Botswana vs Ethiopia: Banking survey: claims on private sector

Botswana
26.47 billion current LCU
in 2011
Ethiopia
36.78 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
40th
Ethiopia rank
39th

Banking survey: claims on private sector over time

  • Botswana
  • Ethiopia
-10.0B010.0B20.0B30.0B40.0B196519882011

How they compare

Ethiopia currently reports 36.78 billion current LCU against 26.47 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 10.30 billion current LCU.

That makes Ethiopia's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Ethiopia ahead.

Botswana ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 39th of 50 countries.

Ethiopia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Ethiopia Difference Ahead
1970s 50.88 million current LCU 922.75 million current LCU 871.86 million current LCU Ethiopia
1980s 213.86 million current LCU 2.00 billion current LCU 1.78 billion current LCU Ethiopia
1990s -1.48 billion current LCU 7.05 billion current LCU 8.53 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2000s 9.09 billion current LCU 17.70 billion current LCU 8.61 billion current LCU Ethiopia
2010s 25.05 billion current LCU 34.63 billion current LCU 9.58 billion current LCU Ethiopia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher banking survey: claims on private sector, Botswana or Ethiopia?
Ethiopia, at 36.78 billion current LCU against 26.47 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in banking survey: claims on private sector between Botswana and Ethiopia?
10.30 billion current LCU, with Ethiopia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for banking survey: claims on private sector?
Botswana ranks 40th and Ethiopia ranks 39th of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
50 places, 1,590 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.