Botswana vs Lesotho: Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Botswana
5.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lesotho
6.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Botswana rank
102nd
Lesotho rank
99th

Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
0246197620002024

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 6.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 102nd and Lesotho ranks 99th of 166 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s 0.3742 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.8015 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.4273 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
1990s 0.7187 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.5889 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 2.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP 2.24 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.3898 current LCU per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 4.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.0896 current LCU per US$ of GDP Botswana
2020s 6 current LCU per US$ of GDP 6.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP 0.9547 current LCU per US$ of GDP Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 6.95 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 5.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2020.
What is the difference in broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Lesotho?
0.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for broad money (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 102nd and Lesotho ranks 99th of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Broad money (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 8,340 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Broad money (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.