Eswatini vs Lesotho: External debt, end year

Eswatini
4.30 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
6.00 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
39th
Lesotho rank
36th

External debt, end year over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 6.00 billion current LCU against 4.30 billion current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 1.71 billion current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.4 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 39th and Lesotho ranks 36th of 47 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 262.31 million current LCU 202.29 million current LCU 60.02 million current LCU Eswatini
1990s 716.10 million current LCU 2.06 billion current LCU 1.34 billion current LCU Lesotho
2000s 2.71 billion current LCU 5.13 billion current LCU 2.41 billion current LCU Lesotho
2010s 4.13 billion current LCU 5.52 billion current LCU 1.39 billion current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher external debt, end year, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 6.00 billion current LCU against 4.30 billion current LCU in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in external debt, end year between Eswatini and Lesotho?
1.71 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for external debt, end year?
Eswatini ranks 39th 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
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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.