Botswana vs Namibia: Financing, including external capital grants

Botswana
7.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Namibia
15.41 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
28th
Namibia rank
26th

Financing, including external capital grants over time

  • Botswana
  • Namibia
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 15.41 billion current LCU against 7.01 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 8.39 billion current LCU.

That makes Namibia's figure about 2.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 26th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Namibia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Namibia Difference Ahead
1980s -475.22 million current LCU -324.93 million current LCU 150.29 million current LCU Namibia
1990s -412.47 million current LCU -494.43 million current LCU 81.96 million current LCU Botswana
2000s 4.09 million current LCU -1.02 billion current LCU 1.02 billion current LCU Botswana
2010s 8.62 billion current LCU 11.50 billion current LCU 2.88 billion current LCU Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher financing, including external capital grants, Botswana or Namibia?
Namibia, at 15.41 billion current LCU against 7.01 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in financing, including external capital grants between Botswana and Namibia?
8.39 billion current LCU, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Namibia?
28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Namibia rank globally for financing, including external capital grants?
Botswana ranks 28th and Namibia ranks 26th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Financing, including 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
Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,364 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

Financing, including external capital grants. Data are in current local currency.