Botswana vs Eswatini: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Botswana
-7.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini
-1.98 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
10th
Eswatini rank
7th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports -1.98 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 5.63 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 10th and Eswatini ranks 7th of 35 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 374.88 million current LCU | -43.11 million current LCU | 418.00 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | -48.52 million current LCU | -168.12 million current LCU | 119.60 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | -9.17 billion current LCU | -2.92 billion current LCU | 6.26 billion current LCU | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Eswatini, at -1.98 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 5.63 billion current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Eswatini ranks 7th 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
Overall budget deficit is current and capital revenue excluding current grants less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Values are in current local currencies.