Eswatini vs Lesotho: Primary balance, excluding interest

Eswatini
-1.61 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
-1.74 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
19th
Lesotho rank
20th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
-4.0B-2.0B02.0B198019952011

How they compare

Eswatini currently reports -1.61 billion current LCU against -1.74 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 131.00 million current LCU.

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

Eswatini ranks 19th and Lesotho ranks 20th 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 22.99 million current LCU -88.85 million current LCU 111.85 million current LCU Eswatini
2000s 149.55 million current LCU 405.78 million current LCU 256.23 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s -2.62 billion current LCU -1.24 billion current LCU 1.38 billion current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Eswatini, at -1.61 billion current LCU against -1.74 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Eswatini and Lesotho?
131.00 million 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 primary balance, excluding interest?
Eswatini ranks 19th 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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About this data

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).