Eswatini vs Lesotho: Net domestic credit to government, flow

Eswatini
322.00 million current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho
1.29 billion current LCU
in 2011
Eswatini rank
25th
Lesotho rank
24th

Net domestic credit to government, flow over time

  • Eswatini
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.29 billion current LCU against 322.00 million current LCU in Eswatini, a difference of 964.00 million current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 4.0 times Eswatini's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Eswatini ahead.

Eswatini ranks 25th and Lesotho ranks 24th of 49 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Eswatini averaged higher in 3 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Eswatini Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 8.94 million current LCU 1.79 million current LCU 7.15 million current LCU Eswatini
1980s -28.80 million current LCU 29.62 million current LCU 58.42 million current LCU Lesotho
1990s -156.31 million current LCU -89.73 million current LCU 66.57 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s -272.19 million current LCU -311.83 million current LCU 39.64 million current LCU Eswatini
2010s 1.16 billion current LCU 760.00 million current LCU 404.00 million current LCU Eswatini

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit to government, flow, Eswatini or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 1.29 billion current LCU against 322.00 million current LCU in Eswatini as of 2011.
What is the difference in net domestic credit to government, flow between Eswatini and Lesotho?
964.00 million current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Eswatini and Lesotho?
34 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2011.
How do Eswatini and Lesotho rank globally for net domestic credit to government, flow?
Eswatini ranks 25th 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.

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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.