Lesotho vs Zambia: Net incurrence of liabilities, total

Lesotho
0.7%
in 2023
Zambia
0.8%
in 2024
Lesotho rank
110th
Zambia rank
109th

Net incurrence of liabilities, total over time

  • Lesotho
  • Zambia
-2002040198720052024

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 0.8% against 0.7% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.1%.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.1 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 109th of 136 countries.

Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 1.5% 20.3% 18.7% Zambia
2010s 0.8% 6.9% 6.1% Zambia
2020s 2.6% 7.1% 4.5% Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net incurrence of liabilities, total, Lesotho or Zambia?
Zambia, at 0.8% against 0.7% in Lesotho as of 2024.
What is the difference in net incurrence of liabilities, total between Lesotho and Zambia?
0.1%, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Zambia?
18 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2023.
How do Lesotho and Zambia rank globally for net incurrence of liabilities, total?
Lesotho ranks 110th and Zambia ranks 109th of 136 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net incurrence of liabilities, total (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
157 places, 3,371 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net incurrence of government liabilities includes foreign financing (obtained from nonresidents) and domestic financing (obtained from residents), or the means by which a government provides financial resources to cover a budget deficit or allocates financial resources arising from a budget surplus. The net incurrence of liabilities should be offset by the net acquisition of financial assets. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.