Botswana National Government Debt

2002 - 2025 | Yearly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana National Government Debt

  • Botswana National Government Debt reached 5.0 USD bn in Mar 2025, compared with 3.8 USD bn in the previous year.
  • Botswana National Government Debt data is updated yearly, available from Mar 2002 to Mar 2025.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 386.5 USD mn in Mar 2023 and a record low of 0.1 USD mn in Jul 2016.

*This indicator will be no longer available from March 2026, 4th onwards. CEIC has a plan to remove the non-standard frequency indicator after the standard frequency indicator has been added and be available on this table. CEIC calculates annual Government Debt as the sum of Outstanding Foreign Government Debt and Outstanding Domestic Government Debt and converts it into USD. The Ministry of Finance and Development Planning provides Government Debt in local currency. The Bank of Botswana period end market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. The fiscal year is from April 1st to March 31st.


Related information about Botswana National Government Debt
  • In the latest reports, Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 4.4 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025.
  • The country's Government debt accounted for 27.6 % of its Nominal GDP in Jun 2025.
  • Botswana Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.

View Botswana's National Government Debt from 2002 to 2025 in the chart:

Botswana National Government Debt

What was Botswana's National Government Debt in 2025?

Botswana National Government Debt reached 5.0 USD bn in Mar 2025, compared with 3.8 USD bn in the previous year. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
4,996.3 2025 3,799.7 2024 0.1 2016 386.5 2023 USD mn yearly 2002 - 2025

National Government Debt by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 16,715.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2010 - Sep 2025
Algeria (USD mn) 127,109.6 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Argentina (USD mn) 465,353.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2025
Armenia (USD mn) 14,204.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Australia (USD mn) 685,976.3 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Austria (USD mn) 485,261.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 9,223.0 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Bahrain (USD mn) 50,938.0 Oct 2025 monthly Mar 2001 - Oct 2025
Belarus (USD mn) 23,375.7 May 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2022
Belgium (USD mn) 789,372.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2025
Bolivia (USD mn) 8,960.7 2014 yearly 1998 - 2014
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 3,449.6 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Brazil (USD mn) 1,829,967.6 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Bulgaria (USD mn) 36,644.2 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Canada (USD mn) 1,517,724.5 2025 yearly 1962 - 2025
Chile (USD mn) 148,279.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
China (USD mn) 4,736,394.2 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Colombia (USD mn) 280,165.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Jun 2025
Croatia (USD mn) 59,807.3 Aug 2025 monthly Dec 1995 - Aug 2025
Cyprus (USD mn) 24,996.0 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Oct 2025
Czech Republic (USD mn) 171,676.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Denmark (USD mn) 140,044.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Ecuador (USD mn) 85,105.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Egypt (USD mn) 301,714.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2006 - Jun 2025
Estonia (USD mn) 11,125.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
European Union (USD mn) 17,710,682.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Finland (USD mn) 289,404.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
France (USD mn) 4,020,987.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
Georgia (USD mn) 13,032.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (USD mn) 3,217,205.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Greece (USD mn) 433,852.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 190,086.3 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 192,814.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1989 - Sep 2025
Iceland (USD mn) 20,025.7 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
India (USD mn) 2,223,903.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1998 - Jun 2025
Indonesia (USD mn) 547,950.7 Jan 2025 monthly Jun 2009 - Jan 2025
Ireland (USD mn) 243,925.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Israel (USD mn) 364,326.8 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Italy (USD mn) 3,615,456.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 3,853.2 2015 yearly 1975 - 2015
Japan (USD mn) 9,012,579.6 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1982 - Sep 2025
Jordan (USD mn) 50,623.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 59,945.7 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2024
Kenya (USD mn) 92,599.6 Aug 2025 monthly Sep 1999 - Aug 2025
South Korea (USD mn) 896,321.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (USD mn) 1,875.6 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Kuwait (USD mn) 6,711.4 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1993 - Oct 2025
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 8,646.5 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2011 - Aug 2025
Latvia (USD mn) 23,276.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Lebanon (USD mn) 101,813.6 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 37,446.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (USD mn) 25,740.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (USD mn) 10,002.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Malawi (USD mn) 2,620.0 2014 yearly 2010 - 2014
Malaysia (USD mn) 312,770.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Malta (USD mn) 13,085.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Mauritius (USD mn) 12,821.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Mexico (USD mn) 1,052,255.7 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2005 - Oct 2025
Moldova (USD mn) 7,606.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (USD mn) 5,521.7 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Morocco (USD mn) 91,099.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2006 - Dec 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 14,538.4 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Netherlands (USD mn) 578,730.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (USD mn) 123,654.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (USD mn) 97,066.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Jun 2025
Norway (USD mn) 251,685.3 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Oman (USD mn) 37,979.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Panama (USD mn) 58,832.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jul 2004 - Oct 2025
Paraguay (USD mn) 16,217.1 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Peru (USD mn) 105,081.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Philippines (USD mn) 297,648.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Oct 2025
Poland (USD mn) 611,821.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Portugal (USD mn) 345,383.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Qatar (USD mn) 26,518.7 2012 yearly 2003 - 2012
Romania (USD mn) 249,581.5 Aug 2025 monthly Nov 2011 - Aug 2025
Russia (USD mn) 407,811.4 Oct 2025 monthly May 2009 - Oct 2025
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 324,244.9 2024 yearly 2004 - 2024
Serbia (USD mn) 44,047.7 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2004 - Oct 2025
Singapore (USD mn) 1,010,431.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (USD mn) 89,388.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Mar 2025
Slovenia (USD mn) 55,900.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
South Africa (USD mn) 346,277.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1960 - Oct 2025
Spain (USD mn) 1,990,214.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Jun 2025
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 98,799.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Sweden (USD mn) 231,414.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Switzerland (USD mn) 231,894.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Taiwan (USD mn) 223,824.2 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Thailand (USD mn) 340,585.0 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1997 - Oct 2025
Tunisia (USD mn) 46,921.1 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2011 - Sep 2025
Turkey (USD mn) 298,427.1 2024 yearly 2001 - 2024
Ukraine (USD mn) 190,373.9 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
United Kingdom (USD mn) 4,113,194.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1966 - Jun 2025
United States (USD mn) 38,040,094.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1969 - Oct 2025
Uruguay (USD mn) 47,848.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Venezuela (USD mn) 105,131.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Vietnam (USD mn) 150,597.5 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Yemen (USD mn) 20,434.2 2013 yearly 2004 - 2013

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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: 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: 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: 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: 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
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,117.662 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: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 769.478 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: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 387.818 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: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,344.988 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 572.853 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,849.469 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - 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 Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 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: 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 (BWP mn) 87,127.487 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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