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) 3.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Australia (NA) 1.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1971 - Sep 2025
Austria (NA) 0.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (NA) 5.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 1994 - Oct 2025
Bahrain (NA) 2.2 2024 yearly 1966 - 2024
Bangladesh (NA) 4.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1986 - Sep 2025
Belarus (NA) 1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Belgium (NA) 0.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Bolivia (NA) 0.2 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (NA) 6.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Botswana (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Brazil (NA) 13.8 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Nov 2025
Brunei (NA) 5.7 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2024
Bulgaria (NA) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Oct 2025
Cambodia (NA) 6.0 May 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - May 2025
Canada (NA) 2.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Chile (NA) 5.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
China (NA) 15.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Colombia (NA) 9.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Oct 2025
Croatia (NA) 8.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (NA) 0.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (NA) 6.7 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Denmark (NA) 7.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 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) 0.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
European Union (NA) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Finland (NA) 1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
France (NA) 0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 2004 - Sep 2025
Georgia (NA) 3.0 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1995 - Nov 2025
Germany (NA) 0.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Oct 2025
Ghana (NA) 2.4 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 2005 - Jan 2024
Greece (NA) 0.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (NA) 6.6 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Hungary (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Iceland (NA) 8.5 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2000 - Nov 2025
India (NA) 7.4 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1990 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (NA) 6.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Oct 2025
Ireland (NA) 0.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Israel (NA) 27.1 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Nov 2025
Italy (NA) 0.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Ivory Coast (NA) 0.0 Mar 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Mar 2025
Japan (NA) 19.4 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Jordan (NA) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1972 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Kenya (NA) 5.0 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Aug 2025
South Korea (NA) 7.9 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (NA) 2.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (NA) 11.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (NA) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Laos (NA) 2.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Latvia (NA) 1.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Lebanon (NA) 5.7 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2025
Lithuania (NA) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Luxembourg (NA) 0.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Macau SAR, China (NA) 21.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
North Macedonia (NA) 3.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 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) 1.2 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1994 - Oct 2025
Mauritius (NA) 11.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025
Mexico (NA) 3.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Moldova (NA) 5.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (NA) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (NA) 3.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Morocco (NA) 5.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Mozambique (NA) 6.1 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Jun 2025
Myanmar (NA) 5.2 Jun 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2022
Nepal (NA) 19.2 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2003 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (NA) 0.1 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Oct 2025
New Zealand (NA) 7.0 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2005 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (NA) 9.8 Jul 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2025
Norway (NA) 8.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Oman (NA) 4.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2025
Pakistan (NA) 3.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Palestinian Territory (NA) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Oct 2025
Panama (NA) 3.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (NA) 5.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
Peru (NA) 15.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
Philippines (NA) 8.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Nov 2025
Poland (NA) 4.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Portugal (NA) 0.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Oct 2025
Qatar (NA) 11.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Romania (NA) 5.2 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Oct 2025
Russia (NA) 17.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (NA) 21.3 2024 yearly 1957 - 2024
Serbia (NA) 6.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (NA) 7.9 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (NA) 1.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Slovenia (NA) 0.3 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Aug 2025
South Africa (NA) 4.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Spain (NA) 1.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Oct 2025
Sri Lanka (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Sudan (NA) 0.0 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2017
Sweden (NA) 2.4 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2000 - Oct 2025
Switzerland (NA) 19.1 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 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 (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -48.449 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 388.590 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 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 (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: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 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) -275.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 298.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -8.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 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) 574.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -10.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 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) 2.620 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.739 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 36.431 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 44.238 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 890.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 57.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,145.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 321.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 60.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 37.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 82.400 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 574.700 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 378.500 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,471.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,358.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,227.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 915.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 655.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 422.300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 606.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,808.200 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 342.600 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 9.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,969.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -3,655.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,625.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 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
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 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) 0.194 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) 2,576.441 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,861.639 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 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) 8,321.545 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 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) 4,314.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,828.932 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.50 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,489.729 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,498.633 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - 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: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 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 (BWP mn) 87,127.487 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: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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