Botswana vs Laos: Net errors and omissions

Botswana

-211.98 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Laos

-227.17 million BoP, current US$

in 2024

Botswana rank

136th

Laos rank

137th

Net errors and omissions over time

Botswana
Laos

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -211.98 million BoP, current US$ against -227.17 million BoP, current US$ in Laos, a difference of 15.19 million BoP, current US$.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Botswana ahead.

Globally, Botswana ranks 136th and Laos ranks 137th of 198 countries.

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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: 06 August 2026

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.