Gambia vs Lesotho: External borrowing, net

Gambia
857.00 million current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
1.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Gambia rank
34th
Lesotho rank
32nd

External borrowing, net over time

  • Gambia
  • Lesotho
-500.0M0500.0M1.0B1.5B2.0B197519932011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.61 billion current LCU against 857.00 million current LCU in Gambia, a difference of 758.00 million current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.9 times Gambia's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Gambia ahead.

Gambia ranks 34th and Lesotho ranks 32nd of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Gambia averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Gambia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 67.11 million current LCU 34.74 million current LCU 32.38 million current LCU Gambia
1990s 106.88 million current LCU 155.86 million current LCU 48.98 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s 412.04 million current LCU 119.22 million current LCU 292.82 million current LCU Gambia
2010s 955.00 million current LCU 1.65 billion current LCU 697.00 million current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external borrowing, net, Gambia or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.61 billion current LCU against 857.00 million current LCU in Gambia as of 2011.
What is the difference in external borrowing, net between Gambia and Lesotho?
758.00 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Gambia and Lesotho?
29 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2011.
How do Gambia and Lesotho rank globally for external borrowing, net?
Gambia ranks 34th 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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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.