Botswana External Debt: Short Term

1973 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana External Debt: Short Term

  • Botswana External Debt: Short Term value stood at 290.3 USD mn in Dec 2023, compared with 112.0 USD mn in the previous year.
  • Botswana External Debt: Short Term data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1973 to Dec 2023.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 419.4 USD mn in Dec 2014 and a record low of 0.0 USD mn in Dec 2006.

The World Bank provides annual Short Term External Debt in USD.


Related information about Botswana External Debt: Short Term
  • In the latest reports of Botswana, Current Account recorded a surplus of 495.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) fell by 38.1 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Botswana Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 1.1 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 1.2 USD mn in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 5.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Botswana's External Debt: Short Term from 1973 to 2023 in the chart:

Botswana External Debt: Short Term

What was Botswana's External Debt: Short Term in 2023?

Botswana External Debt: Short Term value stood at 290.3 USD mn in Dec 2023, compared with 112.0 USD mn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
290.3 2023 112.0 2022 0.0 2006 419.4 2014 USD mn yearly 1973 - 2023

External Debt: Short Term by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 1,294.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 2,264.0 Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2019
Argentina (USD mn) 85,241.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 4,335.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Australia (USD mn) 463,515.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1988 - Sep 2025
Austria (USD mn) 264,409.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 612.3 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 14,368.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2011 - Jun 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 10,072.1 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 1995 - Mar 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 807,988.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 0.0 2019 yearly 2000 - 2019
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 2,890.9 2023 yearly 1999 - 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 104,394.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 11,967.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 1,254,795.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2025
Chile (USD mn) 31,767.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
China (USD mn) 1,402,900.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 33,800.2 Aug 2025 monthly Oct 1999 - Aug 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 14,714.0 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1999 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 68,391.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 125,932.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Jun 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 300,219.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 139.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 30,914.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 14,072.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Finland (USD mn) 279,328.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
France (USD mn) 4,167,974.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 5,392.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Germany (USD mn) 2,850,772.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 208,327.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 1,183,882.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 33,025.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 2,952.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025
India (USD mn) 135,449.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1999 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 58,944.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Iran (USD mn) 3,094.5 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 1,569,790.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Israel (USD mn) 54,457.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Italy (USD mn) 1,048,655.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 2,983.6 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Japan (USD mn) 3,385,343.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 19,346.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 22,808.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Kenya (USD mn) 2,815.4 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
South Korea (USD mn) 161,619.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,874.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,818.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 22,523.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 42,161.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 1,151,843.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 3,590.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 13.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 141,587.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 41,014.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 11,580.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 67,595.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 2,881.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 2,815.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 173.7 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 9,945.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (USD mn) 933.7 2023 yearly 1984 - 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) 44.5 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
Nepal (USD mn) 417.5 2023 yearly 1977 - 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,973,076.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 83,622.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 1,005.6 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Norway (USD mn) 289,925.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Pakistan (USD mn) 2,052.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Sep 2025
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 388.5 Dec 2018 monthly Dec 2013 - Dec 2018
Panama (USD mn) 39,768.7 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2014 - Dec 2021
Paraguay (USD mn) 4,654.1 Dec 2021 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2021
Peru (USD mn) 9,485.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 21,409.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Poland (USD mn) 88,116.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 219,524.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 55,454.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (USD mn) 139,539.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 1,920.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,452,869.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 69,956.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 27,748.3 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 39,925.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 1,130,702.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 5,394.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
Sudan (USD mn) 4,814.8 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Sweden (USD mn) 398,050.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,242,189.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Taiwan (USD mn) 216,419.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Tajikistan (USD mn) 677.8 2023 yearly 1993 - 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 84,636.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 16,526.6 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Turkey (USD mn) 172,937.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 14,198.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 7,783,567.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1979 - Jun 2025
United States (USD mn) 9,634,400.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Jun 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 9,983.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Venezuela (USD mn) 44,489.0 Mar 2019 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2019
Vietnam (USD mn) 35,109.2 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Yemen (USD mn) 517.5 2023 yearly 1971 - 2023

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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: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 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
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 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: Imports (BWP mn) 7,927.245 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -4,809.583 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - 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: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 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: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.135 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: 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 Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 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
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: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,861.566 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: 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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