Botswana vs Liberia: Capital Accounts
Botswana
19.75 billion
in 2008
Liberia
26.74 billion
in 2016
Botswana rank
101st
Liberia rank
98th
Capital Accounts over time
- Botswana
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 26.74 billion against 19.75 billion in Botswana, a difference of 6.98 billion.
That makes Liberia's figure about 1.4 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Liberia ahead.
Botswana ranks 101st and Liberia ranks 98th of 155 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Liberia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.82 million | 20.01 million | 2.19 million | Liberia |
| 1980s | 356.45 million | 45.04 million | 311.41 million | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.22 billion | 1.74 billion | 1.48 billion | Botswana |
| 2000s | 9.32 billion | 12.20 billion | 2.88 billion | Liberia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher capital accounts, Botswana or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 26.74 billion against 19.75 billion in Botswana as of 2016.
- What is the difference in capital accounts between Botswana and Liberia?
- 6.98 billion, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Liberia?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2008.
- How do Botswana and Liberia rank globally for capital accounts?
- Botswana ranks 101st and Liberia ranks 98th of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Capital Accounts (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.