Ghana vs Lesotho: Net errors and omissions

Ghana
-162.81 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Lesotho
-148.77 million BoP, current US$
in 2025
Ghana rank
128th
Lesotho rank
126th

Net errors and omissions over time

  • Ghana
  • Lesotho
-1.5B-1.0B-500.0M0500.0M1.0B197520002025

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports -148.77 million BoP, current US$ against -162.81 million BoP, current US$ in Ghana, a difference of 14.04 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 21 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 126th of 197 countries.

Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ghana Lesotho Difference Ahead
1970s -46.92 million BoP, current US$ 3.59 million BoP, current US$ 50.52 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1980s -21.60 million BoP, current US$ 27.33 million BoP, current US$ 48.93 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
1990s -8.06 million BoP, current US$ 329.24 million BoP, current US$ 337.30 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2000s -158.50 million BoP, current US$ 276.94 million BoP, current US$ 435.45 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2010s -53.66 million BoP, current US$ 122.35 million BoP, current US$ 176.01 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho
2020s -70.63 million BoP, current US$ 32.90 million BoP, current US$ 103.53 million BoP, current US$ Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net errors and omissions, Ghana or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at -148.77 million BoP, current US$ against -162.81 million BoP, current US$ in Ghana as of 2025.
What is the difference in net errors and omissions between Ghana and Lesotho?
14.04 million BoP, current US$, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Lesotho?
51 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2025.
How do Ghana and Lesotho rank globally for net errors and omissions?
Ghana ranks 128th and Lesotho ranks 126th of 197 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

About this data

Indicator
Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,770 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Net errors and omissions constitute a residual category needed to ensure that accounts in the balance of payments statement sum to zero. Net errors and omissions are derived as the balance on the financial account minus the balances on the current and capital accounts. 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.