Financing, including external capital grants in Botswana

Botswana: Financing, including external capital grants was 7.01 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2011)
7.01 billion current LCU
Change on year
down 31.4%
World rank
28th
of 50 countries
All-time high
10.22 billion current LCU
in 2010
All-time low
-6.59 billion current LCU
in 2006
Years of data
28
1984–2011

Financing, including external capital grants in Botswana, 1984–2011

-5.0B05.0B10.0B1984199720111984: -166.9M current LCU1985: -357.7M current LCU1986: -508.0M current LCU1987: -519.6M current LCU1988: -704.6M current LCU1989: -594.5M current LCU1990: -126.8M current LCU1991: 5.0M current LCU1992: -137.1M current LCU1993: -989.0M current LCU1994: -604.4M current LCU1995: -258.6M current LCU1996: -990.7M current LCU1997: -875.3M current LCU1998: 1.4B current LCU1999: -1.5B current LCU2000: -2.6B current LCU2001: 962.0M current LCU2002: 1.4B current LCU2003: 78.5M current LCU2004: -134.8M current LCU2005: -3.4B current LCU2006: -6.6B current LCU2007: -3.8B current LCU2008: 4.7B current LCU2009: 9.5B current LCU2010: 10.2B current LCU2011: 7.0B current LCU

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for financing, including external capital grants in Botswana is 7.01 billion current LCU, measured in 2011.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 31.4% on the previous year and up 629.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, financing, including external capital grants in Botswana peaked at 10.22 billion current LCU in 2010 and was at its lowest, -6.59 billion current LCU, in 2006.

That places Botswana 28th out of 50 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 -475.22 million current LCU -704.63 million current LCU -166.89 million current LCU 6
1990s -412.47 million current LCU -1.54 billion current LCU 1.39 billion current LCU 10
2000s 4.09 million current LCU -6.59 billion current LCU 9.47 billion current LCU 10
2010s 8.62 billion current LCU 7.01 billion current LCU 10.22 billion current LCU 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 25 Mauritius 17.41 billion current LCU compare
  2. 26 Namibia 15.41 billion current LCU compare
  3. 27 Comoros 13.16 billion current LCU compare
  4. 29 Guinea-Bissau 4.90 billion current LCU compare
  5. 30 Eritrea 4.45 billion current LCU compare
  6. 31 Tunisia 3.47 billion current LCU compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is financing, including external capital grants in Botswana?
Financing, including external capital grants in Botswana was 7.01 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
What is the highest financing, including external capital grants recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 10.22 billion current LCU in 2010.
What is the lowest financing, including external capital grants recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was -6.59 billion current LCU in 2006.
How does Botswana rank for financing, including external capital grants?
Botswana ranks 28th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
Is financing, including external capital grants rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 629.1%. 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 Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Financing, including external capital grants (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
World Bank country economists
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,364 data points, 1965–2011
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Financing, including external capital grants. Data are in current local currency.