Botswana vs Eritrea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Eritrea
3.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2011
Botswana rank
89th
Eritrea rank
86th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Eritrea
How they compare
Eritrea currently reports 3.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Eritrea's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Eritrea ahead.
Botswana ranks 89th and Eritrea ranks 86th of 186 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eritrea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.44 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.83 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.69 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.18 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6782 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Eritrea?
- Eritrea, at 3.4 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Eritrea?
- 0.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Eritrea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eritrea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Eritrea rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 89th and Eritrea ranks 86th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.