Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: Central government debt service, external

Botswana
463.34 million current LCU
in 2011
Guinea-Bissau
1.30 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
13th
Guinea-Bissau rank
10th

Central government debt service, external over time

  • Botswana
  • Guinea-Bissau
-300.0B-200.0B-100.0B0198419972011

How they compare

Guinea-Bissau currently reports 1.30 billion current LCU against 463.34 million current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 836.66 million current LCU.

That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 2.8 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.

Botswana ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th of 25 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Guinea-Bissau Difference Ahead
2000s 347.60 million current LCU 24.29 billion current LCU 23.95 billion current LCU Guinea-Bissau
2010s 473.24 million current LCU -171.65 billion current LCU 172.12 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher central government debt service, external, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
Guinea-Bissau, at 1.30 billion current LCU against 463.34 million current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in central government debt service, external between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
836.66 million current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
6 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for central government debt service, external?
Botswana ranks 13th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 10th of 25 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Central government debt service, external (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Central government debt service, external (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
25 places, 479 data points, 1969–2011
Last refreshed

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date such as money deposits, securities, shares and loans. Data are in current local currency.