Botswana vs Tunisia: Current account balance
Current account balance over time
- Botswana
- Tunisia
How they compare
Tunisia currently reports -775.30 million BoP, current US$ against -821.14 million BoP, current US$ in Botswana, a difference of 45.84 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 121st and Tunisia ranks 119th of 198 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Tunisia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -55.87 million BoP, current US$ | -430.52 million BoP, current US$ | 374.65 million BoP, current US$ | Botswana |
| 1980s | 76.79 million BoP, current US$ | -405.17 million BoP, current US$ | 481.96 million BoP, current US$ | Botswana |
| 1990s | 339.91 million BoP, current US$ | -685.99 million BoP, current US$ | 1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | Botswana |
| 2000s | 714.11 million BoP, current US$ | -836.08 million BoP, current US$ | 1.55 billion BoP, current US$ | Botswana |
| 2010s | 197.84 million BoP, current US$ | -3.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.94 billion BoP, current US$ | Botswana |
| 2020s | -490.24 million BoP, current US$ | -2.24 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.75 billion BoP, current US$ | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance, Botswana or Tunisia?
- Tunisia, at -775.30 million BoP, current US$ against -821.14 million BoP, current US$ in Botswana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in current account balance between Botswana and Tunisia?
- 45.84 million BoP, current US$, with Tunisia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tunisia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Tunisia rank globally for current account balance?
- Botswana ranks 121st and Tunisia ranks 119th of 198 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Current account balance (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.