Eswatini vs Zimbabwe: Claims on governments and other public entities
Claims on governments and other public entities over time
- Eswatini
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 43.09 million current LCU against -1.91 billion current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 1.95 billion current LCU.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Eswatini ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 49 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eswatini | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 70.14 million current LCU | 451.34 million current LCU | 381.20 million current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 105.63 million current LCU | 494.41 million current LCU | 388.77 million current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | -757.39 million current LCU | 684.54 million current LCU | 1.44 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | -2.19 billion current LCU | 307.83 million current LCU | 2.50 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | -2.07 billion current LCU | 30.63 million current LCU | 2.10 billion current LCU | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher claims on governments and other public entities, Eswatini or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 43.09 million current LCU against -1.91 billion current LCU in Eswatini as of 2011.
- What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 1.95 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Zimbabwe?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
- How do Eswatini and Zimbabwe rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
- Eswatini ranks 36th and Zimbabwe ranks 34th of 49 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Claims on governments and other public entities (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Claims on governments and other public entities (IFS line 32an + 32b + 32bx + 32c) usually comprise direct credit for specific purposes such as financing of the government budget deficit or loans to state enterprises, advances against future credit authorizations, and purchases of treasury bills and bonds, net of deposits by the public sector. Public sector deposits with the banking system also include sinking funds for the service of debt and temporary deposits of government revenues. Data are in current local currency.