Botswana vs Zimbabwe: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)

Botswana
-45,000 NFL, current US$
in 2024
Zimbabwe
-43,000 NFL, current US$
in 2024
Botswana rank
72nd
Zimbabwe rank
71st

Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Botswana
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports -43,000 NFL, current US$ against -45,000 NFL, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 2,000 NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Botswana ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 117 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
1980s -201,500 NFL, current US$ 6.85 million NFL, current US$ 7.05 million NFL, current US$ Zimbabwe
1990s -443,889 NFL, current US$ 43.80 million NFL, current US$ 44.25 million NFL, current US$ Zimbabwe
2000s -477,000 NFL, current US$ 558,667 NFL, current US$ 1.04 million NFL, current US$ Zimbabwe
2010s -401,667 NFL, current US$ -314,222 NFL, current US$ 87,444 NFL, current US$ Zimbabwe
2020s -147,400 NFL, current US$ -351,000 NFL, current US$ 203,600 NFL, current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial flows, ida, Botswana or Zimbabwe?
Zimbabwe, at -43,000 NFL, current US$ against -45,000 NFL, current US$ in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in net financial flows, ida between Botswana and Zimbabwe?
2,000 NFL, current US$, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zimbabwe?
40 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Zimbabwe rank globally for net financial flows, ida?
Botswana ranks 72nd and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 117 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
154 places, 7,057 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. IDA is the International Development Association, the concessional loan window of the World Bank Group. Data are in current U.S. dollars.