Botswana vs Ethiopia: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time
- Botswana
- Ethiopia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -297.00 million current US$ against -411.42 million current US$ in Ethiopia, a difference of 114.42 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 18th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 29 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Ethiopia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Ethiopia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 498.19 million current US$ | -447.86 million current US$ | 946.05 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | -31.24 million current US$ | -578.40 million current US$ | 547.16 million current US$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | -630.70 million current US$ | -571.78 million current US$ | 58.92 million current US$ | Ethiopia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Botswana or Ethiopia?
- Botswana, at -297.00 million current US$ against -411.42 million current US$ in Ethiopia as of 2011.
- What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 114.42 million current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Ethiopia?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2011.
- How do Botswana and Ethiopia rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Ethiopia ranks 19th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).