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

Burundi
-11.50 billion current LCU
in 2002
Lesotho
-5.85 billion current LCU
in 2011
Burundi rank
11th
Lesotho rank
9th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants over time

  • Burundi
  • Lesotho
-40.0B-30.0B-20.0B-10.0B0197219912011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -5.85 billion current LCU against -11.50 billion current LCU in Burundi, a difference of 5.65 billion current LCU.

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

Burundi ranks 11th and Lesotho ranks 9th of 35 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Burundi Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s -12.24 billion current LCU -170.33 million current LCU 12.07 billion current LCU Lesotho
1990s -22.89 billion current LCU -173.88 million current LCU 22.72 billion current LCU Lesotho
2000s -17.27 billion current LCU -563.42 million current LCU 16.70 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, Burundi or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -5.85 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 Burundi and Lesotho?
5.65 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Lesotho?
17 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2002.
How do Burundi and Lesotho rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding all grants?
Burundi ranks 11th 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

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.