Lesotho vs Namibia: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit

Lesotho
91.82 million current US$
in 2008
Namibia
172.72 million current US$
in 2007
Lesotho rank
4th
Namibia rank
3rd

Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit over time

  • Lesotho
  • Namibia
-400.0M-200.0M0200.0M400.0M199019992008

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 172.72 million current US$ against 91.82 million current US$ in Lesotho, a difference of 80.90 million current US$.

That makes Namibia's figure about 1.9 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 29 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Namibia Difference Ahead
1990s 16.35 million current US$ -102.89 million current US$ 119.24 million current US$ Lesotho
2000s 63.92 million current US$ -20.89 million current US$ 84.80 million current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit, Lesotho or Namibia?
Namibia, at 172.72 million current US$ against 91.82 million current US$ in Lesotho as of 2007.
What is the difference in fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit between Lesotho and Namibia?
80.90 million current US$, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Namibia?
9 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2007.
How do Lesotho and Namibia rank globally for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
Lesotho ranks 4th and Namibia ranks 3rd of 29 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
29 places, 342 data points, 1990–2011
Last refreshed

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).