Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio

2006 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Bank of Botswana

Key information about Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio

  • Reserve Requirement Ratio was set as 0.0 % in Dec 2025
  • Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio data updated monthly, available from Feb 2006 to Dec 2025
  • The data is reported by Bank of Botswana
  • In the latest reports, Botswana Money Supply M2 increased to 8.9 USD bn YoY in Sep 2025
  • Foreign Exchange Reserves in Botswana 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 increase of 9.6 % YoY
  • The country's Non Performing Loans Ratio stood at 3.2 % in Sep 2025, compared with the ratio of 3.1 % in the previous quarter
  • Household Debt of Botswana reached 21.6 % in Sep 2025, accounting for 21.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP

View Botswana's Reserve Requirement Ratio from Feb 2006 to Dec 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Reserve Requirement Ratio

What was Botswana's Reserve Requirement Ratio in Dec 2025?

Reserve Requirement Ratio was set as 0.0 % in Dec 2025 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
0.0 Dec 2025 0.0 Nov 2025 0.0 Dec 2025 10.0 Mar 2015 % monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025

Reserve Requirement Ratio by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Algeria (%) 2.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 2006 - Oct 2025
Argentina (%) 39.6 Jul 2025 monthly Apr 1985 - Jul 2025
Armenia (%) 8.0 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Austria (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly May 1993 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Bangladesh (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Belarus (%) 20.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2026
Belgium (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Bolivia (%) 8.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 10.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Dec 2025
Botswana (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Brazil (%) 21.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2026
Brunei (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Bulgaria (%) 10.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Cambodia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
China (%) 6.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1985 - Jan 2026
Colombia (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2008 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 2.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Czech Republic (%) 4.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) 2.0 Aug 2022 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2022
Egypt (%) 18.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2012 - Jan 2026
Estonia (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Finland (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
France (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Georgia (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Germany (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Hungary (%) 8.0 Feb 2026 monthly Mar 1994 - Feb 2026
Iceland (%) 3.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jun 1979 - Feb 2026
India (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1962 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Iran (%) 10.0 May 2024 monthly Mar 2008 - May 2024
Ireland (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 6.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1993 - Dec 2025
Japan (%) 0.8 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1980 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 2.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2015 - Jan 2026
Kenya (%) 4.3 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 1999 - Mar 2023
South Korea (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 9.0 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2015
Laos (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Latvia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Lebanon (%) 25.0 Jan 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Jan 2026
Lithuania (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 9.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) 10.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2019 - Jan 2026
Malaysia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1959 - Jan 2026
Malta (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Mauritius (%) 9.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 1998 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 20.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (%) 13.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Montenegro (%) 5.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2025
Morocco (%) 0.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1990 - Jan 2026
Mozambique (%) 29.0 Dec 2025 monthly Aug 2011 - Dec 2025
Myanmar (%) 3.8 Jan 2026 monthly May 2011 - Jan 2026
Nepal (%) 4.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
Netherlands (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (%) 45.0 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Dec 2025
Norway (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 2011 - Jan 2026
Oman (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jun 2006 - Jan 2026
Pakistan (%) 5.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 2006 - Dec 2025
Peru (%) 5.5 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1997 - Jan 2026
Philippines (%) 5.0 Jan 2026 monthly May 1986 - Jan 2026
Poland (%) 3.5 Dec 2017 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2017
Portugal (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Qatar (%) 4.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Romania (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2006 - Jan 2026
Russia (%) 4.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2004 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1980 - Jan 2026
Serbia (%) 7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 1.0 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Slovenia (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
South Africa (%) 2.5 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1994 - Jan 2026
Spain (%) 1.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Sudan (%) 18.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Taiwan, China (%) 5.0 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1988 - Nov 2025
Tajikistan (%) 3.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Thailand (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1997 - Jan 2026
Tunisia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1964 - Jan 2026
Turkey (%) 8.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
Ukraine (%) 20.0 Jun 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
United Arab Emirates (%) 1.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
United States (%) 0.0 Jan 2026 monthly Nov 1980 - Jan 2026
Venezuela (%) 73.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Vietnam (%) 3.0 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2010 - Jan 2026
Yemen (%) 7.0 Aug 2015 monthly Jul 1995 - Aug 2015
Zambia (%) 26.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - 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: Revenue (BWP mn) 5,087.011 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: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -926.130 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: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 4,758.230 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 6,013.142 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: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 242.923 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - 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: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,288.752 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: 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: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 404.173 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 531.942 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,460.474 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,223.308 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 426.550 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 398.439 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: 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: Namibia (BWP mn) 276.844 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,823.159 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - 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: Imports (BWP mn) 7,316.611 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -3,455.292 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 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: 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: Households (BWP mn) 57,420.463 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: 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: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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