Botswana vs Zambia: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
2.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
89th
Zambia rank
91st
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Zambia, a difference of 0.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 91st of 186 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.2071 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0001 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2072 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.9761 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0024 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.9785 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 3.43 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0028 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 3.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 4.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.0997 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.63 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.745 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 4.22 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.46 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.15 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 Zambia?
- Botswana, at 3.01 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 89th and Zambia ranks 91st 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.