Botswana vs IDA only: Multilateral debt service
Multilateral debt service over time
- Botswana
- IDA only
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 99.0% against 40.1% in IDA only, a difference of 58.9%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 2.5 times IDA only's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was IDA only ahead.
Botswana ranks 4th and IDA only ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | IDA only | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.0% | 11.5% | 43.5% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 23.6% | 39.9% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 48.6% | 25.5% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 49.1% | 15.9% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 34.4% | 44.1% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 94.4% | 33.7% | 60.7% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher multilateral debt service, Botswana or IDA only?
- Botswana, at 99.0% against 40.1% in IDA only as of 2024.
- What is the difference in multilateral debt service between Botswana and IDA only?
- 58.9%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and IDA only?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and IDA only rank globally for multilateral debt service?
- Botswana ranks 4th and IDA only ranks 3rd of 123 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Multilateral debt service is the repayment of principal and interest to the World Bank, regional development banks, and other multilateral agencies. public and publicly guaranteed debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term obligations of public debtors and long-term private obligations guaranteed by a public entity.