Botswana Household Debt: % of GDP

Key information about Botswana Household Debt: % of GDP

• Botswana household debt accounted for 21.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 21.6 % in the previous quarter.
• Botswana household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2002 to Dec 2025.
• The data reached an all-time high of 25.0 % in Dec 2020 and a record low of 10.2 % in Jun 2003.

CEIC calculates quarterly Household Debt as % of Nominal GDP from monthly Household Debt and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Household Debt in local currency. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics. Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2006 is based on SNA 1993.


Related information about Botswana Household Debt: % of GDP

• In the latest reports, Botswana Household Debt reached 4.4 USD bn in Jan 2026.
• Money Supply M2 in Botswana increased 0.8 % YoY in Nov 2025.
• 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 9.6 % YoY.
• The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.2 % in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.2 % in the previous quarter.

View Botswana's Household Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2002 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

What was Botswana's Household Debt: % of GDP in Dec 2025?

Botswana household debt accounted for 21.3 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Dec 2025, compared with the ratio of 21.6 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
21.3 Dec 2025	21.6 Sep 2025	10.2 Jun 2003	25.0 Dec 2020	%	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Dec 2025

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