Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

2014 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

  • Botswana Government debt accounted for 27.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 25.9 % in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana government debt to GDP ratio data is updated quarterly, available from Jun 2014 to Jun 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 27.6 % in Jun 2025 and a record low of 14.6 % in Mar 2018.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Debt as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Debt and rolling sum of quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Government Debt in local currency. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Botswana National Government Debt reached 5.0 USD bn in Mar 2025.
  • The country's Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Botswana's Government Debt: % of GDP from Jun 2014 to Jun 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Government Debt: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Government Debt: % of GDP in Jun 2025?

Botswana Government debt accounted for 27.6 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025, compared with the ratio of 25.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
27.6 Jun 2025 25.9 Mar 2025 14.6 Mar 2018 27.6 Jun 2025 % quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025

Government Debt: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 53.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Jun 2025
Algeria (%) 47.8 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (%) 73.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) 50.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 38.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (%) 82.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 16.8 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (%) 96.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Bangladesh (%) 23.8 2025 yearly 2010 - 2025
Belarus (%) 35.9 Mar 2022 quarterly Dec 2003 - Mar 2022
Belgium (%) 106.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (%) 27.2 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.7 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2025
Brazil (%) 78.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 26.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Cambodia (%) 26.0 2024 yearly 2013 - 2024
Canada (%) 69.3 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (%) 43.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
China (%) 27.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Colombia (%) 64.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) 57.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (%) 60.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 43.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Denmark (%) 29.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (%) 65.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 63.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 23.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
European Union (%) 81.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 88.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
France (%) 110.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 35.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Germany (%) 62.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ghana (%) 61.8 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 151.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 49.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hungary (%) 75.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Iceland (%) 63.4 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
India (%) 56.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (%) 39.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2015 - Dec 2024
Iran (%) 5.4 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Mar 2025
Ireland (%) 33.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (%) 66.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (%) 138.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 8.6 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (%) 203.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 91.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Kazakhstan (%) 23.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (%) 69.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
South Korea (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (%) 19.9 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (%) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Kyrgyzstan (%) 44.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Latvia (%) 48.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (%) 23.6 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Lithuania (%) 39.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) 53.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Malawi (%) 66.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (%) 66.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 46.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (%) 80.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 60.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) 38.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Mongolia (%) 38.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2017 - Jun 2025
Montenegro (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 71.4 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Nepal (%) 39.9 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (%) 42.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) 46.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Nigeria (%) 37.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Norway (%) 53.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (%) 35.4 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 68.4 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 151.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 63.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Jun 2025
Paraguay (%) 38.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Peru (%) 31.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 63.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 58.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Portugal (%) 97.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) 15.0 2012 yearly 2006 - 2012
Romania (%) 57.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Russia (%) 14.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2011 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 29.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2016 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 43.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2004 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 173.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (%) 63.2 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2025
Slovenia (%) 69.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
South Africa (%) 78.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 103.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Sweden (%) 33.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (%) 23.0 2028 yearly 1990 - 2028
Taiwan (%) 29.0 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Tajikistan (%) 36.3 2021 yearly 1999 - 2021
Thailand (%) 58.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Sep 2025
Tunisia (%) 81.2 2024 yearly 2016 - 2024
Turkey (%) 24.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Ukraine (%) 89.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 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: 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
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 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
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: 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: 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: 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 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) 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: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 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 (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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