Botswana Household Debt

2002 - 2025 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Household Debt

  • Botswana Household Debt reached 4.3 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with the reported number of 4.3 USD bn in the previous month
  • Botswana Household Debt: USD mn data is updated monthly, available from Dec 2002 to Sep 2025
  • The data reached an all-time high of 4.3 USD bn in Jun 2025 and a record low of 651.3 USD mn in Dec 2002

CEIC converts monthly Household Debt into USD. The Bank of Botswana provides Household Debt in local currency. The Bank of Botswana period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Loans are used due to the lack of Flow of Funds statistics.


Further information about Botswana Household Debt

  • In the latest reports, Botswana Household Debt accounted for 21.7 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Jun 2025
  • Money Supply M2 in Botswana increased 8.9 USD bn YoY in Sep 2025
  • Botswana Foreign Exchange Reserves 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 increased of 9.6 % YoY

View Botswana's Household Debt from Dec 2002 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Household Debt

What was Botswana's Household Debt in Sep 2025?

Botswana Household Debt reached 4.3 USD bn in Sep 2025, compared with the reported number of 4.3 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4,314.1 Sep 2025 4,294.1 Aug 2025 651.3 Dec 2002 4,317.3 Jun 2025 USD mn monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025

Household Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 4,317.7 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2007 - Sep 2025
Argentina (USD mn) 37,896.6 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 9,230.9 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 2,192,250.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Austria (USD mn) 252,045.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 10,931.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 9,952.1 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2006 - Oct 2025
Belgium (USD mn) 433,457.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1992 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 5,384.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1999 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 8,439.9 Sep 2025 monthly Aug 1997 - Sep 2025
Botswana (USD mn) 4,314.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Brunei (USD mn) 2,333.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 32,735.2 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 12,862.6 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2008 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 2,254,479.1 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Sep 2025
Chile (USD mn) 133,443.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Oct 2025
China (USD mn) 11,742,382.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Oct 2025
Colombia (USD mn) 84,947.2 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Sep 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 34,509.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) 25,634.4 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 116,873.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 383,590.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 23,259.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 29,854.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 19,099.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
European Union (USD mn) 7,877,149.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Oct 2025
Finland (USD mn) 211,788.7 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
France (USD mn) 2,062,177.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1977 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 13,089.1 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Oct 2025
Germany (USD mn) 2,531,962.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 133,470.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 369,408.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1982 - Sep 2025
Hungary (USD mn) 53,016.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 27,921.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Jun 2025
India (USD mn) 681,520.2 2025 yearly 1998 - 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 213,846.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 183,697.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Israel (USD mn) 263,906.5 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Aug 2025
Italy (USD mn) 1,231,545.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Japan (USD mn) 2,762,009.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 43,308.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 51,373.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1997 - Oct 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 1,776,837.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 3,140.2 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2002 - Oct 2025
Kuwait (USD mn) 1,660.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 2,510.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 11,052.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Lithuania (USD mn) 29,903.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 64,052.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 38,606.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1984 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 5,087.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 17.7 Dec 2011 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2011
Malaysia (USD mn) 363,620.1 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Malta (USD mn) 11,340.7 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2003 - Oct 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 327,322.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (USD mn) 7,203.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 2,677.8 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 39,091.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Oct 2025
Netherlands (USD mn) 1,320,082.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 229,520.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1990 - Oct 2025
Norway (USD mn) 479,536.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Panama (USD mn) 33,838.9 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 2005 - Oct 2025
Peru (USD mn) 53,901.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 60,938.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Poland (USD mn) 233,582.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 198,211.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2007 - Sep 2025
Romania (USD mn) 66,444.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Russia (USD mn) 494,390.0 May 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - May 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 135,984.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
Serbia (USD mn) 18,605.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 307,915.4 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2004 - Oct 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 71,555.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 22,421.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 172,284.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Jun 2025
Spain (USD mn) 920,403.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Sweden (USD mn) 589,129.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 1,159,621.7 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Syria (USD mn) 8,543.6 Dec 2011 monthly Dec 2006 - Dec 2011
Taiwan (USD mn) 723,609.9 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 502,273.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 14.4 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2021
Turkey (USD mn) 122,180.5 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Oct 2025
Ukraine (USD mn) 8,520.2 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Oct 2025
United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 149,138.4 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2013 - Sep 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 3,203,947.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Jun 2025
United States (USD mn) 18,585,000.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 6,856.5 May 2022 monthly Jun 2005 - May 2022
Venezuela (USD mn) 27.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 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: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 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: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
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 (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: 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: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,728.307 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: 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: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 125.648 Dec 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - 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
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: 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: 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: 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
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 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: 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: Outstanding (BWP mn) 87,127.487 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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