Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita was -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Botswana, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in NFL, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Botswana stood at -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 50.8% on the previous year and up 91.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Botswana peaked at 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person in 1974 and was at its lowest, -0.3182 NFL, current US$ per person, in 1995.
Botswana ranks 75th of 116 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.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | NFL, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.72 NFL, current US$ per person | — |
| 1971 | 1.35 NFL, current US$ per person | -50.3% |
| 1972 | 1.38 NFL, current US$ per person | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.88 NFL, current US$ per person | +109.4% |
| 1974 | 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person | +12.1% |
| 1975 | 1.62 NFL, current US$ per person | -49.8% |
| 1976 | 2.01 NFL, current US$ per person | +23.9% |
| 1977 | 1.22 NFL, current US$ per person | -39.1% |
| 1978 | 0.6535 NFL, current US$ per person | -46.6% |
| 1979 | 0.1896 NFL, current US$ per person | -71.0% |
| 1980 | -0.0363 NFL, current US$ per person | -119.1% |
| 1981 | -0.0959 NFL, current US$ per person | +164.4% |
| 1982 | -0.1199 NFL, current US$ per person | +25.0% |
| 1983 | -0.1233 NFL, current US$ per person | +2.9% |
| 1984 | -0.132 NFL, current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 1985 | -0.2184 NFL, current US$ per person | +65.5% |
| 1986 | -0.2119 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.9% |
| 1987 | -0.2051 NFL, current US$ per person | -3.2% |
| 1988 | -0.1983 NFL, current US$ per person | -3.3% |
| 1989 | -0.2086 NFL, current US$ per person | +5.2% |
| 1990 | -0.2175 NFL, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1991 | -0.2571 NFL, current US$ per person | +18.2% |
| 1992 | -0.2906 NFL, current US$ per person | +13.0% |
| 1993 | -0.2936 NFL, current US$ per person | +1.1% |
| 1994 | -0.3062 NFL, current US$ per person | +4.3% |
| 1995 | -0.3182 NFL, current US$ per person | +3.9% |
| 1996 | -0.3106 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.4% |
| 1997 | -0.3035 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.3% |
| 1998 | -0.2968 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.2% |
| 1999 | -0.2905 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2000 | -0.2844 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2001 | -0.2786 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2002 | -0.2734 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2003 | -0.2686 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2004 | -0.264 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2005 | -0.2593 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2006 | -0.2545 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.8% |
| 2007 | -0.2496 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2008 | -0.2446 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2009 | -0.2396 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.0% |
| 2010 | -0.2346 NFL, current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | -0.23 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.9% |
| 2012 | -0.2262 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.7% |
| 2013 | -0.2228 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.5% |
| 2014 | -0.2196 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2015 | -0.1575 NFL, current US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 2016 | -0.1553 NFL, current US$ per person | -1.4% |
| 2017 | -0.1328 NFL, current US$ per person | -14.5% |
| 2018 | -0.1709 NFL, current US$ per person | +28.7% |
| 2019 | -0.1368 NFL, current US$ per person | -20.0% |
| 2020 | -0.1226 NFL, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 2021 | -0.0825 NFL, current US$ per person | -32.7% |
| 2022 | -0.0467 NFL, current US$ per person | -43.3% |
| 2023 | -0.0363 NFL, current US$ per person | -22.3% |
| 2024 | -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person | -50.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is -0.0568 NFL, current US$ per person, 31% of the median. (37 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.26 NFL, current US$ per person. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | -164.4% | -0.0363 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.0959 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 1980 | -119.1% | 0.1896 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.0363 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 1973 | +109.4% | 1.38 NFL, current US$ per person | 2.88 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 1979 | -71.0% | 0.6535 NFL, current US$ per person | 0.1896 NFL, current US$ per person |
| 1985 | -65.5% | -0.132 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.2184 NFL, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.73 NFL, current US$ per person | 0.1896 NFL, current US$ per person | 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.155 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.2184 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.0363 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2885 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.3182 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.2175 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.2616 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.2844 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.2396 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1887 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.2346 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.1328 NFL, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0612 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.1226 NFL, current US$ per person | -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 72 Colombia -0.0078 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 73 Tunisia -0.0086 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 74 Turkey -0.0109 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 76 Philippines -0.0201 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 77 Dominican Republic -0.0347 NFL, current US$ per person compare
- 78 Mauritius -0.0425 NFL, current US$ per person 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$), per unit of GDP -0 NFL, current US$ 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.1588 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Botswana?
- Net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita in Botswana was -0.0178 NFL, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 NFL, current US$ per person in 1974.
- What is the lowest net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.3182 NFL, current US$ per person in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 75th out of 116 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net financial flows, ida (nfl, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 91.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net financial flows, IDA International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.