Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Primary balance, excluding interest

Lesotho
-1.74 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
-103.93 million current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho rank
20th
Zimbabwe rank
17th

Primary balance, excluding interest over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zimbabwe
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B2.0B198019952011

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -103.93 million current LCU against -1.74 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.64 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th of 50 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Zimbabwe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s -53.44 million current LCU -823.71 million current LCU 770.27 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s -88.85 million current LCU -1.03 billion current LCU 936.61 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s 405.78 million current LCU -512.51 million current LCU 918.29 million current LCU Lesotho
2010s -1.24 billion current LCU -56.67 million current LCU 1.18 billion current LCU Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher primary balance, excluding interest, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -103.93 million current LCU against -1.74 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in primary balance, excluding interest between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
1.64 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for primary balance, excluding interest?
Lesotho ranks 20th and Zimbabwe ranks 17th 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).