Botswana vs El Salvador: Central government debt, total
Central government debt, total over time
- Botswana
- El Salvador
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 52.12 billion current LCU against 37.42 billion current LCU in El Salvador, a difference of 14.70 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.4 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2006 it was El Salvador ahead.
Botswana ranks 56th and El Salvador ranks 58th of 83 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.79 billion current LCU | 8.82 billion current LCU | 2.03 billion current LCU | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 24.29 billion current LCU | 12.51 billion current LCU | 11.78 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2020s | 43.19 billion current LCU | 23.76 billion current LCU | 19.44 billion current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher central government debt, total, Botswana or El Salvador?
- Botswana, at 52.12 billion current LCU against 37.42 billion current LCU in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in central government debt, total between Botswana and El Salvador?
- 14.70 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and El Salvador?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and El Salvador rank globally for central government debt, total?
- Botswana ranks 56th and El Salvador ranks 58th of 83 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Central government debt, total (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year. Central government is the part of general government that includes all administrative departments of the national executive, legislative, and judicial functions, other central agencies and those non-market producers controlled by the central government, whose competence extends normally over the whole economic territory. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.