Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

2003 - 2025 | Monthly | NA | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 7.2 Months of Import in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 7.1 in the previous month
  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Sep 2025
  • 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 dropped 0.5 % YoY in Sep 2025
  • Botswana Domestic Credit reached 8.8 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increased of 9.6 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.2 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.1 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Botswana reached 4.3 USD bn in Sep 2025, accounting for 21.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Botswana's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import from Jan 2003 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import

What was Botswana's Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import in Sep 2025?

Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 7.2 Months of Import in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 7.1 in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.2 Sep 2025 7.1 Aug 2025 4.4 Sep 2022 50.2 Apr 2020 NA monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025

Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (NA) 7.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Algeria (NA) 15.7 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Oct 2025
Armenia (NA) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Nov 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 6.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 15.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 2000 - Jan 2026
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
Chile (NA) 6.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
China (NA) 13.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Colombia (NA) 10.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (NA) 7.7 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (NA) 1.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Egypt (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Estonia (NA) 0.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
European Union (NA) 1.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Finland (NA) 1.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
France (NA) 0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Dec 2025
Georgia (NA) 2.5 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Dec 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Dec 2025
Ghana (NA) 3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (NA) 0.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 3.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Iceland (NA) 7.4 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Dec 2025
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 5.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Israel (NA) 25.5 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Italy (NA) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 17.9 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Jordan (NA) 7.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Kenya (NA) 4.9 Sep 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Sep 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (NA) 1.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Laos (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 2.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 20.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 4.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Malawi (NA) 1.7 Oct 2021 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2021
Malaysia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Malta (NA) 1.4 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (NA) 12.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Mexico (NA) 3.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Moldova (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Mongolia (NA) 5.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (NA) 4.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (NA) 5.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 16.7 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Nov 2025
New Zealand (NA) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (NA) 14.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Norway (NA) 8.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Oman (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Nov 2025
Panama (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Paraguay (NA) 5.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2025
Peru (NA) 16.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Philippines (NA) 8.3 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
Poland (NA) 5.2 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Portugal (NA) 1.1 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Qatar (NA) 10.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2025
Romania (NA) 6.2 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (NA) 16.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Singapore (NA) 8.0 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.2 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2025
South Africa (NA) 6.1 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Dec 2025
Spain (NA) 1.6 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 3.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Dec 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.8 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (NA) 20.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Dec 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 (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -69.673 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 377.937 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 129.415 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 234.248 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 101.797 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 5,023.751 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -926.130 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 6,013.142 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 5,087.011 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 4,758.230 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -259.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 289.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
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) 549.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -22.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
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) 1.043 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 5.782 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 37.815 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 40.596 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,288.752 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 242.923 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 40.461 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 59.675 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 32.737 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 803.310 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 82.400 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 404.173 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 531.942 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 875.141 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,460.474 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 685.114 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,223.308 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 426.550 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 398.439 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,336.913 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 276.844 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,823.159 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -3,455.292 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,316.611 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 4.081 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,861.319 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.212 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 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) -0.312 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.922 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,585.384 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,878.879 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) -3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,360.329 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,312.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,781.481 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.94 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 34,471.782 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,385.056 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 115,366.484 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 111,322.628 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 32,594.297 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 90,299.345 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,878.296 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 3,116.900 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 57,420.463 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,488.513 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
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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