Eswatini vs Lesotho: Total government debt
Total government debt over time
- Eswatini
- Lesotho
How they compare
Eswatini currently reports 7.26 billion current LCU against 7.05 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 209.05 million current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Eswatini ahead.
Eswatini ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 38th of 44 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 295.53 million current LCU | 411.99 million current LCU | 116.46 million current LCU | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 803.05 million current LCU | 2.40 billion current LCU | 1.60 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 3.07 billion current LCU | 6.02 billion current LCU | 2.96 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 5.18 billion current LCU | 6.45 billion current LCU | 1.27 billion current LCU | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total government debt, Eswatini or Lesotho?
- Eswatini, at 7.26 billion current LCU against 7.05 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
- What is the difference in total government debt between Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 209.05 million current LCU, with Eswatini ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
- How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for total government debt?
- Eswatini ranks 37th and Lesotho ranks 38th of 44 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank country economists, published as Total government debt (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Data are in current local currency.