Botswana vs Iran: Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)

Botswana
-5.10 million NFL, current US$
in 2008
Iran
-7.84 million NFL, current US$
in 2025
Botswana rank
75th
Iran rank
77th

Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$) over time

  • Botswana
  • Iran
-2.0B-1.0B01.0B198020022025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports -5.10 million NFL, current US$ against -7.84 million NFL, current US$ in Iran, a difference of 2.74 million NFL, current US$.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1986 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 75th and Iran ranks 77th of 116 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Iran in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Iran Difference Ahead
1980s 1.71 million NFL, current US$ -89.03 million NFL, current US$ 90.74 million NFL, current US$ Botswana
1990s -905,111 NFL, current US$ 190.03 million NFL, current US$ 190.93 million NFL, current US$ Iran
2000s -2.52 million NFL, current US$ 233.42 million NFL, current US$ 235.94 million NFL, current US$ Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png), Botswana or Iran?
Botswana, at -5.10 million NFL, current US$ against -7.84 million NFL, current US$ in Iran as of 2008.
What is the difference in commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png) between Botswana and Iran?
2.74 million NFL, current US$, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iran?
22 years are reported by both, from 1986 to 2008.
How do Botswana and Iran rank globally for commercial banks and other lending (ppg + png)?
Botswana ranks 75th and Iran ranks 77th of 116 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Commercial banks and other lending (PPG + PNG) (NFL, current US$)
Unit
NFL, current US$
Source
International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
129 places, 4,819 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank lending (public and publicly guaranteed and private non- guaranteed) and other private credits. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Proposed: Commercial bank and other lending includes net commercial bank and other private creditors lending excluding bonds (public and publicly guaranteed + private nonguaranteed).