Sierra Leone vs Zambia: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time
- Sierra Leone
- Zambia
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports -137.38 million current US$ against -242.11 million current US$ in Zambia, a difference of 104.73 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Zambia ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 1 and Zambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -63.41 million current US$ | -12.40 million current US$ | 51.01 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 2000s | -49.10 million current US$ | -23.15 million current US$ | 25.95 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 2010s | -131.60 million current US$ | -242.11 million current US$ | 110.51 million current US$ | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Sierra Leone or Zambia?
- Sierra Leone, at -137.38 million current US$ against -242.11 million current US$ in Zambia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 104.73 million current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Zambia?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2010.
- How do Sierra Leone and Zambia rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Sierra Leone ranks 13th and Zambia ranks 16th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). 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).