Botswana vs Lesotho: Current budget balance, including grants

Botswana
3.67 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
722.00 million current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
31st
Lesotho rank
33rd

Current budget balance, including grants over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 3.67 billion current LCU against 722.00 million current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 2.94 billion current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 5.1 times Lesotho's.

Across all 28 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 33rd of 51 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 1.03 billion current LCU 38.21 million current LCU 990.76 million current LCU Botswana
1990s 2.37 billion current LCU 387.31 million current LCU 1.98 billion current LCU Botswana
2000s 5.89 billion current LCU 1.12 billion current LCU 4.77 billion current LCU Botswana
2010s 3.37 billion current LCU 910.75 million current LCU 2.45 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 Lesotho?
Botswana, at 3.67 billion current LCU against 722.00 million current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in current budget balance, including grants between Botswana and Lesotho?
2.94 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for current budget balance, including grants?
Botswana ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 33rd 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.