Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Botswana
Botswana: Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) was 99.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Multilateral debt service in Botswana, 1970–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 99.0% for multilateral debt service in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, multilateral debt service in Botswana peaked at 99.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 4th of 123 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of public and publicly guaranteed debt service | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.3% | — |
| 1971 | 4.4% | +4.0% |
| 1972 | 40.6% | +815.2% |
| 1973 | 63.2% | +55.6% |
| 1974 | 68.7% | +8.7% |
| 1975 | 43.3% | -37.0% |
| 1976 | 84.9% | +96.1% |
| 1977 | 69.6% | -18.0% |
| 1978 | 86.5% | +24.3% |
| 1979 | 84.4% | -2.4% |
| 1980 | 82.1% | -2.7% |
| 1981 | 76.5% | -6.8% |
| 1982 | 69.9% | -8.6% |
| 1983 | 46.6% | -33.3% |
| 1984 | 42.3% | -9.3% |
| 1985 | 42.5% | +0.6% |
| 1986 | 69.8% | +64.2% |
| 1987 | 71.1% | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 67.0% | -5.8% |
| 1989 | 66.6% | -0.6% |
| 1990 | 61.3% | -8.0% |
| 1991 | 70.1% | +14.5% |
| 1992 | 77.1% | +10.0% |
| 1993 | 78.5% | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 81.4% | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 76.0% | -6.5% |
| 1996 | 74.5% | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 66.3% | -11.0% |
| 1998 | 77.0% | +16.1% |
| 1999 | 78.2% | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 65.7% | -15.9% |
| 2001 | 70.3% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 69.5% | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 68.5% | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 69.7% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 69.2% | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 67.5% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 44.5% | -32.4% |
| 2009 | 59.2% | +33.0% |
| 2010 | 75.7% | +27.9% |
| 2011 | 52.1% | -31.2% |
| 2012 | 72.7% | +39.5% |
| 2013 | 90.9% | +25.0% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | -27.9% |
| 2015 | 82.5% | +25.8% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 84.2% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 87.3% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 92.2% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 91.9% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 94.9% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 98.7% | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 99.0% | +0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 99.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.4%, 2.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 99.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 39.0%, 2.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | +815.2% | 4.4% | 40.6% |
| 1976 | +96.1% | 43.3% | 84.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 55.0% | 4.3% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 63.5% | 42.3% | 82.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.0% | 61.3% | 81.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 65.0% | 44.5% | 70.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.5% | 52.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 91.9% | 99.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 multilateral debt service in Botswana?
- Multilateral debt service in Botswana was 99.0% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest multilateral debt service recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 99.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest multilateral debt service recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for multilateral debt service?
- Botswana ranks 4th out of 123 countries with data for 2024.
- Is multilateral debt service rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Multilateral debt service (% of public and publicly guaranteed debt service). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.