Botswana Long Term Interest Rate

2004 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | Bank of Botswana

Key information about Botswana Long Term Interest Rate

  • Botswana Government Bond Rate: Long Term was reported at 11.53 % pa in Oct 2025, compared with 11.27 % pa in the previous month.
  • Botswana Long Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Oct 2004 to Oct 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 11.97 % pa in Apr 2006 and a record low of 3.56 % pa in May 2015.
  • Long Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Bank of Botswana.

The data reflects Long Term Govenrment Bonds issued in April 2003 and maturing in October 2015.


Related information about Botswana Long Term Interest Rate
  • In the latest reports, Botswana Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Bank of Botswana Certificates Nominal Rate: 3 Months was reported at 10.06 % pa in Oct 2025.
  • Botswana Exchange Rate against USD averaged 13.33 (USD/BWP) in Nov 2025.

View Botswana's Long Term Interest Rate from Oct 2004 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Long Term Interest Rate

What was Botswana's Long Term Interest Rate in Oct 2025?

Botswana Government Bond Rate: Long Term was reported at 11.53 % pa in Oct 2025, compared with 11.27 % pa in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
11.53 Oct 2025 11.27 Sep 2025 3.56 May 2015 11.97 Apr 2006 % pa monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025

Long Term Interest Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Armenia (% pa) 10.40 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Nov 2025
Australia (% pa) 4.72 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1969 - Dec 2025
Austria (% pa) 3.10 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (% pa) 5.50 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2010 - Oct 2025
Bangladesh (% pa) 10.28 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Belgium (% pa) 3.32 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1989 - Dec 2025
Botswana (% pa) 11.53 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2004 - Oct 2025
Brazil (% pa) 9.07 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
Bulgaria (% pa) 3.93 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Canada (% pa) 3.42 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Chile (% pa) 5.36 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Dec 2025
China (% pa) 1.86 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Nov 2025
Colombia (% pa) 13.13 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Croatia (% pa) 2.94 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Nov 2025
Cyprus (% pa) 3.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (% pa) 4.65 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Denmark (% pa) 2.37 Nov 2025 monthly May 1983 - Nov 2025
Egypt (% pa) 14.40 Jan 2021 monthly Jul 2007 - Jan 2021
Estonia (% pa) 3.38 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 2020 - Dec 2025
European Union (% pa) 3.24 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Finland (% pa) 3.17 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1991 - Dec 2025
France (% pa) 3.56 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
Georgia (% pa) 9.83 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Germany (% pa) 2.81 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Ghana (% pa) 29.85 Nov 2024 monthly Sep 2004 - Nov 2024
Greece (% pa) 3.44 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 3.04 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2025
Hungary (% pa) 6.90 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Iceland (% pa) 2.60 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2025
India (% pa) 6.66 Dec 2025 monthly May 1996 - Dec 2025
Indonesia (% pa) 6.37 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2008 - Jan 2026
Ireland (% pa) 3.01 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Israel (% pa) 1.85 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1994 - Dec 2025
Italy (% pa) 3.55 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Japan (% pa) 1.66 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (% pa) 12.33 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Kenya (% pa) 16.39 Jun 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2024
South Korea (% pa) 3.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2001 - Jan 2026
Latvia (% pa) 3.66 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (% pa) 6.00 Dec 2023 monthly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Lithuania (% pa) 2.88 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (% pa) 3.10 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2025
Malaysia (% pa) 3.51 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1992 - Dec 2025
Malta (% pa) 3.72 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Mexico (% pa) 4.36 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Moldova (% pa) 6.50 Jul 2021 monthly Feb 2001 - Jul 2021
Mongolia (% pa) 17.50 Apr 2014 monthly Nov 2013 - Apr 2014
Morocco (% pa) 2.74 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Myanmar (% pa) 9.50 2025 yearly 1986 - 2025
Nepal (% pa) 6.50 Dec 2025 monthly Jun 1981 - Dec 2025
Netherlands (% pa) 2.97 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 1986 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (% pa) 4.61 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Norway (% pa) 1.36 Jun 2021 monthly Jan 1985 - Jun 2021
Oman (%) 4.29 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2012 - Nov 2025
Pakistan (% pa) 11.50 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2015 - Nov 2025
Peru (% pa) 5.80 Dec 2025 monthly May 2005 - Dec 2025
Philippines (% pa) 5.99 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
Poland (% pa) 5.21 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Portugal (% pa) 3.15 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1993 - Dec 2025
Romania (% pa) 6.72 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Dec 2025
Russia (% pa) 14.44 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Singapore (% pa) 2.07 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 1998 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (% pa) 3.47 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Slovenia (% pa) 3.25 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
South Africa (% pa) 8.38 Jan 2026 monthly Aug 2006 - Jan 2026
Spain (% pa) 3.27 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 1991 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (% pa) 10.96 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2025
Sweden (% pa) 2.82 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (% pa) 0.33 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2025
Taiwan, China (% pa) 1.27 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Thailand (% pa) 2.01 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1999 - Jan 2026
Tunisia (% pa) 8.88 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Turkey (% pa) 31.87 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
United Kingdom (% pa) 4.57 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1979 - Dec 2025
United States (% pa) 4.21 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1953 - Jan 2026
Uruguay (% pa) 2.74 Jul 2021 monthly Oct 2003 - Jul 2021
Venezuela (% pa) 13.66 Sep 2018 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2018
Zambia (% pa) 17.50 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2007 - Dec 2025

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -69.673 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 377.937 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 129.415 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 234.248 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 101.797 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 6,013.142 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 5,023.751 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -926.130 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 5,087.011 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 4,758.230 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -259.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 289.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
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) 549.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -22.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
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) 1.043 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 5.782 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 37.815 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 40.596 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 803.310 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 40.461 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 32.737 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,288.752 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 242.923 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 59.675 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 82.400 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 531.942 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 404.173 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,223.308 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 398.439 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 426.550 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,336.913 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,460.474 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 875.141 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 685.114 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,823.159 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 276.844 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,316.611 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 4.081 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,861.319 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -3,455.292 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.212 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 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) -0.312 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.922 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,585.384 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,878.879 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) -3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,360.329 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,312.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,781.481 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.94 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,385.056 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 34,471.782 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 115,366.484 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 111,322.628 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 90,299.345 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,878.296 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 32,594.297 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 3,116.900 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,488.513 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 57,420.463 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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