Botswana National Government Debt
2002 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Key information about Botswana National Government Debt
- Botswana National Government Debt reached 3.5 USD bn in Mar 2023, compared with 3.6 USD bn in the previous year.
- Botswana National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Mar 2002 to Mar 2023.
- The data reached an all-time high of 3.6 USD bn in Mar 2022 and a record low of 430.9 USD mn in Mar 2002.
CEIC calculates annual Government Debt as the sum of Outstanding Foreign Government Debt and Outstanding Domestic Government Debt and converts it into USD. The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning provides Government Debt in local currency. The Bank of Botswana period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. The fiscal year is from April 1st to March 31st.
Related information about Botswana National Government Debt
- In the latest reports, Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance registered a surplus equal to 2.5 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023.
- The country's Government debt accounted for 17.9 % of its Nominal GDP in Dec 2021.
- Botswana Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
View Botswana's National Government Debt from 2002 to 2023 in the chart:
What was Botswana's National Government Debt in 2023?
Botswana National Government Debt reached 3.5 USD bn in Mar 2023, compared with 3.6 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3,497.5 2023 | 3,581.9 2022 | 430.9 2002 | 3,581.9 2022 | USD mn | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
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| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) | 13,499.8 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Sep 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Algeria (USD mn) | 111,205.0 2022 | yearly | 1997 - 2022 |
| Argentina (USD mn) | 370,673.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1994 - Dec 2023 |
| Armenia (USD mn) | 12,163.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Australia (USD mn) | 650,929.8 2023 | yearly | 1999 - 2023 |
| Austria (USD mn) | 410,557.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) | 9,223.0 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) | 41,418.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Mar 2001 - Feb 2024 |
| Belarus (USD mn) | 23,375.7 May 2022 | monthly | Dec 2003 - May 2022 |
| Belgium (USD mn) | 680,238.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1980 - Dec 2023 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) | 8,960.7 2014 | yearly | 1998 - 2014 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) | 3,441.3 2023 | yearly | 2007 - 2023 |
| Botswana (USD mn) | 3,497.5 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Brazil (USD mn) | 1,664,329.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Mar 2024 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) | 22,719.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2015 - Mar 2024 |
| Canada (USD mn) | 1,423,314.6 2023 | yearly | 1962 - 2023 |
| Chile (USD mn) | 125,588.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| China (USD mn) | 4,229,989.2 2023 | yearly | 2005 - 2023 |
| Colombia (USD mn) | 226,036.5 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Sep 2023 |
| Croatia (USD mn) | 49,150.2 Dec 2022 | monthly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2022 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) | 24,831.9 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Mar 2024 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) | 144,278.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Denmark (USD mn) | 121,119.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) | 79,608.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Egypt (USD mn) | 369,695.1 Jun 2022 | quarterly | Jun 2006 - Jun 2022 |
| Estonia (USD mn) | 8,157.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| European Union (USD mn) | 15,334,791.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Finland (USD mn) | 232,882.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| France (USD mn) | 3,430,547.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| Georgia (USD mn) | 11,580.6 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Mar 2024 |
| Germany (USD mn) | 2,901,196.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Greece (USD mn) | 394,576.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) | 181,662.1 2023 | yearly | 2003 - 2023 |
| Hungary (USD mn) | 150,420.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1989 - Dec 2023 |
| Iceland (USD mn) | 20,353.7 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| India (USD mn) | 2,045,168.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1998 - Dec 2023 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) | 521,169.5 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jun 2009 - Mar 2024 |
| Ireland (USD mn) | 244,107.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Israel (USD mn) | 310,795.6 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Italy (USD mn) | 3,104,242.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 1957 - Feb 2024 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) | 3,853.2 2015 | yearly | 1975 - 2015 |
| Japan (USD mn) | 9,396,604.9 Apr 2023 | monthly | Apr 1982 - Apr 2023 |
| Jordan (USD mn) | 45,981.8 Nov 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) | 59,895.9 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Kenya (USD mn) | 70,728.9 Dec 2023 | monthly | Sep 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| South Korea (USD mn) | 816,255.2 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Sep 2002 - Mar 2024 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) | 1,875.6 2022 | yearly | 2009 - 2022 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) | 683.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) | 6,270.5 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2011 - Jan 2024 |
| Latvia (USD mn) | 19,448.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) | 100,370.8 Dec 2021 | monthly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2021 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) | 30,484.5 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) | 22,520.6 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1995 - Dec 2023 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) | 8,026.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2023 |
| Malawi (USD mn) | 2,620.0 2014 | yearly | 2010 - 2014 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) | 255,431.9 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1978 - Dec 2023 |
| Malta (USD mn) | 10,805.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) | 9,883.0 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Jun 2003 - Mar 2024 |
| Mexico (USD mn) | 960,382.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Dec 2005 - Mar 2024 |
| Moldova (USD mn) | 5,996.1 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Mar 2024 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) | 4,219.6 Sep 2023 | monthly | Dec 2010 - Sep 2023 |
| Morocco (USD mn) | 91,099.0 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2022 |
| Nepal (USD mn) | 14,538.4 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) | 531,718.3 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) | 101,964.3 Mar 2024 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Mar 2024 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) | 101,710.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2006 - Dec 2023 |
| Norway (USD mn) | 224,382.7 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Oman (USD mn) | 46,137.8 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Panama (USD mn) | 49,769.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jul 2004 - Mar 2024 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) | 13,433.8 2022 | yearly | 2003 - 2022 |
| Peru (USD mn) | 88,740.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Philippines (USD mn) | 265,200.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1993 - Mar 2024 |
| Poland (USD mn) | 429,770.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Portugal (USD mn) | 291,024.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Qatar (USD mn) | 26,518.7 2012 | yearly | 2003 - 2012 |
| Romania (USD mn) | 183,596.1 Feb 2024 | monthly | Nov 2011 - Feb 2024 |
