Lesotho vs Zimbabwe: Net domestic credit to government, flow

Lesotho
1.29 billion current LCU
in 2011
Zimbabwe
24.91 million current LCU
in 2011
Lesotho rank
24th
Zimbabwe rank
27th

Net domestic credit to government, flow over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 1.29 billion current LCU against 24.91 million current LCU in Zimbabwe, a difference of 1.26 billion current LCU.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 51.6 times Zimbabwe's.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th of 49 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s 29.62 million current LCU 41.24 million current LCU 11.62 million current LCU Zimbabwe
1990s -89.73 million current LCU -100.13 million current LCU 10.39 million current LCU Lesotho
2000s -311.83 million current LCU -71.66 million current LCU 240.17 million current LCU Zimbabwe
2010s 760.00 million current LCU 39.12 million current LCU 720.88 million current LCU Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net domestic credit to government, flow, Lesotho or Zimbabwe?
Lesotho, at 1.29 billion current LCU against 24.91 million current LCU in Zimbabwe as of 2011.
What is the difference in net domestic credit to government, flow between Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
1.26 billion current LCU, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zimbabwe?
30 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2011.
How do Lesotho and Zimbabwe rank globally for net domestic credit to government, flow?
Lesotho ranks 24th and Zimbabwe ranks 27th 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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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.