Botswana vs Eritrea: External debt, end year

Botswana
18.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eritrea
13.77 billion current LCU
in 2009
Botswana rank
33rd
Eritrea rank
34th

External debt, end year over time

  • Botswana
  • Eritrea
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 18.58 billion current LCU against 13.77 billion current LCU in Eritrea, a difference of 4.81 billion current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 1.3 times Eritrea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 16 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 33rd and Eritrea ranks 34th of 47 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Eritrea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.53 billion current LCU 623.71 million current LCU 908.61 million current LCU Botswana
2000s 3.02 billion current LCU 9.29 billion current LCU 6.28 billion current LCU Eritrea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Botswana or Eritrea?
Botswana, at 18.58 billion current LCU against 13.77 billion current LCU in Eritrea as of 2011.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Botswana and Eritrea?
4.81 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2009.
How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for external debt, end year?
Botswana ranks 33rd and Eritrea ranks 34th of 47 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as External debt, end year (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
External debt, end year (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
47 places, 1,123 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Foreign debt consists of the outstanding stock or recognized, direct liabilities of the government to the rest of the world, generated in the past and scheduled to be extinguished by government operations in the future or to continue as perpetual debt. Data are in current local currency.