Botswana vs Lesotho: Principal repayments, PPG and PNG private creditors

Botswana
250,000 AMT, current US$
in 2011
Lesotho
305,000 AMT, current US$
in 2011
Botswana rank
32nd
Lesotho rank
31st

Principal repayments, PPG and PNG private creditors over time

  • Botswana
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 305,000 AMT, current US$ against 250,000 AMT, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 55,000 AMT, current US$.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Lesotho ahead.

Botswana ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 50 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s 327,000 AMT, current US$ 190,800 AMT, current US$ 136,200 AMT, current US$ Botswana
1980s 4.56 million AMT, current US$ 4.66 million AMT, current US$ 99,700 AMT, current US$ Lesotho
1990s 5.19 million AMT, current US$ 5.00 million AMT, current US$ 187,500 AMT, current US$ Botswana
2000s 2.69 million AMT, current US$ 8.93 million AMT, current US$ 6.24 million AMT, current US$ Lesotho
2010s 375,000 AMT, current US$ 297,500 AMT, current US$ 77,500 AMT, current US$ Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher principal repayments, ppg and png private creditors, Botswana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 305,000 AMT, current US$ against 250,000 AMT, current US$ in Botswana as of 2011.
What is the difference in principal repayments, ppg and png private creditors between Botswana and Lesotho?
55,000 AMT, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Lesotho?
42 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2011.
How do Botswana and Lesotho rank globally for principal repayments, ppg and png private creditors?
Botswana ranks 32nd and Lesotho ranks 31st of 50 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as Principal repayments, PPG and PNG private creditors (AMT, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Principal repayments, PPG and PNG private creditors (AMT, current US$)
Unit
AMT, current US$
Source
World Bank, Global Development Finance
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
56 places, 2,243 data points, 1970–2011
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Private nonguaranteed external debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Principal repayments are actual amounts of principal (amortization) paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services.  Data are in current U.S. dollars.