million current US$, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Tunisia?
19 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2011.
How do Kenya and Tunisia rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
Kenya ranks 23rd and Tunisia ranks 25th of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). 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).