Botswana vs Tunisia: External borrowing, net

Botswana
5.82 billion current LCU
in 2011
Tunisia
3.64 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
27th
Tunisia rank
29th

External borrowing, net over time

  • Botswana
  • Tunisia
-2.0B02.0B4.0B6.0B198419972011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.82 billion current LCU against 3.64 billion current LCU in Tunisia, a difference of 2.18 billion current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.6 times Tunisia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tunisia ahead.

Botswana ranks 27th and Tunisia ranks 29th of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tunisia Difference Ahead
1990s 24.11 million current LCU 291.34 million current LCU 267.23 million current LCU Tunisia
2000s 493.92 million current LCU 148.25 million current LCU 345.67 million current LCU Botswana
2010s 3.55 billion current LCU 1.70 billion current LCU 1.84 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Botswana or Tunisia?
Botswana, at 5.82 billion current LCU against 3.64 billion current LCU in Tunisia as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Botswana and Tunisia?
2.18 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tunisia?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Tunisia rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Botswana ranks 27th and Tunisia ranks 29th 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

Indicator
External borrowing, net (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,388 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.