Botswana Policy Rate

1976 - 2022 | Monthly | % pa | Bank of Botswana

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  • Its Long Term Interest Rate (Government Bond Rate: Long Term) was reported at 11.53 % pa in Oct 2025.
  • Botswana Exchange Rate against USD averaged 13.33 (USD/BWP) in Nov 2025.
  • Its Real Effective Exchange Rate was 95.12 in Sep 2025.

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    Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
    3.75 Apr 2022 3.75 Mar 2022 -14.54 Jun 2020 17.20 Jun 2021 % pa monthly Aug 1976 - Apr 2022

    Policy Rate by Country Comparison

    country/region Last Frequency Range
    Albania (% pa) 2.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
    Algeria (% pa) 2.75 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1963 - Nov 2025
    Argentina (%) 37.49 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1985 - Oct 2025
    Armenia (% pa) 6.75 Nov 2025 monthly May 2001 - Nov 2025
    Australia (% pa) 3.60 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1990 - Nov 2025
    Austria (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Azerbaijan (% pa) 7.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
    Bahrain (% pa) 4.75 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Nov 2025
    Bangladesh (% pa) 10.00 Oct 2025 monthly Sep 2009 - Oct 2025
    Belarus (% pa) 9.75 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1991 - Nov 2025
    Belgium (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Bolivia (% pa) 3.21 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2013 - Nov 2025
    Botswana (% pa) 3.75 Apr 2022 monthly Aug 1976 - Apr 2022
    Brazil (% pa) 15.00 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1999 - Nov 2025
    Bulgaria (% pa) 1.81 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 1991 - Dec 2025
    Canada (% pa) 2.25 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Oct 2025
    Chile (% pa) 4.75 Nov 2025 monthly May 1995 - Nov 2025
    China (% pa) 1.40 Nov 2025 monthly May 2012 - Nov 2025
    Colombia (% pa) 9.25 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 1995 - Nov 2025
    Croatia (% pa) 3.00 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 1992 - Dec 2022
    Cyprus (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Czech Republic (% pa) 2.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2025
    Denmark (% pa) 1.60 Nov 2025 monthly Aug 1914 - Nov 2025
    Ecuador (% pa) 7.76 Dec 2025 monthly Jul 1995 - Dec 2025
    Egypt (% pa) 21.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
    Estonia (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    European Union (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Finland (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    France (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Georgia (% pa) 8.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
    Germany (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Ghana (% pa) 25.00 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2002 - Nov 2025
    Greece (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Hong Kong SAR, China (% pa) 4.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1992 - Nov 2025
    Hungary (% pa) 6.50 Nov 2025 monthly Oct 1990 - Nov 2025
    Iceland (% pa) 8.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Nov 2025
    India (% pa) 5.50 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2001 - Nov 2025
    Indonesia (% pa) 4.75 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2015 - Nov 2025
    Ireland (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Israel (% pa) 4.25 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1998 - Nov 2025
    Italy (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Ivory Coast (% pa) 2.50 Mar 2017 monthly Jan 1964 - Mar 2017
    Japan (% pa) 0.50 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2006 - Nov 2025
    Jordan (% pa) 7.00 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1965 - Nov 2025
    Kazakhstan (% pa) 18.00 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1992 - Nov 2025
    Kenya (% pa) 9.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Nov 2025
    South Korea (% pa) 2.50 Nov 2025 monthly May 1999 - Nov 2025
    Kosovo (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Kuwait (% pa) 3.75 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2025
    Kyrgyzstan (% pa) 11.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Laos (% pa) 8.50 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Nov 2025
    Latvia (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Lebanon (% pa) 20.00 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 1964 - Sep 2025
    Lithuania (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Luxembourg (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Macau SAR, China (% pa) 4.25 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
    North Macedonia (% pa) 5.35 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
    Malawi (% pa) 26.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Nov 2025
    Malaysia (% pa) 2.75 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2004 - Nov 2025
    Malta (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Mauritius (% pa) 4.50 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1999 - Nov 2025
    Mexico (% pa) 7.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Nov 2025
    Moldova (% pa) 6.00 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2001 - Nov 2025
    Mongolia (% pa) 12.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2007 - Nov 2025
    Montenegro (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Morocco (% pa) 2.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1995 - Nov 2025
    Myanmar (% pa) 9.00 2025 yearly 1986 - 2025
    Nepal (% pa) 6.00 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 2003 - Sep 2025
    Netherlands (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    New Zealand (% pa) 2.25 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1999 - Nov 2025
    Nigeria (% pa) 27.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Nov 2025
    Norway (% pa) 4.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2025
    Oman (% pa) 4.50 Nov 2025 monthly May 2007 - Nov 2025
    Pakistan (% pa) 12.00 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 1992 - Nov 2025
    Paraguay (% pa) 6.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2010 - Nov 2025
    Peru (% pa) 4.25 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2003 - Nov 2025
    Philippines (% pa) 5.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 2016 - Nov 2025
    Poland (% pa) 4.00 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
    Portugal (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Qatar (% pa) 4.60 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 2003 - Nov 2025
    Romania (% pa) 6.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
    Russia (% pa) 16.50 Nov 2025 monthly Sep 2013 - Nov 2025
    Saudi Arabia (% pa) 4.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
    Serbia (% pa) 5.75 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
    Singapore (% pa) 1.05 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 2005 - Nov 2025
    Slovakia (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Slovenia (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    South Africa (% pa) 6.75 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 1999 - Nov 2025
    Spain (% pa) 2.15 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Nov 2025
    Sri Lanka (% pa) 7.25 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Nov 2025
    Sweden (% pa) 1.75 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
    Switzerland (% pa) -0.05 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Nov 2025
    Syria (% pa) 5.00 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1962 - Sep 2025
    Taiwan (% pa) 2.00 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1961 - Nov 2025
    Tajikistan (% pa) 7.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1995 - Nov 2025
    Thailand (% pa) 1.50 Nov 2025 monthly May 2000 - Nov 2025
    Tunisia (% pa) 7.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
    Turkey (% pa) 39.50 Nov 2025 monthly Jun 1996 - Nov 2025
    Ukraine (% pa) 15.50 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1992 - Nov 2025
    United Arab Emirates (% pa) 3.90 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2007 - Nov 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: 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: 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: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 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: Imports (BWP mn) 7,927.245 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - 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
    Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 6.977 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
    Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 139.980 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: 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: 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
    Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 57.776 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 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: 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: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 713.013 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
    Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 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
    Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 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: Households (BWP mn) 55,767.832 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: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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