Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

2003 - 2023 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 8.2 Months of Import in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 7.9 in the previous month
  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Mar 2023
  • The data reached an all-time high of 50.2 in Apr 2020 and a record low of 4.4 in Sep 2022

CEIC calculates Foreign Exchange Reserves as Months of Import from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and monthly Imports. The Bank of Botswana provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Statistics Botswana provides Imports in local currency. The Bank of Botswana average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Exchange Reserves includes Central Bank assets denominated in foreign currency, SDRs and IMF Reserve Position.


Further information about Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • In the latest reports, Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 5.2 USD bn in Apr 2021
  • Its Money Supply M2 increased 6.8 % YoY in Apr 2023
  • Botswana Domestic Credit reached 6.0 USD bn in Feb 2023, representing an increased of 9.1 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.6 % in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 3.3 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Botswana reached 3.7 USD bn in May 2023, accounting for 19.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Botswana's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Jan 2003 to Mar 2023 in the chart:

Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Botswana's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Mar 2023?

Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 8.2 Months of Import in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 7.9 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
8.2 Mar 2023 7.9 Feb 2023 4.4 Sep 2022 50.2 Apr 2020 NA monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.4 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 1993 - Nov 2024
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 3.7 May 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - May 2023
Armenia (NA) 3.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 May 2023 monthly Jul 1971 - May 2023
Austria (NA) 0.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2024
Azerbaijan (NA) 5.8 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Jan 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.4 2023 yearly 1966 - 2023
Bangladesh (NA) 3.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2024
Belarus (NA) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2024
Bolivia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 8.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Botswana (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Brazil (NA) 12.8 Feb 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Feb 2025
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 8.2 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Jan 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.6 Mar 2023 monthly Jun 2013 - Mar 2023
Canada (NA) 2.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Chile (NA) 6.5 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2025
China (NA) 13.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Colombia (NA) 10.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2024
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (NA) 7.4 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Ecuador (NA) 1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Egypt (NA) 4.4 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2023
Estonia (NA) 0.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
European Union (NA) 1.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2024
Finland (NA) 1.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
France (NA) 0.5 Jan 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Jan 2025
Georgia (NA) 2.1 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Jan 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2025
Ghana (NA) 2.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Greece (NA) 0.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 9.3 May 2023 monthly Apr 2000 - May 2023
Hungary (NA) 3.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Iceland (NA) 5.7 Feb 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Feb 2025
India (NA) 9.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1990 - May 2023
Indonesia (NA) 7.8 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.4 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Israel (NA) 28.7 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Italy (NA) 1.2 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2024
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1981 - Nov 2024
Japan (NA) 19.5 Feb 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Feb 2025
Jordan (NA) 6.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2024
Kazakhstan (NA) 3.2 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Kenya (NA) 4.9 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2024
South Korea (NA) 8.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (NA) 1.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (NA) 13.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2024
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 1.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Laos (NA) 2.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Latvia (NA) 2.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (NA) 12.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (NA) 1.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2024
Macau SAR, China (NA) 22.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 5.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2025
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 6.3 May 2023 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2023
Malta (NA) 1.5 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 1994 - Nov 2024
Mauritius (NA) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2024
Mexico (NA) 4.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Moldova (NA) 6.2 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Mongolia (NA) 4.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2025
Montenegro (NA) 5.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.5 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Jan 2025
Mozambique (NA) 6.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2024
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 12.7 Feb 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2025
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2025
New Zealand (NA) 6.2 Jan 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Jan 2025
Nigeria (NA) 14.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Norway (NA) 10.5 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2025
Oman (NA) 3.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Dec 2024
Pakistan (NA) 3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2024
Panama (NA) 5.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Paraguay (NA) 6.1 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Jan 2025
Peru (NA) 16.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2024
Philippines (NA) 7.6 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2025
Poland (NA) 5.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Portugal (NA) 0.5 Jan 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Jan 2025
Qatar (NA) 12.3 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Romania (NA) 5.7 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Jan 2025
Russia (NA) 14.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2024
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.4 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 7.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Singapore (NA) 9.0 Jan 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Jan 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.0 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.3 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2025
South Africa (NA) 5.4 Jan 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Spain (NA) 1.6 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2024
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.4 Jan 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 3.0 Jan 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Jan 2025
Switzerland (NA) 20.2 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Jan 2025
Syria (NA) 9.8 Jun 2011 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2011

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -37.355 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 496.639 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 34.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 23.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 117.247 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 89.559 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 119.488 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -351.6 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 227.9 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -37.0 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 46.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 3,260.566 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,587.101 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 579.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 18.5 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,115.303 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,497.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.245 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.608 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.762 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 25.847 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2024
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,873.744 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,117.662 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,927.245 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,809.583 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,728.307 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 769.478 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 6.977 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 45.254 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.135 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 57.776 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 409.338 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 125.648 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 973.495 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,231.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 713.013 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,849.469 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 387.818 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 572.853 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,344.988 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,322.829 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,747.075 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 0.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -11.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 89.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.682 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 40.1 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.062 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,613.990 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 20.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 203.021 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,384.746 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,697.800 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 7.8 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Feb 2021 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 21.129 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,689.039 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.0 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 27.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,998.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,247.041 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.51 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 30.03 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,498.633 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,489.729 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 107,239.032 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,861.566 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,767.832 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 87,127.487 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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