Eswatini vs Lesotho: Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants

Eswatini
-1.98 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
-3.44 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
12th
Lesotho rank
14th

Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -1.98 billion current LCU against -3.44 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.47 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th of 50 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 1 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s -43.11 million current LCU -173.88 million current LCU 130.77 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s -168.12 million current LCU 167.86 million current LCU 335.98 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s -2.92 billion current LCU -2.73 billion current LCU 182.20 million current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at -1.98 billion current LCU against -3.44 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants between Eswatini and Lesotho?
1.47 billion current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
22 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants?
Eswatini ranks 12th and Lesotho ranks 14th 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

Indicator
Overall surplus/deficit, excluding current grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,359 data points, 1965–2011
Last refreshed

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.