Current budget balance, including grants in Botswana

Botswana: Current budget balance, including grants was 3.67 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
3.67 billion current LCU
Change on year
up 19.6%
World rank
31st
of 51 countries
All-time high
11.44 billion current LCU
in 2006
All-time low
416.30 million current LCU
in 1984
Years of data
28
1984–2011

Current budget balance, including grants in Botswana, 1984–2011

02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B12.5B1984199720111984: 416.3M current LCU1985: 640.4M current LCU1986: 900.1M current LCU1987: 1.1B current LCU1988: 1.5B current LCU1989: 1.6B current LCU1990: 1.3B current LCU1991: 1.5B current LCU1992: 1.7B current LCU1993: 2.6B current LCU1994: 2.2B current LCU1995: 1.8B current LCU1996: 2.9B current LCU1997: 3.4B current LCU1998: 1.4B current LCU1999: 4.8B current LCU2000: 5.6B current LCU2001: 2.6B current LCU2002: 2.7B current LCU2003: 3.3B current LCU2004: 4.2B current LCU2005: 8.1B current LCU2006: 11.4B current LCU2007: 10.1B current LCU2008: 6.6B current LCU2009: 4.3B current LCU2010: 3.1B current LCU2011: 3.7B current LCU

Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in current LCU.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 3.67 billion current LCU for current budget balance, including grants in 2011.

The figure is up 19.6% on the previous year and up 39.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, current budget balance, including grants in Botswana peaked at 11.44 billion current LCU in 2006 and was at its lowest, 416.30 million current LCU, in 1984.

That places Botswana 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1.03 billion current LCU 416.30 million current LCU 1.61 billion current LCU 6
1990s 2.37 billion current LCU 1.30 billion current LCU 4.81 billion current LCU 10
2000s 5.89 billion current LCU 2.62 billion current LCU 11.44 billion current LCU 10
2010s 3.37 billion current LCU 3.07 billion current LCU 3.67 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 28 Comoros 25.75 billion current LCU compare
  2. 29 Burundi 23.20 billion current LCU compare
  3. 30 Djibouti 7.05 billion current LCU compare
  4. 32 Gambia 2.38 billion current LCU compare
  5. 33 Lesotho 722.00 million current LCU compare
  6. 34 Tunisia 628.76 million current LCU compare

See the full ranking of 51 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is current budget balance, including grants in Botswana?
Current budget balance, including grants in Botswana was 3.67 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 11.44 billion current LCU in 2006.
What is the lowest current budget balance, including grants recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 416.30 million current LCU in 1984.
How does Botswana rank for current budget balance, including grants?
Botswana ranks 31st out of 51 countries with data for 2011.
Is current budget balance, including grants rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Current budget balance, including grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
51 places, 1,408 data points, 1965–2011
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The excess of current revenue over current expenditure. data are in current local currencies.