Botswana vs Kenya: Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU)
Botswana
11.06 billion current LCU
in 2011
Kenya
24.88 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
22nd
Kenya rank
20th
Net foreign assets, flow (current LCU) over time
- Botswana
- Kenya
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 24.88 billion current LCU against 11.06 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 13.82 billion current LCU.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.2 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Kenya ahead.
Botswana ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 20th of 52 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Kenya in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Kenya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.26 million current LCU | 609.85 million current LCU | 560.58 million current LCU | Kenya |
| 1980s | 502.11 million current LCU | -570.69 million current LCU | 1.07 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 1990s | 2.48 billion current LCU | 5.76 billion current LCU | 3.27 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2000s | 2.92 billion current LCU | 18.83 billion current LCU | 15.91 billion current LCU | Kenya |
| 2010s | 2.17 billion current LCU | 25.42 billion current LCU | 23.25 billion current LCU | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Botswana or Kenya?
- Kenya, at 24.88 billion current LCU against 11.06 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2011.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Botswana and Kenya?
- 13.82 billion current LCU, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Kenya?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Kenya rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
- Botswana ranks 22nd and Kenya ranks 20th of 52 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as Net foreign assets, 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
Net foreign assets are the sum of foreign assets held by monetary authorities and deposit money banks, less their foreign liabilities. Data are in current local currency.