Botswana vs Guinea-Bissau: External borrowing, net
External borrowing, net over time
- Botswana
- Guinea-Bissau
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 9.40 billion current LCU against 5.82 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 3.58 billion current LCU.
That makes Guinea-Bissau's figure about 1.6 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Botswana ranks 27th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 50 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Guinea-Bissau in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Guinea-Bissau | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.11 million current LCU | 2.93 billion current LCU | 2.91 billion current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 493.92 million current LCU | -5.91 billion current LCU | 6.41 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 3.55 billion current LCU | 6.30 billion current LCU | 2.75 billion current LCU | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external borrowing, net, Botswana or Guinea-Bissau?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 9.40 billion current LCU against 5.82 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 3.58 billion current LCU, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Guinea-Bissau?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Guinea-Bissau rank globally for external borrowing, net?
- Botswana ranks 27th and Guinea-Bissau ranks 24th of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as External borrowing, net (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Financing from abroad (obtained from nonresidents) refer to the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. It includes all government liabilities--other. Data are in current local currency.