Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Botswana's external debt stands at 2.47B as of 2025-12-31, up from 2.31B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1970 to 2025 (56 observations).
In 2025, Botswana's external debt was 2.47B, up from 2.31B in 2024.
In 2024, Botswana's external debt was 2.31B, up from 2.18B in 2023.
In 2023, Botswana's external debt was 2.18B, up from 2.00B in 2022.
In 2022, Botswana's external debt was 2.00B, up from 2.00B in 2021.
In 2021, Botswana's external debt was 2.00B, up from 1.60B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2.47B | +159.23M |
| 2024 | 2.31B | +121.71M |
| 2023 | 2.18B | +181.79M |
| 2022 | 2.00B | +5.26M |
| 2021 | 2.00B | +394.47M |
| 2020 | 1.60B | +38.84M |
| 2019 | 1.56B | -209.82M |
| 2018 | 1.77B | +41.83M |
| 2017 | 1.73B | -389.08M |
| 2016 | 2.12B | -101.78M |
| 2015 | 2.22B | -267.38M |
| 2014 | 2.49B | +112.38M |
| 2013 | 2.38B | -139.44M |
| 2012 | 2.52B | +122.26M |
| 2011 | 2.40B | +588.25M |
| 2010 | 1.81B | +163.64M |
| 2009 | 1.64B | +1.19B |
| 2008 | 448.51M | +23.32M |
| 2007 | 425.19M | +60.46M |
| 2006 | 364.73M | -95.81M |
| 2005 | 460.54M | -55.26M |
| 2004 | 515.80M | +1.67M |
| 2003 | 514.13M | +22.78M |
| 2002 | 491.35M | +91.00M |
| 2001 | 400.35M | -52.08M |
| 2000 | 452.43M | -57.76M |
| 1999 | 510.19M | -21.98M |
| 1998 | 532.17M | -42.56M |
| 1997 | 574.73M | -51.80M |
| 1996 | 626.53M | -90.62M |
| 1995 | 717.15M | +16.76M |
| 1994 | 700.40M | +36.41M |
| 1993 | 663.98M | +57.64M |
| 1992 | 606.35M | -6.21M |
| 1991 | 612.56M | +59.64M |
| 1990 | 552.92M | +3.08M |
| 1989 | 549.84M | +17.24M |
| 1988 | 532.60M | -10.80M |
| 1987 | 543.40M | +136.37M |
| 1986 | 407.04M | +61.37M |
| 1985 | 345.66M | +78.75M |
| 1984 | 266.91M | +38.79M |
| 1983 | 228.12M | +23.31M |
| 1982 | 204.81M | +45.27M |
| 1981 | 159.54M | +23.91M |
| 1980 | 135.63M | +5.61M |
| 1979 | 130.02M | +4.48M |
| 1978 | 125.54M | -60.02M |
| 1977 | 185.56M | +19.21M |
| 1976 | 166.35M | +18.37M |
| 1975 | 147.98M | +13.92M |
| 1974 | 134.06M | +19.13M |
| 1973 | 114.92M | +40.16M |
| 1972 | 74.76M | +41.55M |
| 1971 | 33.20M | +15.84M |
| 1970 | 17.36M | — |
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Botswana's external debt is 2.47B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 2.31B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 2.52B (2012); the lowest is 17.36M (1970), across data from 1970 to 2025.
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