Botswana vs Lesotho: Net domestic credit to government, flow

Botswana
2.81 billion current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
1.29 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
22nd
Lesotho rank
24th

Net domestic credit to government, flow over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
-10.0B-5.0B05.0B10.0B197619932011

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.81 billion current LCU against 1.29 billion current LCU in Lesotho, a difference of 1.52 billion current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 2.2 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 24th of 49 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
1970s -13.00 million current LCU 2.07 million current LCU 15.07 million current LCU Lesotho
1980s -292.90 million current LCU 29.62 million current LCU 322.52 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s -2.10 billion current LCU -89.73 million current LCU 2.01 billion current LCU Lesotho
2000s -249.12 million current LCU -311.83 million current LCU 62.72 million current LCU Botswana
2010s 5.36 billion current LCU 760.00 million current LCU 4.60 billion current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit to government, flow, Botswana or Lesotho?
Botswana, at 2.81 billion current LCU against 1.29 billion current LCU in Lesotho as of 2011.
What is the difference in net domestic credit to government, flow between Botswana and Lesotho?
1.52 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
33 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for net domestic credit to government, flow?
Botswana ranks 22nd and Lesotho ranks 24th of 49 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net domestic credit to government, flow (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Botswana vs Lesotho: Net domestic credit to government, flow. Statizoid, drawing on International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Retrieved 30 August 2026, from https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/net-domestic-credit-to-government-flow-current-lcu/botswana/lesotho/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://financial-sector.statizoid.com/compare/net-domestic-credit-to-government-flow-current-lcu/botswana/lesotho/">Botswana vs Lesotho: Net domestic credit to government, flow</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Net domestic credit to government, flow (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
49 places, 1,436 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

Change in domestic credit to government includes changes in net claims on central government, and changes in claims on state and local government as well as on non-financial public corporations. Data; Annual flow, local currencies.