Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Botswana's government debt stands at 33.96% as of 2025-12-31, up from 30.46% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1998 to 2025 (28 observations).
In 2025, Botswana's government debt was 33.96%, up from 30.46% in 2024.
In 2024, Botswana's government debt was 30.46%, up from 22.49% in 2023.
In 2023, Botswana's government debt was 22.49%, up from 20% in 2022.
In 2022, Botswana's government debt was 20%, down from 22.31% in 2021.
In 2021, Botswana's government debt was 22.31%, down from 23.5% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33.96% | +3.51% |
| 2024 | 30.46% | +7.96% |
| 2023 | 22.49% | +2.49% |
| 2022 | 20% | -2.31% |
| 2021 | 22.31% | -1.19% |
| 2020 | 23.5% | +1.99% |
| 2019 | 21.51% | +1.87% |
| 2018 | 19.64% | +0.0508% |
| 2017 | 19.59% | -2.75% |
| 2016 | 22.34% | -2.11% |
| 2015 | 24.45% | +0.5168% |
| 2014 | 23.94% | +0.1628% |
| 2013 | 23.77% | -2.67% |
| 2012 | 26.45% | -1.44% |
| 2011 | 27.89% | +1.34% |
| 2010 | 26.55% | +4.12% |
| 2009 | 22.43% | +14.63% |
| 2008 | 7.79% | +1.86% |
| 2007 | 5.93% | -0.205% |
| 2006 | 6.14% | -1.32% |
| 2005 | 7.46% | -3.29% |
| 2004 | 10.75% | +3.67% |
| 2003 | 7.08% | -1.29% |
| 2002 | 8.37% | +0.8968% |
| 2001 | 7.48% | -0.6858% |
| 2000 | 8.16% | -1.15% |
| 1999 | 9.31% | -2% |
| 1998 | 11.31% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Botswana's government debt is 33.96% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 30.46% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 33.96% (2025); the lowest is 5.93% (2007), across data from 1998 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.