Botswana vs Liberia: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants
Botswana
-7.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Liberia
-4.12 billion current LCU
in 2008
Botswana rank
18th
Liberia rank
16th
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time
- Botswana
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports -4.12 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 3.49 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Liberia ahead.
Botswana ranks 18th and Liberia ranks 16th of 50 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Botswana or Liberia?
- Liberia, at -4.12 billion current LCU against -7.61 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Botswana and Liberia?
- 3.49 billion current LCU, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Liberia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2008.
- How do Botswana and Liberia rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Liberia ranks 16th 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.