Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana
Botswana: Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit was 16.51 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana, 1970–2011
Source: World Bank, Global Development Finance. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 16.51 million current US$ for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 37.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Botswana peaked at 78.05 million current US$ in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 current US$, in 1970.
That places Botswana 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 649,000 current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 1.25 million current US$ | +92.3% |
| 1973 | 2.20 million current US$ | +76.6% |
| 1974 | 3.03 million current US$ | +37.3% |
| 1975 | 3.37 million current US$ | +11.3% |
| 1976 | 3.18 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 3.46 million current US$ | +8.9% |
| 1978 | 4.57 million current US$ | +31.8% |
| 1979 | 5.78 million current US$ | +26.6% |
| 1980 | 6.67 million current US$ | +15.4% |
| 1981 | 6.77 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 9.81 million current US$ | +44.9% |
| 1983 | 12.92 million current US$ | +31.8% |
| 1984 | 15.27 million current US$ | +18.1% |
| 1985 | 20.56 million current US$ | +34.7% |
| 1986 | 27.87 million current US$ | +35.5% |
| 1987 | 35.20 million current US$ | +26.3% |
| 1988 | 36.10 million current US$ | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 35.08 million current US$ | -2.8% |
| 1990 | 38.63 million current US$ | +10.1% |
| 1991 | 34.63 million current US$ | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 35.16 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 32.72 million current US$ | -6.9% |
| 1994 | 30.28 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 1995 | 27.26 million current US$ | -10.0% |
| 1996 | 78.05 million current US$ | +186.3% |
| 1997 | 27.70 million current US$ | -64.5% |
| 1998 | 22.80 million current US$ | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 20.95 million current US$ | -8.1% |
| 2000 | 15.49 million current US$ | -26.1% |
| 2001 | 11.98 million current US$ | -22.6% |
| 2002 | 15.27 million current US$ | +27.4% |
| 2003 | 11.54 million current US$ | -24.4% |
| 2004 | 11.01 million current US$ | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 11.92 million current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 10.50 million current US$ | -11.9% |
| 2007 | 9.67 million current US$ | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 7.46 million current US$ | -22.9% |
| 2009 | 8.94 million current US$ | +19.8% |
| 2010 | 15.87 million current US$ | +77.5% |
| 2011 | 16.51 million current US$ | +4.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 16.51 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 52.09 million current US$, 32% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 16.51 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.75 million current US$, 80% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | +186.3% | 27.26 million current US$ | 78.05 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.75 million current US$ | 0 current US$ | 5.78 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.63 million current US$ | 6.67 million current US$ | 36.10 million current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.82 million current US$ | 20.95 million current US$ | 78.05 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.38 million current US$ | 7.46 million current US$ | 15.49 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.19 million current US$ | 15.87 million current US$ | 16.51 million 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 interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Botswana?
- Interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit in Botswana was 16.51 million current US$ in 2011, according to World Bank, Global Development Finance.
- What is the highest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.05 million current US$ in 1996.
- What is the lowest interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current US$ in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit?
- Botswana ranks 29th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is interest payments, long-term debt including imf credit rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.8%. 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 Interest payments, Long-term debt including IMF credit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Interest payments on long-term debt are actual amounts of interest paid in currency, goods, or services in the year specified. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents and repayable in currency, goods, or services. IMF charges cover interest payments with respect to all uses of IMF resources, excluding those resulting from drawings in the reserve tranche.