Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Claims on governments and other public entities

Lesotho
-2.48 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
43.09 million current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho rank
37th
Zimbabwe rank
34th

Claims on governments and other public entities over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 43.09 million current LCU against -2.48 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 2.52 billion current LCU.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Zimbabwe has been ahead every year.

Lesotho ranks 37th 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 Lesotho Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1970s 8.55 million current LCU 451.34 million current LCU 442.79 million current LCU Zimbabwe
1980s 124.35 million current LCU 494.41 million current LCU 370.05 million current LCU Zimbabwe
1990s -758.18 million current LCU 705.24 million current LCU 1.46 billion current LCU Zimbabwe
2000s -1.59 billion current LCU 307.83 million current LCU 1.90 billion current LCU Zimbabwe
2010s -3.12 billion current LCU 30.63 million current LCU 3.15 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, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at 43.09 million current LCU against -2.48 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in claims on governments and other public entities between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
2.52 billion current LCU, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
32 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for claims on governments and other public entities?
Lesotho ranks 37th 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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Indicator
Claims on governments and other public entities (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
53 places, 1,683 data points, 1960–2011
Last refreshed

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.