Botswana Capital Adequacy Ratio

2007 - 2023 | Yearly | % | Bank of Botswana

Key information about Botswana Capital Adequacy Ratio

  • Botswana Capital Adequacy Ratio was measured at 19.7 % in Dec 2023, compared with the previous update of 20.0 % in Dec 2022
  • Botswana Liquid Assets Ratio is updated yearly, available from Dec 2007 to Dec 2023
  • The data reached an all-time high of 22.8 % in Dec 2010 and a record low of 17.1 % in Dec 2007



Further information about Botswana Capital Adequacy Ratio

  • In the latest report, Botswana Liquid Assets Ratio stood at 16.8 % in Sep 2025, compared with the previous figure of 15.4 % in Aug 2025

View Botswana's Capital Adequacy Ratio from 2007 to 2023 in the chart:

Botswana Capital Adequacy Ratio

What was Botswana's Capital Adequacy Ratio in 2023?

Botswana Capital Adequacy Ratio was measured at 19.7 % in Dec 2023, compared with the previous update of 20.0 % in Dec 2022 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
19.7 2023 20.0 2022 17.1 2007 22.8 2010 % yearly 2007 - 2023

Capital Adequacy Ratio by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 20.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 14.5 2014 yearly 2006 - 2014
Argentina (%) 27.1 Sep 2025 monthly Feb 2013 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 20.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 20.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1989 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 22.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 17.3 Mar 2015 quarterly Dec 2009 - Mar 2015
Bahrain (%) 29.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2009 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 6.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025
Belarus (%) 19.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2025
Belgium (%) 16.7 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bolivia (%) 14.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 19.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) 19.7 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Brazil (%) 15.8 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Jun 2023
Brunei (%) 19.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 22.3 2024 yearly 2018 - 2024
Canada (%) 17.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 17.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
China (%) 15.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Colombia (%) 16.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 23.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 28.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Dec 2024
Czech Republic (%) 20.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 26.3 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Ecuador (%) 16.3 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 18.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 20.0 Dec 2013 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2013
Finland (%) 20.0 Sep 2020 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2020
France (%) 19.8 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
Georgia (%) 22.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2002 - Oct 2025
Germany (%) 20.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Ghana (%) 17.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Greece (%) 20.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2008 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 24.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 21.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 22.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
India (%) 17.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 25.9 Jul 2025 monthly Mar 2010 - Jul 2025
Ireland (%) 30.6 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2025
Israel (%) 15.7 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Italy (%) 17.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Jordan (%) 18.0 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Kazakhstan (%) 19.7 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Aug 2025
Kenya (%) 20.0 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
South Korea (%) 17.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 16.5 Dec 2023 semiannually Jun 2010 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 28.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 17.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Latvia (%) 22.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 10.5 2019 yearly 2010 - 2019
Lithuania (%) 22.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 23.1 Jun 2025 semiannually Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 15.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 19.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 20.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Malaysia (%) 17.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Oct 2025
Malta (%) 26.0 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Mauritius (%) 22.8 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Mar 2025
Mexico (%) 20.4 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 24.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (%) 19.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%) 11.6 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Nepal (%) 12.9 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2012 - Nov 2025
Netherlands (%) 20.9 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
New Zealand (%) 14.7 Dec 2017 quarterly Jun 1990 - Dec 2017
Nigeria (%) 13.8 2022 yearly 2004 - 2022
Norway (%) 19.4 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Oman (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2008 - Sep 2025
Pakistan (%) 22.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 16.1 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2024
Panama (%) 15.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 16.4 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 17.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2009 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 16.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 21.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Portugal (%) 20.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Qatar (%) 19.3 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
Romania (%) 23.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 12.5 Dec 2020 monthly Sep 2002 - Dec 2020
Saudi Arabia (%) 19.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 21.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Singapore (%) 18.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Slovakia (%) 20.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2005 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (%) 18.5 2022 yearly 2001 - 2022
South Africa (%) 17.2 Jun 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Jun 2025
Spain (%) 17.3 Dec 2021 semiannually Jun 2002 - Dec 2021
Sri Lanka (%) 20.1 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Sudan (%) 7.1 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Sweden (%) 23.3 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Switzerland (%) 18.6 Jun 2019 semiannually Jun 2013 - Jun 2019
Taiwan (%) 15.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Thailand (%) 21.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Oct 2025
Turkey (%) 18.5 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Ukraine (%) 19.9 Jul 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2024
United Arab Emirates (%) 17.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (%) 21.3 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
United States (%) 15.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 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: 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) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 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) -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: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
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
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 6.977 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 769.478 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,728.307 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 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: 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: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,231.516 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: 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: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 572.853 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 387.818 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,322.829 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,747.075 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 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
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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