Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Botswana
Botswana: Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) was 263,000 TDS, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
263,000 TDS, current US$
Change on year
down 48.9%
World rank
33rd
of 50 countries
All-time high
21.49 million TDS, current US$
in 1990
All-time low
0 TDS, current US$
in 1970
Years of data
42
1970–2011
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors in Botswana, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in TDS, current US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 263,000 TDS, current US$ for debt service, ppg and png private creditors in 2011.
The figure is down 48.9% on the previous year and down 90.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Botswana peaked at 21.49 million TDS, current US$ in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 TDS, current US$, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 33rd of 50 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | TDS, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 316,000 TDS, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 270,000 TDS, current US$ | -14.6% |
| 1973 | 334,000 TDS, current US$ | +23.7% |
| 1974 | 338,000 TDS, current US$ | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 3.09 million TDS, current US$ | +813.0% |
| 1976 | 53,000 TDS, current US$ | -98.3% |
| 1977 | 220,000 TDS, current US$ | +315.1% |
| 1978 | 163,000 TDS, current US$ | -25.9% |
| 1979 | 638,000 TDS, current US$ | +291.4% |
| 1980 | 969,000 TDS, current US$ | +51.9% |
| 1981 | 699,000 TDS, current US$ | -27.9% |
| 1982 | 2.78 million TDS, current US$ | +297.4% |
| 1983 | 10.15 million TDS, current US$ | +265.3% |
| 1984 | 15.42 million TDS, current US$ | +52.0% |
| 1985 | 19.31 million TDS, current US$ | +25.2% |
| 1986 | 4.04 million TDS, current US$ | -79.1% |
| 1987 | 6.44 million TDS, current US$ | +59.4% |
| 1988 | 8.13 million TDS, current US$ | +26.2% |
| 1989 | 7.56 million TDS, current US$ | -7.0% |
| 1990 | 21.49 million TDS, current US$ | +184.2% |
| 1991 | 5.08 million TDS, current US$ | -76.4% |
| 1992 | 4.90 million TDS, current US$ | -3.6% |
| 1993 | 2.14 million TDS, current US$ | -56.3% |
| 1994 | 3.12 million TDS, current US$ | +45.6% |
| 1995 | 9.28 million TDS, current US$ | +197.8% |
| 1996 | 17.11 million TDS, current US$ | +84.4% |
| 1997 | 7.35 million TDS, current US$ | -57.0% |
| 1998 | 6.01 million TDS, current US$ | -18.3% |
| 1999 | 2.62 million TDS, current US$ | -56.4% |
| 2000 | 8.19 million TDS, current US$ | +212.7% |
| 2001 | 2.73 million TDS, current US$ | -66.7% |
| 2002 | 2.55 million TDS, current US$ | -6.3% |
| 2003 | 2.50 million TDS, current US$ | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 1.04 million TDS, current US$ | -58.3% |
| 2005 | 2.54 million TDS, current US$ | +143.4% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million TDS, current US$ | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 2.52 million TDS, current US$ | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 5.21 million TDS, current US$ | +107.0% |
| 2009 | 528,000 TDS, current US$ | -89.9% |
| 2010 | 515,000 TDS, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 263,000 TDS, current US$ | -48.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 263,000 TDS, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 139.64 million TDS, current US$, 0% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 263,000 TDS, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.60 million TDS, current US$, 16% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Debt service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | +813.0% | 338,000 TDS, current US$ | 3.09 million TDS, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 541,800 TDS, current US$ | 0 TDS, current US$ | 3.09 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.55 million TDS, current US$ | 699,000 TDS, current US$ | 19.31 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.91 million TDS, current US$ | 2.14 million TDS, current US$ | 21.49 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.04 million TDS, current US$ | 528,000 TDS, current US$ | 8.19 million TDS, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 389,000 TDS, current US$ | 263,000 TDS, current US$ | 515,000 TDS, current US$ | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 30 Mauritania 1.23 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 31 Madagascar 1.01 million TDS, current US$ compare
- 32 Chad 618,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 34 Malawi 174,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 35 Central African Republic 74,000 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Benin 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Burundi 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Comoros 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Eritrea 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Guinea 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Guinea-Bissau 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Liberia 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Niger 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Rwanda 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Sao Tome and Principe 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Sierra Leone 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Somalia 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Sudan 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Togo 0 TDS, current US$ compare
- 36 Uganda 0 TDS, current US$ compare
More external debt data for Botswana
- Net financial flows, IBRD -19.87 million NFL, current US$ (2025)
- 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)
- 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, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.1588 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
- Use of IMF credit 337.50 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, public and publicly guaranteed (PPG) 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
- External debt stocks, long-term 2.01 billion DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Botswana?
- Debt service, ppg and png private creditors in Botswana was 263,000 TDS, current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 21.49 million TDS, current US$ in 1990.
- What is the lowest debt service, ppg and png private creditors recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 TDS, current US$ in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for debt service, ppg and png private creditors?
- Botswana ranks 33rd out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is debt service, ppg and png private creditors rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 90.4%. 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 service, PPG and PNG private creditors (TDS, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Debt service for private and public non-guaranteed debt is the sum of the two.