Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

2004 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance registered a surplus equal to 2.5 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023, compared with a surplus equal to 0.8 % in the previous quarter
  • Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2004 to Jun 2023, with an average ratio of -0.1 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.0 % in Mar 2007 and a record low of -18.4 % in Sep 2010
CEIC calculates quarterly Consolidated Fiscal Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Consolidated Fiscal Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Consolidated Fiscal Balance in local currency. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2006 is based on SNA 1993.


Further information about Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Botswana National Government Debt reached 3.5 USD bn in Mar 2023
  • Botswana Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Mar 2023

View Botswana's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2004 to Jun 2023 in the chart:

Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP in Jun 2023?

Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance registered a surplus equal to 2.5 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2023, compared with a surplus equal to 0.8 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.5 Jun 2023 0.8 Mar 2023 -18.4 Sep 2010 13.0 Mar 2007 % quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023

Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -3.7 2022 yearly 1997 - 2022
Algeria (%) -3.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Argentina (%) -4.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) -1.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) -1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2023
Austria (%) -3.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 0.4 Jun 2021 monthly Dec 2004 - Jun 2021
Bahrain (%) -7.0 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Bangladesh (%) -5.1 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Belarus (%) -0.4 Sep 2021 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) -3.9 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Bolivia (%) -5.8 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 3.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Brazil (%) -6.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) 1.3 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Bulgaria (%) -3.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2023
Cambodia (%) -0.2 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Canada (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1993 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 1.4 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
China (%) -4.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Colombia (%) 13.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2023
Croatia (%) -2.6 2021 yearly 2002 - 2021
Cyprus (%) 3.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Czech Republic (%) -3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Denmark (%) 3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Ecuador (%) -2.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Estonia (%) -2.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
European Union (%) -3.3 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Finland (%) -1.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
France (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1949 - Sep 2023
Georgia (%) -2.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) -2.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) -4.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2023
Greece (%) -1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Apr 1999 - Dec 2018
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -6.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) -7.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) -1.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
India (%) -6.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) -1.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2023
Iran (%) -4.3 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Ireland (%) 1.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Israel (%) -4.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) -6.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Ivory Coast (%) -5.9 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Japan (%) -6.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Jordan (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) -0.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2023
Kenya (%) -2.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) -2.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2023
Kosovo (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1988 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (%) 2.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2023
Laos (%) -0.3 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Latvia (%) -3.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) -4.3 2020 yearly 1992 - 2020
Lithuania (%) -1.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Luxembourg (%) -0.3 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) -5.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
North Macedonia (%) -4.5 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Malawi (%) -0.4 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2005 - Jun 2023
Malaysia (%) -6.7 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Malta (%) -3.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Mauritius (%) -5.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) -3.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1980 - Dec 2023
Moldova (%) -3.3 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Mongolia (%) 1.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) -0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) -11.8 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Mozambique (%) -2.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) -7.6 2021 yearly 1986 - 2021
Nepal (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Netherlands (%) -0.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) -0.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) -4.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 18.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Oman (%) 2.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Pakistan (%) -7.9 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Palestinian Territory (%) -4.0 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020
Panama (%) -4.0 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Paraguay (%) -0.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) -2.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) -6.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1985 - Dec 2023
Poland (%) -3.7 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Portugal (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Sep 1999 - Sep 2023
Qatar (%) 5.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2023
Romania (%) -6.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) -2.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.5 2022 yearly 1969 - 2022
Serbia (%) -2.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2023
Singapore (%) 1.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) -6.2 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Slovenia (%) -3.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
South Africa (%) -5.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) -4.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Sudan (%) -0.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) 0.7 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Switzerland (%) 0.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023

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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) 68.318 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
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: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 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: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 6,680.970 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) -133.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 342.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -41.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
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) 475.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -19.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
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) 5.149 Nov 2023 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 11.960 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.277 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 12.138 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,606.002 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 4,623.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,421.500 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -1,798.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 629.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,453.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 101.400 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 20.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 21.100 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 17.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 75.900 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 460.400 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 637.700 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 766.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,042.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,400.500 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 742.700 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,007.400 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 357.900 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 436.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 699.000 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,506.900 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -9.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 50.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7.314 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 72.4 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
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) 156.0 2021 yearly 1973 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.165 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,345.403 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -370.483 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 7,756.801 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn) -585.220 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 555.698 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 587.659 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 139.931 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 8,312.499 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 236.647 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 19.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 204.363 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,323.480 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,132.478 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 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) 7,756.652 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 14.5 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,970.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,093.869 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.97 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.73 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 109,898.347 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 31,398.381 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2023
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 5,035,000.000 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Aug 2023
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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