Botswana vs Sierra Leone: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG)

Botswana
-5.10 million NFL, current US$
in 2008
Sierra Leone
-3.10 million NFL, current US$
in 2022
Botswana rank
69th
Sierra Leone rank
66th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) over time

  • Botswana
  • Sierra Leone
-20.0M020.0M40.0M197019962022

How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports -3.10 million NFL, current US$ against -5.10 million NFL, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 2.00 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 116 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1980s 4.49 million NFL, current US$ 845,167 NFL, current US$ 3.65 million NFL, current US$ Botswana
1990s -837,750 NFL, current US$ -7.32 million NFL, current US$ 6.48 million NFL, current US$ Botswana
2000s -2.27 million NFL, current US$ -21,500 NFL, current US$ 2.25 million NFL, current US$ Sierra Leone

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Botswana or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at -3.10 million NFL, current US$ against -5.10 million NFL, current US$ in Botswana as of 2022.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Botswana and Sierra Leone?
2.00 million NFL, current US$, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Sierra Leone?
12 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2006.
How do Botswana and Sierra Leone rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Botswana ranks 69th and Sierra Leone ranks 66th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 4,652 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).