Botswana vs Lesotho: External debt, end year

Botswana
18.58 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
6.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
33rd
Lesotho rank
36th

External debt, end year over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B198019952011

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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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.