Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Botswana
Botswana: Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) was 4.6% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Botswana, 1999–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
Analysis
Botswana recorded 4.6% for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 35.7% on the previous year and up 672.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Botswana peaked at 4.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
That places Botswana 90th out of 118 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 2.1% | — |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -15.6% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +14.1% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -10.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +62.0% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -12.9% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +31.8% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -26.5% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -16.1% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +147.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -71.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +255.2% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +28.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +24.6% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +24.4% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -46.2% |
| 2022 | 1.8% | -4.4% |
| 2023 | 3.4% | +88.5% |
| 2024 | 4.6% | +35.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 4.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.8%, 58% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 4.6% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.0%, 57% of the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +255.2% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 2.1% | 2.1% | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 1.8% | 4.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 87 Papua New Guinea 4.8% compare
- 88 Kyrgyzstan 4.7% compare
- 89 Burkina Faso 4.6% compare
- 91 Tajikistan 4.4% compare
- 92 Saint Lucia 4.2% compare
- 93 Russia 4.0% compare
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 service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Botswana?
- Debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) in Botswana was 4.6% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 4.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and)?
- Botswana ranks 90th out of 118 countries with data for 2024.
- Is debt service (ppg and imf only, % of exports of goods, services and) rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 672.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Debt service (PPG and IMF only, % of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service, the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services, is expressed as a percentage of exports of goods and services--all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. This series differs from the standard debt to exports series in that it covers only long-term public and publicly guaranteed debt and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF.