Botswana vs Burundi: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants

Botswana
-7.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burundi
-11.50 billion current LCU
in 2002
Botswana rank
10th
Burundi rank
11th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Botswana
  • Burundi
-40.0B-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B010.0B198419972011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -7.61 billion current LCU against -11.50 billion current LCU in Burundi, a difference of 3.90 billion current LCU.

Across all 17 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.

Botswana ranks 10th and Burundi ranks 11th of 35 countries.

Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Burundi Difference Ahead
1980s 500.81 million current LCU -12.24 billion current LCU 12.74 billion current LCU Botswana
1990s 374.88 million current LCU -22.89 billion current LCU 23.27 billion current LCU Botswana
2000s 5.52 million current LCU -17.27 billion current LCU 17.27 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Botswana or Burundi?
Botswana, at -7.61 billion current LCU against -11.50 billion current LCU in Burundi as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Botswana and Burundi?
3.90 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Burundi?
17 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2002.
How do Botswana and Burundi rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Botswana ranks 10th and Burundi ranks 11th of 35 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all 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 surplus/deficit, excluding all grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
35 places, 881 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.