Botswana vs Lesotho: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants
Botswana
-7.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
-5.85 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
10th
Lesotho rank
9th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time
- Botswana
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports -5.85 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 1.75 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 35 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 407.57 million current LCU | -99.17 million current LCU | 506.73 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 374.88 million current LCU | -173.88 million current LCU | 548.77 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | -48.52 million current LCU | -96.86 million current LCU | 48.34 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | -9.17 billion current LCU | -4.96 billion current LCU | 4.22 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants, Botswana or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at -5.85 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 Lesotho?
- 1.75 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
- Botswana ranks 10th and Lesotho ranks 9th 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.