Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

1994 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 17.531 % in Dec 2025
  • This records a decrease from the previous number of 19.402 % for Sep 2025
  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging 75.274 % from Jun 1994 to Dec 2025, with 127 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 124.150 % in Dec 1998 and a record low of 17.449 % in Jun 2025
  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly

CEIC calculates annual Foreign Exchange Reserves as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Foreign Exchange Reserves and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Foreign Exchange Reserves in USD. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. 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. Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2006 is based on SNA 1993.

View Botswana's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP from Jun 1994 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP was reported at 17.531 % in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
17.531 Dec 2025 19.402 Sep 2025 17.449 Jun 2025 124.150 Dec 1998 % quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 25.279 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 20.152 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Argentina (%) 4.670 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 18.421 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2013 - Mar 2026
Australia (%) 2.121 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1969 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) 0.849 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Azerbaijan (%) 17.002 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 7.773 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) 4.000 May 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - May 2026
Belarus (%) 5.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 0.895 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.100 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 30.773 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 17.531 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 13.169 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Brunei (%) 5.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - May 2026
Bulgaria (%) 28.561 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - May 2026
Canada (%) 4.237 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 12.678 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
China (%) 6.200 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Apr 2026
Colombia (%) 13.303 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 39.884 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 0.691 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 41.263 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 18.898 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 4.648 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 7.451 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 3.901 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 1.857 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Finland (%) 3.221 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
France (%) 0.965 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 12.250 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 0.737 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) 5.420 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Greece (%) 1.417 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 99.609 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Hungary (%) 18.531 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Iceland (%) 17.102 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2025
India (%) 3.000 May 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - May 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Apr 2026
Ireland (%) 0.644 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 34.817 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
Italy (%) 2.062 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 0.005 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Japan (%) 0.840 Mar 2026 monthly Oct 1980 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 26.350 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 5.188 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 8.419 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) 7.000 May 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - May 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.586 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 22.581 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.780 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Laos (%) 8.000 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Latvia (%) 8.882 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (%) 9.106 2023 yearly 2004 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.415 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Luxembourg (%) 0.048 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Macau SAR, China (%) 56.396 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2001 - Mar 2026
North Macedonia (%) 25.436 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) 7.753 2019 yearly 2002 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 1.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 4.034 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 51.098 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 11.998 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 30.711 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 22.945 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 22.409 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 23.122 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 16.441 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.750 Apr 2026 monthly May 2011 - Apr 2026
Nepal (%) 4.000 May 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - May 2026
Netherlands (%) 0.914 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1999 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (%) 9.623 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 16.055 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 14.273 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) 15.503 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Pakistan (%) 5.000 May 2026 monthly Jul 2006 - May 2026
Palestinian Territory (%) 15.863 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) 6.239 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 18.265 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 23.880 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1990 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) 5.000 May 2026 monthly May 1986 - May 2026
Poland (%) 18.281 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 3.096 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 17.652 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 16.227 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) 15.452 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 36.471 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Serbia (%) 25.716 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 65.459 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2000 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 7.000 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 1.935 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 11.605 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Spain (%) 3.424 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 2.000 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 0.000 2017 yearly 1960 - 2017
Sweden (%) 6.521 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 83.208 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Syria (%) 31.149 2010 yearly 1990 - 2010

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -241.274 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 313.342 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 157.475 2032 yearly 1981 - 2032
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 281.503 2032 yearly 1999 - 2032
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 124.857 2032 yearly 2000 - 2032
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 4,211.823 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,681.239 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 4,025.983 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -3,100.016 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,311.839 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign (BWP mn) 28,817.800 2026 yearly 1994 - 2026
Public Debt: Outstanding: Domestic (BWP mn) 55,246.200 2026 yearly 2002 - 2026
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -328.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 437.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 2.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 111.340 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,602.753 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,208.451 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 766.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 42.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,410.185 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,726.353 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.449 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 5.312 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.094 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Mar 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 28.660 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Mar 2026
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 718.823 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 27.496 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,859.799 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 370.699 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 46.630 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 30.984 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 113.644 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Mar 2026
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 577.597 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Mar 2026
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 641.020 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Mar 2026
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 992.993 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,060.463 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,045.045 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 4,516.018 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 787.501 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 421.723 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 164.994 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 552.305 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Mar 2026
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 2,582.597 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Mar 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,313.515 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 5,032.348 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,224.311 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 91.200 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 89.900 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 69.700 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 86.200 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 32.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -54.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 34.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 144.7 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.814 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,030.313 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 128.299 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 117.708 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 234.125 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,602.630 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Feb 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 9,203.544 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
M2 Growth (%) 3.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 May 2026 monthly Feb 2006 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 17.531 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,193.792 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.6 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 2.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,157.2 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,686.124 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.87 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.36 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,905,242.000 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2026
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 117,994.148 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2026
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 33,367.049 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2026
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 112,060.718 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2026
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 109,983.788 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 3,142.613 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 89,746.632 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,926.694 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 32,444.274 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,801.724 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 3,356.226 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,497.926 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026

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