Botswana vs Norway: Reserves and related items
Reserves and related items over time
- Botswana
- Norway
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -1.54 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.99 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway, a difference of 454.07 million BoP, current US$.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 175th and Norway ranks 177th of 194 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 61.55 million BoP, current US$ | 452.93 million BoP, current US$ | 391.37 million BoP, current US$ | Norway |
| 1980s | 240.34 million BoP, current US$ | 693.89 million BoP, current US$ | 453.55 million BoP, current US$ | Norway |
| 1990s | 340.95 million BoP, current US$ | 1.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 750.27 million BoP, current US$ | Norway |
| 2000s | 469.47 million BoP, current US$ | 1.70 billion BoP, current US$ | 1.23 billion BoP, current US$ | Norway |
| 2010s | -409.91 million BoP, current US$ | 904.32 million BoP, current US$ | 1.31 billion BoP, current US$ | Norway |
| 2020s | -612.77 million BoP, current US$ | 2.85 billion BoP, current US$ | 3.46 billion BoP, current US$ | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves and related items, Botswana or Norway?
- Botswana, at -1.54 billion BoP, current US$ against -1.99 billion BoP, current US$ in Norway as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves and related items between Botswana and Norway?
- 454.07 million BoP, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Norway?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Norway rank globally for reserves and related items?
- Botswana ranks 175th and Norway ranks 177th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves and related items is the net change in a country's holdings of international reserves resulting from transactions on the current, capital, and financial accounts. Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency.Also included are net credit and loans from the IMF (excluding reserve position) and total exceptional financing. 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.