Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana
Botswana: Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.4% on the previous year and up 400.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Botswana peaked at 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 DOD, current US$, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 29th of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 66.40 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 149.51 million DOD, current US$ | +125.2% |
| 1973 | 229.84 million DOD, current US$ | +53.7% |
| 1974 | 268.11 million DOD, current US$ | +16.7% |
| 1975 | 295.96 million DOD, current US$ | +10.4% |
| 1976 | 332.70 million DOD, current US$ | +12.4% |
| 1977 | 365.13 million DOD, current US$ | +9.7% |
| 1978 | 245.08 million DOD, current US$ | -32.9% |
| 1979 | 225.80 million DOD, current US$ | -7.9% |
| 1980 | 263.26 million DOD, current US$ | +16.6% |
| 1981 | 303.09 million DOD, current US$ | +15.1% |
| 1982 | 403.61 million DOD, current US$ | +33.2% |
| 1983 | 448.25 million DOD, current US$ | +11.1% |
| 1984 | 523.83 million DOD, current US$ | +16.9% |
| 1985 | 687.33 million DOD, current US$ | +31.2% |
| 1986 | 807.84 million DOD, current US$ | +17.5% |
| 1987 | 1.08 billion DOD, current US$ | +33.5% |
| 1988 | 1.06 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 1.21 billion DOD, current US$ | +10.7% |
| 1992 | 1.20 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.31 billion DOD, current US$ | +9.4% |
| 1994 | 1.38 billion DOD, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 1.24 billion DOD, current US$ | -12.2% |
| 1997 | 1.07 billion DOD, current US$ | -13.8% |
| 1998 | 1.05 billion DOD, current US$ | -1.9% |
| 1999 | 969.03 million DOD, current US$ | -7.7% |
| 2000 | 875.51 million DOD, current US$ | -9.7% |
| 2001 | 757.75 million DOD, current US$ | -13.5% |
| 2002 | 944.85 million DOD, current US$ | +24.7% |
| 2003 | 969.30 million DOD, current US$ | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 976.06 million DOD, current US$ | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 824.61 million DOD, current US$ | -15.5% |
| 2006 | 716.35 million DOD, current US$ | -13.1% |
| 2007 | 782.19 million DOD, current US$ | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 781.56 million DOD, current US$ | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 2.78 billion DOD, current US$ | +255.3% |
| 2010 | 2.70 billion DOD, current US$ | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ | +40.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 4.36 billion DOD, current US$, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.11 billion DOD, current US$, 92% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +255.3% | 781.56 million DOD, current US$ | 2.78 billion DOD, current US$ |
| 1972 | +125.2% | 66.40 million DOD, current US$ | 149.51 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 217.85 million DOD, current US$ | 0 DOD, current US$ | 365.13 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 666.58 million DOD, current US$ | 263.26 million DOD, current US$ | 1.09 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.19 billion DOD, current US$ | 969.03 million DOD, current US$ | 1.41 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.04 billion DOD, current US$ | 716.35 million DOD, current US$ | 2.78 billion DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 billion DOD, current US$ | 2.70 billion DOD, current US$ | 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More external debt data for Botswana
- IFC, private nonguaranteed 12.43 million NFL, US$ (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per capita 4.93 NFL, US$ per person (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per unit of GDP 0.0006 NFL, US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- IFC, private nonguaranteed (NFL, US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 1.3% (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA -45,000 NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person (2024)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 138.48 million NFL, current US$ (2024)
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 4.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Botswana?
- Debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit in Botswana was 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.79 billion DOD, current US$ in 2011.
- What is the lowest debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 DOD, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Botswana ranks 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt outstanding and disbursed, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 400.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank, Global Development Finance, published as part of Debt outstanding and disbursed, Long-term debt including IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Long-term debt is debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year. It has three components: public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Use of IMF credit denotes repurchase obligations to the IMF for all uses of IMF resources (excluding those resulting from drawings on the reserve tranche). These obligations, shown for the end of the year specified, comprise purchases outstanding under the credit tranches, including enlarged access resources, and all special facilities (the buffer stock, compensatory financing, extended fund, and oil facilities), trust fund loans, and operations under the structural adjustment and enhanced structural adjustment facilities. Data are in current U.S. dollars.