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