Ethiopia vs Lesotho: External capital grants (current LCU)

Ethiopia
6.35 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
2.41 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia rank
14th
Lesotho rank
16th

External capital grants (current LCU) over time

  • Ethiopia
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 6.35 billion current LCU against 2.41 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 3.95 billion current LCU.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 2.6 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lesotho ahead.

Ethiopia ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 54 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ethiopia Lesotho Difference Ahead
1960s 0 current LCU 0 current LCU 0 current LCU —
1970s 16.62 million current LCU 2.41 million current LCU 14.22 million current LCU Ethiopia
1980s 141.34 million current LCU 29.73 million current LCU 111.61 million current LCU Ethiopia
1990s 174.30 million current LCU 157.08 million current LCU 17.22 million current LCU Ethiopia
2000s 1.31 billion current LCU 264.72 million current LCU 1.05 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2010s 5.49 billion current LCU 2.22 billion current LCU 3.26 billion current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external capital grants, Ethiopia or Lesotho?
Ethiopia, at 6.35 billion current LCU against 2.41 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in external capital grants between Ethiopia and Lesotho?
3.95 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ethiopia and Lesotho?
52 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2011.
How do Ethiopia and Lesotho rank globally for external capital grants?
Ethiopia ranks 14th and Lesotho ranks 16th of 54 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External capital grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
54 places, 2,808 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Grants are unrequited, nonrepayable, noncompulsory receipts of government from other governments or international institutions. In determination of the deficit/surplus, grants are grouped with revenue and expenditure rather than with financing. Values are