Botswana vs Lesotho: External debt, end year
External debt, end year over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 18.58 billion current LCU against 6.00 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 12.58 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 3.1 times Lesotho's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lesotho ahead.
Botswana ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 36th of 47 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.10 billion current LCU | 2.06 billion current LCU | 960.32 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 2.97 billion current LCU | 5.13 billion current LCU | 2.15 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 14.66 billion current LCU | 5.52 billion current LCU | 9.13 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher external debt, end year, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Botswana, at 18.58 billion current LCU against 6.00 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in external debt, end year between Botswana and Lesotho?
- 12.58 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for external debt, end year?
- Botswana ranks 33rd and Lesotho ranks 36th 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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About this data
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.