Eswatini vs Lesotho: Overall budget balance, including grants

Eswatini
-1.82 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
-1.90 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
17th
Lesotho rank
18th

Overall budget balance, including grants over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -1.82 billion current LCU against -1.90 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 74.00 million current LCU.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 18th of 51 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s -11.70 million current LCU -173.88 million current LCU 162.18 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s -15.84 million current LCU 212.36 million current LCU 228.20 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s -2.81 billion current LCU -1.36 billion current LCU 1.45 billion current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall budget balance, including grants, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at -1.82 billion current LCU against -1.90 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall budget balance, including grants between Eswatini and Lesotho?
74.00 million current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for overall budget balance, including grants?
Eswatini ranks 17th and Lesotho ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Overall budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,403 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.