Botswana vs Burundi: Current budget balance, including grants

Botswana
3.67 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burundi
23.20 billion current LCU
in 2005
Botswana rank
31st
Burundi rank
29th

Current budget balance, including grants over time

  • Botswana
  • Burundi
-20.0B-10.0B010.0B20.0B198019952011

How they compare

Burundi currently reports 23.20 billion current LCU against 3.67 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 19.54 billion current LCU.

That makes Burundi's figure about 6.3 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Burundi ahead.

Botswana ranks 31st and Burundi ranks 29th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Burundi in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Burundi Difference Ahead
1980s 1.03 billion current LCU 3.96 billion current LCU 2.93 billion current LCU Burundi
1990s 2.37 billion current LCU 1.63 billion current LCU 735.51 million current LCU Botswana
2000s 4.42 billion current LCU -921.32 million current LCU 5.34 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher current budget balance, including grants, Botswana or Burundi?
Burundi, at 23.20 billion current LCU against 3.67 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2005.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Botswana and Burundi?
19.54 billion current LCU, with Burundi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burundi?
22 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2005.
How do Botswana and Burundi rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Botswana ranks 31st and Burundi ranks 29th of 51 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.