Botswana vs Zambia: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports -242.11 million current US$ against -297.00 million current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 54.89 million current US$.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 16th of 29 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -31.24 million current US$ | -8.06 million current US$ | 23.18 million current US$ | Zambia |
| 2010s | -964.40 million current US$ | -242.11 million current US$ | 722.29 million current US$ | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at -242.11 million current US$ against -297.00 million current US$ in Botswana as of 2010.
- What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Botswana and Zambia?
- 54.89 million current US$, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2010.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Botswana ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 16th of 29 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). 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).