Botswana vs Namibia: Overall budget balance, including grants
Botswana
-7.01 billion current LCU
in 2011
Namibia
-7.95 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
24th
Namibia rank
25th
Overall budget balance, including grants over time
- Botswana
- Namibia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -7.01 billion current LCU against -7.95 billion current LCU in Namibia, a difference of 933.00 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 24th and Namibia ranks 25th of 51 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Namibia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Namibia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 475.22 million current LCU | -324.93 million current LCU | 800.14 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 412.47 million current LCU | -494.43 million current LCU | 906.89 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 266.17 million current LCU | -268.36 million current LCU | 534.53 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | -8.62 billion current LCU | -7.14 billion current LCU | 1.48 billion current LCU | Namibia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Botswana or Namibia?
- Botswana, at -7.01 billion current LCU against -7.95 billion current LCU in Namibia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Botswana and Namibia?
- 933.00 million current LCU, with Botswana 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 overall budget balance, including grants?
- Botswana ranks 24th and Namibia ranks 25th of 51 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue and official grants received, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.