Botswana vs Comoros: Primary balance, excluding interest
Botswana
-6.36 billion current LCU
in 2011
Comoros
-4.95 billion current LCU
in 2008
Botswana rank
26th
Comoros rank
23rd
Primary balance, excluding interest over time
- Botswana
- Comoros
How they compare
Comoros currently reports -4.95 billion current LCU against -6.36 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 1.41 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 26th and Comoros ranks 23rd of 50 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Comoros | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 514.92 million current LCU | 497.33 million current LCU | 17.59 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 463.71 million current LCU | -5.47 billion current LCU | 5.93 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 1.47 billion current LCU | -4.91 billion current LCU | 6.37 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Botswana or Comoros?
- Comoros, at -4.95 billion current LCU against -6.36 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2008.
- What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Botswana and Comoros?
- 1.41 billion current LCU, with Comoros ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Comoros?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
- How do Botswana and Comoros rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
- Botswana ranks 26th and Comoros ranks 23rd of 50 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).