Botswana Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP

2004 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP

  • Botswana Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at 0.1 % in Dec 2025.
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 0.0 % for Sep 2025.
  • Botswana Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP data is updated quarterly, averaging -0.4 % from Mar 2004 to Dec 2025, with 88 observations.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 0.8 % in Jun 2006 and a record low of -1.3 % in Mar 2004.
  • Botswana Foreign Portfolio Investment: % 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 Portfolio Investment: % of Nominal GDP: Quarterly.

CEIC calculates quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Portfolio Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Foreign Portfolio Investment in local currency based on BPM6. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2015 is calculated from Foreign Portfolio Investment based on BPM5. Foreign Portfolio Investment as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2006 is calculated from Nominal GDP based on SNA 1993.

View Botswana's Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2004 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Botswana Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP was reported at 0.1 % in Dec 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.1 Dec 2025 0.0 Sep 2025 -1.3 Mar 2004 0.8 Jun 2006 % quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025

Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -4.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Argentina (%) 4.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) 0.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Australia (%) 11.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1988 - Mar 2026
Austria (%) -0.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 13.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Dec 2025
Bangladesh (%) -0.0 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Belarus (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Belgium (%) 9.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Bolivia (%) 0.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 2.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Bulgaria (%) -2.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Canada (%) 7.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 6.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
China (%) -0.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) 3.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Croatia (%) -1.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) -7.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) -2.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Denmark (%) 2.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Ecuador (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Egypt (%) 2.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2025
Estonia (%) 4.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2026
European Union (%) 5.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 5.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
France (%) 17.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Georgia (%) 0.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Germany (%) 7.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1971 - Mar 2026
Ghana (%) -1.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 4.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 7.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 1.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
India (%) -1.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 2009 - Mar 2026
Indonesia (%) 0.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Iran (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (%) 94.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 1.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 7.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2026
Ivory Coast (%) 1.9 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Japan (%) 4.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Jordan (%) 1.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Kenya (%) 1.4 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
South Korea (%) -8.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2026
Kuwait (%) 38.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 0.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Laos (%) -1.8 2024 yearly 1984 - 2024
Latvia (%) 1.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Lebanon (%) -1.9 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Lithuania (%) -0.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 602.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) -9.7 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
North Macedonia (%) 14.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Malawi (%) -1.2 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Malaysia (%) 1.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2005 - Mar 2026
Malta (%) 21.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mauritius (%) 13.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Mexico (%) 2.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Moldova (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 0.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Montenegro (%) -3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) -2.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Mozambique (%) 0.0 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 8.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 5.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 6.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 8.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Oman (%) -0.2 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Pakistan (%) -0.3 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 1.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Panama (%) -0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) -0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 0.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2026
Philippines (%) -1.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2025
Poland (%) 3.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2026
Portugal (%) 9.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Qatar (%) 9.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025
Romania (%) 2.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Russia (%) -0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 2.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Serbia (%) -0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) -2.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Slovakia (%) 7.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2026
Slovenia (%) 8.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
South Africa (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Spain (%) 3.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Sudan (%) 0.0 2021 yearly 2005 - 2021
Sweden (%) 8.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (%) 11.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1985 - Dec 2025
Taiwan, China (%) -10.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1981 - Mar 2026
Thailand (%) 0.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Tunisia (%) -1.9 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Turkey (%) 0.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Ukraine (%) 5.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
United Kingdom (%) 4.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Dec 2025

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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: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 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: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 4,025.983 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,311.839 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -3,100.016 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: 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: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 718.823 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 370.699 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: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 46.630 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: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 787.501 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 4,516.018 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2026
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 164.994 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 421.723 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 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 Balance (BWP mn) -4,224.311 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 5,032.348 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2026
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 69.700 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Import Value Index (2015=100) 89.900 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 86.200 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Export Value Index (2015=100) 91.200 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: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,926.694 Mar 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - 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: 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: Finance (BWP mn) 2,497.926 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

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