Botswana vs Liberia: Net foreign assets, flow

Botswana
11.06 billion current LCU
in 2011
Liberia
3.18 billion current LCU
in 2011
Botswana rank
22nd
Liberia rank
25th

Net foreign assets, flow over time

  • Botswana
  • Liberia
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How they compare

Botswana currently reports 11.06 billion current LCU against 3.18 billion current LCU in Liberia, a difference of 7.87 billion current LCU.

That makes Botswana's figure about 3.5 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 22nd and Liberia ranks 25th of 52 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Liberia Difference Ahead
1970s 49.26 million current LCU -35.39 million current LCU 84.65 million current LCU Botswana
1980s 502.11 million current LCU -38.99 million current LCU 541.10 million current LCU Botswana
1990s 2.30 billion current LCU 3.07 billion current LCU 763.11 million current LCU Liberia
2000s 2.92 billion current LCU -2.04 billion current LCU 4.96 billion current LCU Botswana
2010s 2.17 billion current LCU 36.82 billion current LCU 34.65 billion current LCU Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net foreign assets, flow, Botswana or Liberia?
Botswana, at 11.06 billion current LCU against 3.18 billion current LCU in Liberia as of 2011.
What is the difference in net foreign assets, flow between Botswana and Liberia?
7.87 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Liberia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Liberia rank globally for net foreign assets, flow?
Botswana ranks 22nd and Liberia ranks 25th 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

Indicator
Net foreign assets, 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
52 places, 2,130 data points, 1961–2011
Last refreshed

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.