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
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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About this data
Primary deficit, excluding interest (current LCU).