Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

2014 - 2021 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Botswana Government debt accounted for 17.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 16.8 % in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2014 to Dec 2021.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 19.3 % in Mar 2021 and a record low of 14.6 % in Mar 2018.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Government Debt in local currency. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Botswana National Government Debt reached 3.6 USD bn in Mar 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 4.9 USD bn in Sep 2022.

View Botswana's Government Debt: % of GDP from Jun 2014 to Dec 2021 in the chart:

Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Government Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2021?

Botswana Government debt accounted for 17.9 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2021, compared with the ratio of 16.8 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
17.9 Dec 2021 16.8 Sep 2021 14.6 Mar 2018 19.3 Mar 2021 % quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021

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Albania (%) 62.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2022
Algeria (%) 62.1 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Argentina (%) 79.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Armenia (%) 50.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2022
Australia (%) 47.7 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Austria (%) 81.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Azerbaijan (%) 16.9 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 84.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Dec 2022
Bangladesh (%) 20.6 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Belarus (%) 36.1 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 105.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1980 - Dec 2022
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.4 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Botswana (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
Brazil (%) 72.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Bulgaria (%) 23.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Cambodia (%) 35.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
Canada (%) 71.3 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Chile (%) 40.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
China (%) 21.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Colombia (%) 62.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Croatia (%) 68.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 86.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Czech Republic (%) 44.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 30.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (%) 65.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Egypt (%) 68.6 Jun 2020 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2020
Estonia (%) 18.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
European Union (%) 84.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Finland (%) 73.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
France (%) 113.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2022
Georgia (%) 39.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2022
Germany (%) 66.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Ghana (%) 80.1 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Greece (%) 175.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 47.6 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Hungary (%) 71.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1990 - Dec 2022
Iceland (%) 68.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
India (%) 55.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Indonesia (%) 39.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 8.8 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 44.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Israel (%) 67.1 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Italy (%) 144.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2022
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 226.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Mar 2023
Jordan (%) 91.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 21.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2022
Kenya (%) 66.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2022
South Korea (%) 48.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2022
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 3.2 Dec 2020 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2020
Kyrgyzstan (%) 50.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2022
Latvia (%) 40.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Lebanon (%) 150.6 2020 yearly 1998 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 37.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Luxembourg (%) 24.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2022
North Macedonia (%) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2009 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 60.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Malta (%) 53.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2022
Mauritius (%) 73.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2003 - Dec 2022
Mexico (%) 51.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Moldova (%) 34.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Mongolia (%) 59.4 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2017 - Dec 2021
Montenegro (%) 71.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 68.9 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Nepal (%) 27.2 2019 yearly 1990 - 2019
Netherlands (%) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
New Zealand (%) 35.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Nigeria (%) 20.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) 42.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Oman (%) 61.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 69.1 2021 yearly 2000 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%) 74.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2022
Panama (%) 62.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2022
Paraguay (%) 33.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2022
Peru (%) 32.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Philippines (%) 60.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 49.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Portugal (%) 114.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2023
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 47.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Dec 2022
Russia (%) 13.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2011 - Sep 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2016 - Dec 2022
Serbia (%) 55.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2004 - Dec 2022
Singapore (%) 167.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Slovakia (%) 58.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2022
Slovenia (%) 69.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
South Africa (%) 71.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1960 - Dec 2022
Spain (%) 113.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Sri Lanka (%) 111.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Sweden (%) 32.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Switzerland (%) 25.1 2026 yearly 1990 - 2026
Taiwan (%) 30.1 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Tajikistan (%) 39.2 2020 yearly 1999 - 2020
Thailand (%) 53.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Mar 2023
Tunisia (%) 79.7 Dec 2021 monthly Apr 2011 - Dec 2021
Turkey (%) 31.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2022
Ukraine (%) 43.3 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2021

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -240.865 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 163.170 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 2007 - Dec 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,581.9 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 114.976 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 54.112 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 114.884 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,138.640 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 3,912.700 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) 4,172.220 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 5,966.420 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 9,985.210 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign (BWP mn) 17,366.990 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Public Debt: Outstanding: Domestic (BWP mn) 23,522.570 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -133.9 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 389.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -42.4 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 176.208 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 4,213.348 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 11,311.853 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 457.3 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -17.3 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 124,248.826 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 66,796.234 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 5.463 Feb 2023 monthly Feb 2019 - Feb 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 24.682 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 31.034 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Feb 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 17.610 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 5.200 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 7,843.400 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -1,749.700 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,844.400 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 6,669.500 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 51.100 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 7.300 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 114.900 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 107.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 9.900 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 259.700 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Feb 2023
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 390.400 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 1,312.300 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 845.300 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,003.200 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,658.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 756.400 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,335.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2022
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 309.700 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 353.900 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 264.000 Jan 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Jan 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 5,324.400 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -10.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 8.524 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 72.4 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.039 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
External Debt (USD mn) 1,521.3 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 8.0 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
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) 1.226 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,287.303 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
BW: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) 96.020 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BoP: Current Account (USD mn) -122.877 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 9,630.759 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 6,275.129 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 96.020 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 57.629 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 236.647 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 19.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 188.996 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,949.269 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2000 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 7,871.981 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2022
M2 Growth (%) 6.8 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
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 (%) 21.008 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 10.0 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,016.783 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 6.3 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 5,950.2 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,791.6 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,743.707 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.89 Jan 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jan 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.18 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 101,182.270 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2022
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 24,894.877 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2004 - Dec 2022
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 4,521,890.000 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2022
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,413.741 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022

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