Botswana Household Debt: % of GDP

2002 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Household Debt: % of GDP

  • Botswana household debt accounted for 19.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 19.3 % in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana household debt to GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Dec 2002 to Sep 2023.
  • 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 3.9 USD bn in Nov 2023.
  • Money Supply M2 in Botswana increased 5.6 % YoY in Oct 2023.
  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves was measured at 5.2 USD bn in Apr 2021.
  • The Foreign Exchange Reserves equaled 8.2 Months of Import in Mar 2023.
  • Botswana Domestic Credit reached 6.0 USD bn in Feb 2023, representing an increased of 8.6 % YoY.
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.4 % in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 3.4 % in the previous quarter.

View Botswana's Household Debt: % of GDP from Dec 2002 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Botswana Household Debt: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Household Debt: % of GDP in Sep 2023?

Botswana household debt accounted for 19.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with the ratio of 19.3 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
19.5 Sep 2023 19.3 Jun 2023 10.2 Jun 2003 25.0 Dec 2020 % quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023

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Argentina (%) 3.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) 25.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 116.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2023
Austria (%) 45.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2023
Belarus (%) 9.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 60.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1992 - Sep 2023
Bolivia (%) 11.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2010 - Dec 2022
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 24.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 19.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Brunei (%) 14.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2023
Bulgaria (%) 27.4 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Cambodia (%) 36.0 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (%) 100.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 40.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
China (%) 63.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Mar 2023
Colombia (%) 34.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2023
Croatia (%) 33.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 97.5 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Czech Republic (%) 37.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Denmark (%) 86.8 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Ecuador (%) 16.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 8.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2023
Estonia (%) 37.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
European Union (%) 46.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 1997 - Dec 2023
Finland (%) 74.9 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
France (%) 75.1 2022 yearly 1977 - 2022
Georgia (%) 36.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Germany (%) 52.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2023
Greece (%) 47.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 92.7 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1982 - Dec 2023
Hungary (%) 20.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Iceland (%) 73.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 14.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 9.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2023
Ireland (%) 27.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Israel (%) 42.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Italy (%) 49.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Japan (%) 66.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
Jordan (%) 82.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 15.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2023
South Korea (%) 104.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Kosovo (%) 19.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) 0.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Latvia (%) 19.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Lithuania (%) 23.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2023
Luxembourg (%) 68.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 87.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2001 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 26.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Malawi (%) 0.3 2011 yearly 2006 - 2011
Malaysia (%) 81.0 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Malta (%) 43.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 20.6 Jun 2018 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2018
Mexico (%) 16.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (%) 22.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2023
Montenegro (%) 24.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Morocco (%) 25.3 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Netherlands (%) 93.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
New Zealand (%) 91.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2023
Norway (%) 88.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 38.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 16.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2023
Poland (%) 24.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2023
Portugal (%) 67.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2023
Romania (%) 15.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2023
Russia (%) 21.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 11.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 19.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2023
Singapore (%) 54.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Slovakia (%) 46.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Slovenia (%) 28.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
South Africa (%) 40.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1969 - Sep 2023
Spain (%) 51.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 7.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Sweden (%) 87.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Switzerland (%) 128.4 2022 yearly 1999 - 2022
Syria (%) 14.6 2011 yearly 2004 - 2011
Taiwan (%) 88.7 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Thailand (%) 86.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2023
Tunisia (%) 0.0 2020 yearly 2007 - 2020
Turkey (%) 11.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Ukraine (%) 4.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
United Arab Emirates (%) 106.2 2021 yearly 2013 - 2021
United Kingdom (%) 84.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2023
United States (%) 64.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2023
Uruguay (%) 10.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Venezuela (%) 3.4 2017 yearly 2004 - 2017

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -37.355 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 496.639 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 34.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 115.893 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 68.318 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 117.911 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
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) 6,680.970 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 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) -133.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 342.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -41.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 492.299 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 4,642.194 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 12,558.330 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 475.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -19.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 106,766.483 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 30,187.371 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 5.149 Nov 2023 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 11.960 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.277 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 12.138 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,606.002 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 4,623.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -1,798.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,421.500 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 629.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 17.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,453.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 101.400 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 20.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 21.100 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 75.900 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 637.700 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 460.400 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 766.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,042.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,400.500 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 742.700 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,007.400 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 436.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 357.900 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 699.000 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,506.900 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -9.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 50.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7.314 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 72.4 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
External Debt (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
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) 0.165 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,345.403 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -370.483 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 7,756.801 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn) -585.220 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 236.647 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 555.698 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 139.931 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 587.659 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 8,312.499 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 19.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 204.363 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,323.480 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,132.478 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2023
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 (%) 24.152 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,756.652 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 14.5 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,970.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,093.869 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.97 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.73 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 109,898.347 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 31,398.381 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2023
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 5,035,000.000 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Aug 2023
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,743.128 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023

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