Other investment, Debt instruments, General government in Botswana
Botswana: Other investment, Debt instruments, General government was 0 US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Debt instruments, General government in Botswana, 2003–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 US dollar for other investment, debt instruments, general government in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments, general government in Botswana peaked at 217.58 million US dollar in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2020.
That places Botswana 99th out of 139 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Debt instruments, General government in Botswana, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 80.76 million US dollar | — |
| 2004 | 217.58 million US dollar | +169.4% |
| 2005 | 168.99 million US dollar | -22.3% |
| 2006 | 154.44 million US dollar | -8.6% |
| 2007 | 155.10 million US dollar | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 123.89 million US dollar | -20.1% |
| 2009 | 139.59 million US dollar | +12.7% |
| 2010 | 88.49 million US dollar | -36.6% |
| 2011 | 75.74 million US dollar | -14.4% |
| 2012 | 73.31 million US dollar | -3.2% |
| 2013 | 65.36 million US dollar | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 59.91 million US dollar | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 50.73 million US dollar | -15.3% |
| 2016 | 53.53 million US dollar | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 57.76 million US dollar | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 53.11 million US dollar | -8.1% |
| 2019 | 53.67 million US dollar | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 0 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2022 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2023 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2024 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2025 | 0 US dollar | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 148.62 million US dollar | 80.76 million US dollar | 217.58 million US dollar | 7 |
| 2010s | 63.16 million US dollar | 50.73 million US dollar | 88.49 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 96 Andorra 235,470 US dollar compare
- 97 Marshall Islands 101,308 US dollar compare
- 98 Armenia 7,192 US dollar compare
- 99 Benin 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Bangladesh 0 US dollar
- 99 Bhutan 0 US dollar
- 99 Côte d'Ivoire 0 US dollar
- 99 Cameroon 0 US dollar
- 99 Dominican Republic 0 US dollar
- 99 Ecuador 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Ghana 0 US dollar
- 99 Guinea 0 US dollar
- 99 Kenya 0 US dollar
- 99 Cambodia 0 US dollar
- 99 Kosovo 0 US dollar
- 99 Morocco 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Republic of Moldova 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Madagascar 0 US dollar
- 99 North Macedonia 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Mali 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Montenegro 0 US dollar
- 99 Mongolia 0 US dollar
- 99 Mozambique 0 US dollar
- 99 Malaysia 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Namibia 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Niger 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Peru 0 US dollar
- 99 Philippines 0 US dollar
- 99 Paraguay 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Rwanda 0 US dollar
- 99 Sudan 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Solomon Islands 0 US dollar
- 99 Sierra Leone 0 US dollar
- 99 El Salvador 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Sao Tome and Principe 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Togo 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Tajikistan 0 US dollar
- 99 Timor-Leste 0 US dollar
- 99 Tonga 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Tuvalu 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Tanzania, United Republic of 0 US dollar
- 99 Uganda 0 US dollar compare
- 99 Uruguay 0 US dollar 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 other investment, debt instruments, general government in Botswana?
- Other investment, debt instruments, general government in Botswana was 0 US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest other investment, debt instruments, general government recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 217.58 million US dollar in 2004.
- What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments, general government recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for other investment, debt instruments, general government?
- Botswana ranks 99th out of 139 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments, general government rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments, General government (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.