Botswana vs Lesotho: Domestic Claims

Botswana
-10.23 billion
in 2008
Lesotho
-2.47 billion
in 2008
Botswana rank
172nd
Lesotho rank
171st

Domestic Claims over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
-25.0B-20.0B-15.0B-10.0B-5.0B0197619922008

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -2.47 billion against -10.23 billion in Botswana, a difference of 7.77 billion.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 172nd and Lesotho ranks 171st of 178 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1980s -725.44 million 220.88 million 946.32 million Lesotho
1990s -7.48 billion -143.52 million 7.34 billion Lesotho
2000s -9.83 billion -419.39 million 9.41 billion Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, Botswana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -2.47 billion against -10.23 billion in Botswana as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims between Botswana and Lesotho?
7.77 billion, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
29 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2008.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for domestic claims?
Botswana ranks 172nd and Lesotho ranks 171st of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,497 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

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.