Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio

2006 - 2021 | Monthly | % | Bank of Botswana

Key information about Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio

  • Reserve Requirement Ratio was set as 2.5 % in Feb 2021
  • Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Feb 2006 to Feb 2021
  • The data is reported by Bank of Botswana
  • In the latest reports, Botswana Money Supply M2 increased to 7.7 USD bn YoY in Apr 2023
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in Botswana 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 increase of 9.1 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.6 % in Mar 2023, compared with the ratio of 3.3 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Botswana reached 19.5 % in Mar 2023, accounting for 19.5 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Botswana's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Feb 2006 to Feb 2021 in the chart:

Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was Botswana's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Feb 2021?

Reserve Requirement Ratio was set as 2.5 % in Feb 2021 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
2.5 Feb 2021 2.5 Jan 2021 2.5 Feb 2021 10.0 Mar 2015 % monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021

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Algeria (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Sep 2023
Argentina (%) 42.3 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 1985 - Dec 2023
Armenia (%) 8.0 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Austria (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Dec 2023 monthly May 1993 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2024
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 1999 - Feb 2024
Belarus (%) 18.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2024
Belgium (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Dec 2023 monthly Aug 1997 - Dec 2023
Botswana (%) 2.5 Feb 2021 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021
Brazil (%) 21.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Feb 2024
Brunei (%) 6.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2024
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2024
Cambodia (%) 8.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2008 - Feb 2024
China (%) 7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1985 - Feb 2024
Colombia (%) 8.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 2008 - Feb 2024
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (%) 2.0 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1996 - Jan 2024
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 18.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2012 - Feb 2024
Estonia (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
European Union (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Finland (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
France (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Georgia (%) 5.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2024
Germany (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Greece (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Hungary (%) 10.0 Jan 2024 monthly Mar 1994 - Jan 2024
Iceland (%) 2.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1979 - Jan 2024
India (%) 4.5 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1962 - Feb 2024
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Feb 2024
Iran (%) 10.0 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - Feb 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Israel (%) 6.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Italy (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Aug 2023 monthly Oct 1993 - Aug 2023
Japan (%) 0.8 Dec 2023 monthly Oct 1980 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jun 2015 - Feb 2024
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 1979 - Jan 2024
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Feb 2024
Latvia (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Feb 2024
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
North Macedonia (%) 5.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Malawi (%) 7.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2019 - Jan 2024
Malaysia (%) 2.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jun 1959 - Jan 2024
Malta (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 1998 - Feb 2024
Moldova (%) 33.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Mongolia (%) 8.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2024
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Morocco (%) 0.0 Dec 2023 monthly Oct 1990 - Dec 2023
Mozambique (%) 39.0 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 2011 - Jan 2024
Myanmar (%) 3.5 Feb 2024 monthly May 2011 - Feb 2024
Nepal (%) 4.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2003 - Feb 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 2005 - Feb 2024
Norway (%) 3.5 Feb 2024 monthly Oct 2011 - Feb 2024
Oman (%) 5.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jun 2006 - Dec 2023
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2006 - Feb 2024
Peru (%) 6.0 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1997 - Feb 2024
Philippines (%) 9.5 Jan 2024 monthly May 1986 - Jan 2024
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Qatar (%) 4.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Romania (%) 8.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2024
Russia (%) 4.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jul 2004 - Feb 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Feb 2024 monthly Mar 1980 - Feb 2024
Serbia (%) 7.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2024
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
South Africa (%) 2.5 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 1994 - Feb 2024
Spain (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Sri Lanka (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Sudan (%) 18.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
Taiwan (%) 4.5 Feb 2024 monthly Dec 1988 - Feb 2024
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2023
Thailand (%) 1.0 Feb 2024 monthly Sep 1997 - Feb 2024
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1964 - Jan 2024
Turkey (%) 8.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2011 - Feb 2024
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Sep 2023 monthly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Feb 2024
United States (%) 0.0 Feb 2024 monthly Nov 1980 - Feb 2024
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2024
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Feb 2024 monthly Feb 2010 - Feb 2024
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 17.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023

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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: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 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: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 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: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 236.647 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
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: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 555.698 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 8,312.499 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 587.659 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 139.931 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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