South Africa vs Tunisia: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time
- South Africa
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports -1.72 billion current US$ against -17.77 billion current US$ in South Africa, a difference of 16.05 billion current US$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Tunisia ahead.
South Africa ranks 28th and Tunisia ranks 25th of 29 countries.
Tunisia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Africa | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.57 billion current US$ | -629.71 million current US$ | 1.94 billion current US$ | Tunisia |
| 2010s | -16.23 billion current US$ | -1.16 billion current US$ | 15.07 billion current US$ | Tunisia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, South Africa or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at -1.72 billion current US$ against -17.77 billion current US$ in South Africa as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between South Africa and Tunisia?
- 16.05 billion current US$, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Tunisia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2011.
- How do South Africa and Tunisia rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- South Africa ranks 28th and Tunisia ranks 25th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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).