Eswatini vs Lesotho: External borrowing, net

Eswatini
2.35 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
1.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
31st
Lesotho rank
32nd

External borrowing, net over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports 2.35 billion current LCU against 1.61 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 735.00 million current LCU.

That makes Eswatini's figure about 1.5 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.

Eswatini ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 50 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 9.62 million current LCU 155.86 million current LCU 146.24 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s 100.35 million current LCU 119.22 million current LCU 18.87 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s 1.11 billion current LCU 1.65 billion current LCU 540.50 million current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at 2.35 billion current LCU against 1.61 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Eswatini and Lesotho?
735.00 million current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Eswatini ranks 31st and Lesotho ranks 32nd 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.