Botswana vs Eritrea: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Botswana
-7.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eritrea
-16.17 billion current LCU
in 2009
Botswana rank
18th
Eritrea rank
21st
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Botswana
- Eritrea
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -7.61 billion current LCU against -16.17 billion current LCU in Eritrea, a difference of 8.56 billion current LCU.
Across all 18 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 18th and Eritrea ranks 21st of 50 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 453.38 million current LCU | -1.24 billion current LCU | 1.70 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | -48.62 million current LCU | -5.60 billion current LCU | 5.55 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Botswana or Eritrea?
- Botswana, at -7.61 billion current LCU against -16.17 billion current LCU in Eritrea as of 2011.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Botswana and Eritrea?
- 8.56 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2009.
- How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Eritrea ranks 21st of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current 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 surplus/deficit (excluding current grants) is current and capital revenue excluding current grants, less total expenditure and lending minus repayments. Data are shown for central government only, and are in current local currency.