Botswana vs Nicaragua: Goods and services expense
Goods and services expense over time
- Botswana
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 17.92 billion current LCU against 15.93 billion current LCU in Nicaragua, a difference of 1.99 billion current LCU.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 155 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 966.01 million current LCU | 550.38 million current LCU | 415.63 million current LCU | Botswana |
| 2000s | 7.42 billion current LCU | 3.10 billion current LCU | 4.33 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2010s | 11.23 billion current LCU | 8.22 billion current LCU | 3.02 billion current LCU | Botswana |
| 2020s | 14.54 billion current LCU | 14.50 billion current LCU | 43.90 million current LCU | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher goods and services expense, Botswana or Nicaragua?
- Botswana, at 17.92 billion current LCU against 15.93 billion current LCU in Nicaragua as of 2023.
- What is the difference in goods and services expense between Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 1.99 billion current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Nicaragua?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Nicaragua rank globally for goods and services expense?
- Botswana ranks 88th and Nicaragua ranks 91st of 155 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Goods and services expense (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Goods and services include all government payments in exchange for goods and services used for the production of market and nonmarket goods and services. Use of goods and services for account capital formation is excluded. 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.