Kenya vs Uganda: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time
- Kenya
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports -652.82 million current US$ against -1.53 billion current US$ in Kenya, a difference of 877.80 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 22nd of 29 countries.
Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -371.42 million current US$ | -156.44 million current US$ | 214.98 million current US$ | Uganda |
| 2010s | -1.71 billion current US$ | -664.52 million current US$ | 1.05 billion current US$ | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Kenya or Uganda?
- Uganda, at -652.82 million current US$ against -1.53 billion current US$ in Kenya as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Kenya and Uganda?
- 877.80 million current US$, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uganda?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
- How do Kenya and Uganda rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Kenya ranks 23rd and Uganda ranks 22nd of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).