| Russia (USD mn) | 281,621.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | May 2009 - Feb 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) | 273,066.7 2023 | yearly | 2004 - 2023 |
| Serbia (USD mn) | 39,217.0 Mar 2024 | monthly | Sep 2004 - Mar 2024 |
| Singapore (USD mn) | 871,871.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) | 76,139.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) | 48,308.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| South Africa (USD mn) | 278,349.7 Mar 2024 | monthly | Jan 1960 - Mar 2024 |
| Spain (USD mn) | 1,740,886.1 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 1990 - Dec 2023 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) | 86,964.6 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2014 - Sep 2023 |
| Sweden (USD mn) | 195,988.7 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) | 267,524.5 2022 | yearly | 1990 - 2022 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) | 218,997.1 2022 | yearly | 1996 - 2022 |
| Thailand (USD mn) | 277,807.4 Mar 2024 | monthly | Oct 1997 - Mar 2024 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) | 41,263.3 Dec 2023 | monthly | Apr 2011 - Dec 2023 |
| Turkey (USD mn) | 254,513.1 2022 | yearly | 2001 - 2022 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) | 135,245.2 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) | 3,241,935.2 Sep 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1966 - Sep 2023 |
| United States (USD mn) | 34,616,994.0 Apr 2024 | monthly | Jan 1969 - Apr 2024 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) | 41,995.8 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) | 105,131.7 2016 | yearly | 1996 - 2016 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) | 137,176.1 2022 | yearly | 2010 - 2022 |
| Yemen (USD mn) | 20,434.2 2013 | yearly | 2004 - 2013 |
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| 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 (%) | 34.0 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2007 - Jun 2023 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 3,497.5 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 17.2 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Jun 2023 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) | 115.893 2029 | yearly | 1981 - 2029 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) | 67.795 2030 | yearly | 1999 - 2030 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) | 117.911 2029 | yearly | 2000 - 2029 |
| Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) | 10,566.963 Jul 2023 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Jul 2023 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) | 5,717.440 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: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) | 10,265.170 Jul 2023 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Jul 2023 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) | 7,433.300 Jul 2023 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Jul 2023 |
| Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) | -502.517 Jun 2023 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Jun 2023 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.332 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -319.0 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 210.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -52.6 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) | 492.299 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) | 4,642.194 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 12,558.330 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) | 529.5 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 3.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) | 106,766.483 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) | 30,187.371 2022 | yearly | 1995 - 2022 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) | 3.920 Jan 2024 | monthly | Feb 2019 - Jan 2024 |
| Total Imports from USA (USD mn) | 10.955 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 21.072 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 20.459 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2024 |
| BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) | 1,716.889 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) | 0.200 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2024 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) | 2,887.300 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) | 7,260.200 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) | -4,372.900 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) | 9.500 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) | 21.400 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 864.400 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) | 209.400 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) | 21.100 Feb 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) | 12.200 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) | 34.300 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Feb 2024 |
| Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) | 816.900 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Feb 2024 |
| Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) | 196.400 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Feb 2024 |
| Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) | 770.800 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) | 1,352.700 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) | 1,101.600 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) | 879.900 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 1,799.000 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) | 724.500 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) | 316.600 Jan 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2024 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) | 258.500 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Feb 2024 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) | 5,073.900 Feb 2024 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Feb 2024 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.4 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 20.2 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 204.363 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 2,309.010 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Dec 2023 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 8,191.915 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 9.2 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| 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 (%) | 24.152 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Jun 1994 - Jun 2023 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 8.2 Mar 2023 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2023 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 7,778.531 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 14.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 6,007.9 Feb 2023 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Feb 2023 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 19.0 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2023 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 3,867.7 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 5,998.600 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 8.04 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Feb 2024 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 28.62 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2023 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) | 109,958.586 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2023 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) | 30,993.417 Dec 2023 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Dec 2023 |
| Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) | 5,035,000.000 Aug 2023 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Aug 2023 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) | 107,290.083 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) | 82,739.311 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) | 14,774.777 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) | 29,223.861 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) | 53,347.446 Feb 2024 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Feb 2024 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) | 2,743.128 Dec 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2023 |
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