Botswana Short Term Interest Rate

2003 - 2025 | Monthly | % pa | Bank of Botswana

Key information about Botswana Short Term Interest Rate

  • Botswana Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Bank of Botswana Certificates Nominal Rate: 3 Months was reported at 10.06 % pa in Oct 2025, compared with 5.97 % pa in the previous month.
  • Botswana Short Term Interest Rate data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2003 to Oct 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 79.13 % pa in Sep 2025 and a record low of 55.21 % pa in Mar 1981.
  • Short Term Interest Rate is reported by reported by Bank of Botswana.




Related information about Botswana Short Term Interest Rate

  • In the latest reports, Botswana Government Bond Rate: Long Term was reported at 11.53 % pa in Oct 2025.
  • Botswana Exchange Rate against USD averaged 13.33 (USD/BWP) in Nov 2025.

View Botswana's Short Term Interest Rate from Jan 2003 to Oct 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Short Term Interest Rate

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

Botswana Short Term Interest Rate: Month End: Bank of Botswana Certificates Nominal Rate: 3 Months was reported at 10.06 % pa in Oct 2025, compared with 5.97 % pa in the previous month. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
10.06 Oct 2025 5.97 Sep 2025 55.21 Mar 1981 79.13 Sep 2025 % pa monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025

Short Term Interest Rate by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (% pa) 2.60 May 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - May 2025
Algeria (% pa) 2.25 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Argentina (% pa) 31.80 Jul 2021 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2021
Armenia (% pa) 10.37 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2023
Australia (% pa) 3.66 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1969 - Nov 2025
Austria (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Azerbaijan (% pa) 7.50 Mar 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2024
Bahrain (% pa) 4.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Bangladesh (% pa) 9.46 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Oct 2025
Belarus (% pa) 8.25 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2003 - Oct 2025
Belgium (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Bolivia (% pa) 6.73 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Aug 2025
Botswana (% pa) 10.06 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (% pa) -0.05 Jun 2018 monthly Feb 2003 - Jun 2018
Cambodia (% pa) 0.00 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2016 - Oct 2025
Canada (% pa) 2.21 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
China (% pa) 1.58 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2006 - Nov 2025
Colombia (% pa) 8.67 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Croatia (% pa) 0.39 Dec 2019 monthly Sep 2002 - Dec 2019
Cyprus (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Czech Republic (% pa) 3.56 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1992 - Nov 2025
Denmark (% pa) -0.43 Sep 2019 monthly Jun 1988 - Sep 2019
Ecuador (% pa) 2.71 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2000 - Nov 2025
Egypt (% pa) 21.40 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Estonia (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
European Union (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Finland (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
France (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Georgia (% pa) 8.10 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2008 - Nov 2025
Germany (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Ghana (% pa) 14.74 Jun 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Jun 2025
Greece (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 3.17 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1996 - Nov 2025
Hungary (% pa) 6.50 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1996 - Nov 2025
Iceland (% pa) 7.59 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1998 - Nov 2025
India (% pa) 6.12 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2015 - Oct 2025
Indonesia (% pa) 5.46 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Nov 2025
Ireland (% pa) 1.72 Dec 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Dec 2021
Israel (% pa) 4.44 Jun 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Italy (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Japan (% pa) 0.81 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Jordan (% pa) 6.50 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2005 - Nov 2025
Kazakhstan (% pa) 10.50 Nov 2020 monthly Jul 2000 - Nov 2020
Kenya (% pa) 7.96 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Sep 2025
South Korea (% pa) 2.78 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2025
Kosovo (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Kuwait (% pa) 3.81 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2001 - Nov 2025
Latvia (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Lebanon (% pa) 9.44 Sep 2025 monthly Mar 1972 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Luxembourg (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Macau SAR, China (% pa) 3.13 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1988 - Nov 2025
North Macedonia (% pa) 4.51 May 2025 monthly Jul 2007 - May 2025
Malawi (% pa) 16.00 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Malaysia (% pa) 3.26 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1988 - Nov 2025
Malta (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Mauritius (% pa) 4.38 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 1998 - Oct 2025
Mexico (% pa) 7.66 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
Moldova (% pa) 9.41 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Morocco (% pa) 2.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Nov 2025
Mozambique (% pa) 11.80 Sep 2025 monthly Nov 2005 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (% pa) 4.00 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Nepal (% pa) 2.13 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 1993 - Sep 2025
Netherlands (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
New Zealand (% pa) 2.45 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Nov 2025
Nigeria (% pa) 24.89 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Nov 2025
Norway (% pa) 1.77 Jan 2020 monthly Jan 1986 - Jan 2020
Oman (% pa) 0.00 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (% pa) 11.17 Oct 2025 monthly Nov 2004 - Oct 2025
Panama (% pa) 4.99 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
Philippines (% pa) 4.85 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1975 - Nov 2025
Poland (% pa) 4.22 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
Portugal (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Qatar (% pa) 4.05 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Oct 2025
Romania (% pa) 6.23 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1995 - Nov 2025
Russia (% pa) 16.65 Oct 2025 monthly Aug 2000 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (% pa) 5.21 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Serbia (% pa) 4.69 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 2005 - Nov 2025
Singapore (% pa) 3.30 Nov 2024 monthly Oct 1995 - Nov 2024
Slovakia (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Slovenia (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
South Africa (% pa) 6.66 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1980 - Nov 2025
Spain (% pa) -0.57 Nov 2021 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2021
Sri Lanka (% pa) 6.96 Jun 2020 monthly Jul 2000 - Jun 2020
Sweden (% pa) 0.03 Jul 2020 monthly Jan 1987 - Jul 2020
Switzerland (% pa) -0.04 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2025
Taiwan (% pa) 1.68 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Nov 2025
Thailand (% pa) 1.63 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Turkey (% pa) 16.01 Jun 2022 monthly Aug 2002 - Jun 2022
Ukraine (% pa) 4.03 Apr 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2025
United Arab Emirates (% pa) 3.85 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 2009 - Nov 2025
United Kingdom (% pa) 0.09 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1986 - Apr 2021
United States (% pa) 3.73 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1954 - Nov 2025
Uruguay (% pa) 8.00 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Nov 2025
Venezuela (% pa) 1.53 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1998 - Nov 2025
Vietnam (% pa) 6.91 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Nov 2025
Yemen (% pa) 16.07 Jan 2015 monthly Dec 1995 - Jan 2015
Zambia (% pa) 11.50 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Oct 2025

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -48.449 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 388.590 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 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: 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) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 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
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 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) -143.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 388.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 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) 531.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -13.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Sep 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) 2.824 Aug 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.473 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 27.552 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Sep 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 43.908 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,117.662 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,809.583 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,927.245 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 769.478 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 6.977 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,728.307 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.135 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 45.254 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 57.776 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 409.338 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 125.648 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 973.495 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,344.988 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,231.516 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 713.013 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,849.469 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 387.818 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 572.853 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,747.075 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,322.829 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 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) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.194 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.922 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,576.441 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,861.639 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 17.335 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,321.545 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 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) 4,314.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,828.932 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.50 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.92 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,498.633 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,489.729 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 107,239.032 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 87,127.487 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,861.566 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,767.832 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
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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