Comoros vs Lesotho: Primary balance, excluding interest

Comoros
-4.95 billion current LCU
in 2008
Lesotho
-1.74 billion current LCU
in 2011
Comoros rank
23rd
Lesotho rank
20th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Comoros
  • Lesotho
-10.0B-7.5B-5.0B-2.5B02.5B198019952011

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -1.74 billion current LCU against -4.95 billion current LCU in Comoros, a difference of 3.21 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Lesotho ahead.

Comoros ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 20th of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Comoros Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 497.33 million current LCU -63.58 million current LCU 560.91 million current LCU Comoros
1990s -5.47 billion current LCU -88.85 million current LCU 5.38 billion current LCU Lesotho
2000s -4.91 billion current LCU 502.12 million current LCU 5.41 billion current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Comoros or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -1.74 billion current LCU against -4.95 billion current LCU in Comoros as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Comoros and Lesotho?
3.21 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Lesotho?
25 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2008.
How do Comoros and Lesotho rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Comoros ranks 23rd and Lesotho ranks 20th 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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Indicator
Primary balance, excluding interest (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,197 data points, 1966–2011
Last refreshed

Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).