Botswana Household Debt

2002 - 2026 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Household Debt

  • Botswana Household Debt reached 4.2 USD bn in Apr 2026, compared with the reported number of 4.2 USD bn in the previous month
  • Botswana Household Debt: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Dec 2002 to Apr 2026
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4.4 USD bn in Jan 2026 and a record low of 651.3 USD mn in Dec 2002

CEIC converts monthly Household Debt into USD. The Bank of Botswana provides Household Debt in local currency. The Bank of Botswana period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics.


Further information about Botswana Household Debt

  • In the latest reports, Botswana Household Debt accounted for 20.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2026
  • Money Supply M2 in Botswana increased 9.2 USD bn YoY in Apr 2026
  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 5.2 USD bn in Apr 2021
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 7.2 Months of Import in Sep 2025
  • Botswana Domestic Credit reached 8.8 USD bn in Sep 2025, representing an increased of 0.8 % YoY

View Botswana's Household Debt from Dec 2002 to Apr 2026 in the chart:

Botswana Household Debt

What was Botswana's Household Debt in Apr 2026?

Botswana Household Debt reached 4.2 USD bn in Apr 2026, compared with the reported number of 4.2 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4,161.4 Apr 2026 4,157.2 Mar 2026 651.3 Dec 2002 4,441.1 Jan 2026 USD mn monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026

Household Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 4,763.1 Apr 2026 monthly Jul 2007 - Apr 2026
Argentina (USD mn) 44,897.0 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 1999 - Apr 2026
Armenia (USD mn) 10,956.4 May 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2026
Australia (USD mn) 2,268,519.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Dec 2025
Austria (USD mn) 253,701.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 11,720.6 May 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2026
Belarus (USD mn) 11,445.6 May 2026 monthly Dec 2006 - May 2026
Belgium (USD mn) 433,457.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 5,474.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Jun 1999 - Mar 2026
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 9,072.6 May 2026 monthly Aug 1997 - May 2026
Botswana (USD mn) 4,161.4 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Brunei (USD mn) 2,333.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 32,735.2 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 12,910.9 Mar 2026 monthly Jul 2008 - Mar 2026
Canada (USD mn) 2,387,938.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1969 - Apr 2026
Chile (USD mn) 145,167.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - May 2026
China (USD mn) 12,213,647.5 May 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2026
Colombia (USD mn) 95,146.4 Mar 2026 monthly Apr 1995 - Mar 2026
Croatia (USD mn) 36,718.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) 29,206.2 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 139,031.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 426,850.7 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 47,304.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 2007 - May 2026
Egypt (USD mn) 29,849.2 May 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2026
Estonia (USD mn) 19,694.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2026
European Union (USD mn) 8,106,827.9 May 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2026
Finland (USD mn) 239,449.6 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
France (USD mn) 2,067,451.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1977 - Dec 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 14,206.8 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2003 - Apr 2026
Germany (USD mn) 2,554,105.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Greece (USD mn) 133,470.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 381,945.7 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1982 - Mar 2026
Hungary (USD mn) 57,561.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2026
Iceland (USD mn) 28,281.3 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1991 - Mar 2026
India (USD mn) 681,520.2 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 203,549.8 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Ireland (USD mn) 184,503.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Israel (USD mn) 311,251.0 Apr 2026 monthly Sep 1992 - Apr 2026
Italy (USD mn) 1,232,192.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Japan (USD mn) 2,589,210.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 43,773.7 May 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2026
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 58,912.3 May 2026 monthly Dec 1997 - May 2026
South Korea (USD mn) 1,776,837.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 3,477.6 May 2026 monthly Sep 2002 - May 2026
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,821.0 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 2,891.3 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Mar 2026
Latvia (USD mn) 11,671.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Lithuania (USD mn) 29,068.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 64,052.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 38,606.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1984 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 5,441.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Malawi (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Malaysia (USD mn) 422,978.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Malta (USD mn) 12,133.7 May 2026 monthly Oct 2003 - May 2026
Mexico (USD mn) 343,174.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2000 - Mar 2026
Mongolia (USD mn) 7,890.5 May 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2026
Montenegro (USD mn) 2,977.9 May 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - May 2026
Morocco (USD mn) 40,270.8 May 2026 monthly Dec 2001 - May 2026
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,334,222.1 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
New Zealand (USD mn) 247,765.0 May 2026 monthly Dec 1990 - May 2026
Norway (USD mn) 507,556.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2026
Panama (USD mn) 34,307.6 Apr 2026 monthly Oct 2005 - Apr 2026
Peru (USD mn) 55,498.5 May 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2026
Philippines (USD mn) 64,710.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Poland (USD mn) 243,007.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 198,211.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 66,798.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2026
Russia (USD mn) 573,741.0 May 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - May 2026
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 137,379.6 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2026
Serbia (USD mn) 20,645.8 May 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2026
Singapore (USD mn) 330,397.7 May 2026 monthly Mar 2004 - May 2026
Slovakia (USD mn) 73,250.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 23,328.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
South Africa (USD mn) 187,341.9 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1969 - Mar 2026
Spain (USD mn) 920,322.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 1989 - Mar 2026
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Sweden (USD mn) 598,110.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2026
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,367,949.8 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Syria (USD mn) 8,543.6 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Taiwan, China (USD mn) 755,748.8 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Thailand (USD mn) 502,273.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Turkey (USD mn) 138,120.2 May 2026 monthly Jan 1986 - May 2026
Ukraine (USD mn) 9,362.6 May 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2026
United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 149,138.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 3,115,097.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1987 - Mar 2026
United States (USD mn) 18,794,000.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2026
Uruguay (USD mn) 6,856.5 May 2022 monthly Jun 2005 - May 2022
Venezuela (USD mn) 27.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023

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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 (BWP mn) 7,311.839 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: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,681.239 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) -175.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 449.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -33.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 111.340 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 2,506.396 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,761.429 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 624.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 19.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 91,960.552 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 23,888.240 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.449 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 14.436 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 70.523 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 32.519 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 2.908 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 1,654.306 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,510.356 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 283.686 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.707 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 23.737 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 51.189 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 644.414 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 1,244.736 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,363.597 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 927.301 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 977.209 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,893.768 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 711.649 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 1,324.556 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 310.151 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 861.584 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 3,675.333 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.619 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 5,911.404 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -2,307.905 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 8,219.309 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 73.600 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 79.000 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 99.300 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 81.800 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
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: Paid (USD mn) 117.708 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 128.299 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) 2,598.858 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 9,248.521 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 4.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 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) 8,654.458 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 0.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,161.4 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,766.834 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.99 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 29.71 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 4,345,791.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 123,149.410 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 34,605.303 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2026
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 112,561.491 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 115,239.119 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 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) 14,936.335 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 90,104.312 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 33,215.969 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,411.765 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 4,249.497 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,232.633 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026

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