Botswana vs Uganda: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)

Botswana
-4.2%
in 2023
Uganda
-4.3%
in 2024
Botswana rank
113th
Uganda rank
115th

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) over time

  • Botswana
  • Uganda
-1001020199020072024

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -4.2% against -4.3% in Uganda, a difference of 0.1%.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Uganda ahead.

Botswana ranks 113th and Uganda ranks 115th of 156 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Uganda in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Uganda Difference Ahead
2010s -2.7% -2.6% 0.2% Uganda
2020s -3.5% -6.4% 3.0% Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), Botswana or Uganda?
Botswana, at -4.2% against -4.3% in Uganda as of 2023.
What is the difference in net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) between Botswana and Uganda?
0.1%, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Uganda?
9 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Uganda rank globally for net lending (+) / net borrowing (-)?
Botswana ranks 113th and Uganda ranks 115th of 156 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% 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
182 places, 5,229 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. 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.