Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Botswana
Botswana: Public and publicly guaranteed debt service was 4.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Botswana, 1975–2024
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of exports of goods, services and primary income.
Analysis
In 2024, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Botswana stood at 4.3%.
The figure is up 36.8% on the previous year and up 636.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Botswana peaked at 5.3% in 1985 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2014.
Botswana ranks 85th of 120 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of exports of goods, services and primary income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 3.2% | — |
| 1976 | 1.6% | -51.6% |
| 1977 | 1.9% | +21.6% |
| 1978 | 2.5% | +30.2% |
| 1979 | 1.6% | -34.5% |
| 1980 | 1.7% | +4.9% |
| 1981 | 1.4% | -14.3% |
| 1982 | 2.1% | +47.6% |
| 1983 | 3.0% | +39.0% |
| 1984 | 3.7% | +23.1% |
| 1985 | 5.3% | +45.5% |
| 1986 | 4.2% | -20.3% |
| 1987 | 3.9% | -8.9% |
| 1988 | 4.2% | +9.6% |
| 1989 | 3.3% | -21.3% |
| 1990 | 4.3% | +30.3% |
| 1991 | 3.4% | -20.8% |
| 1992 | 3.9% | +13.4% |
| 1993 | 3.6% | -7.4% |
| 1994 | 4.0% | +10.9% |
| 1995 | 3.1% | -21.5% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +66.6% |
| 1997 | 2.8% | -46.7% |
| 1998 | 2.6% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 2.1% | -17.2% |
| 2000 | 2.0% | -6.6% |
| 2001 | 1.7% | -15.5% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +14.2% |
| 2003 | 1.2% | -37.2% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | -16.1% |
| 2005 | 0.9% | -10.3% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 0.7% | -24.2% |
| 2008 | 1.2% | +62.7% |
| 2009 | 1.0% | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +31.9% |
| 2011 | 1.0% | -26.3% |
| 2012 | 0.8% | -16.0% |
| 2013 | 2.0% | +147.8% |
| 2014 | 0.6% | -71.0% |
| 2015 | 2.1% | +255.4% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 2.4% | +28.0% |
| 2018 | 2.2% | -6.9% |
| 2019 | 2.8% | +24.1% |
| 2020 | 3.5% | +24.8% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | -46.2% |
| 2022 | 1.7% | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | +82.9% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +36.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 4.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.4%, 59% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 4.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 5.7%, 77% of the median. (43 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Public and publicly guaranteed debt service 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +255.4% | 0.6% | 2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.1% | 1.6% | 3.2% | 5 |
| 1980s | 3.3% | 1.4% | 5.3% | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.5% | 2.1% | 5.2% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.3% | 0.7% | 2.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 0.6% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.9% | 1.7% | 4.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 82 Georgia 4.5% compare
- 83 Grenada 4.4% compare
- 84 Togo 4.4% compare
- 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4.2% compare
- 87 Sierra Leone 4.2% compare
- 88 Tajikistan 4.2% 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)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre -0.1588 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Botswana?
- Public and publicly guaranteed debt service in Botswana was 4.3% in 2024, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.3% in 1985.
- What is the lowest public and publicly guaranteed debt service recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for public and publicly guaranteed debt service?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 120 countries with data for 2024.
- Is public and publicly guaranteed debt service rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 636.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Public and publicly guaranteed debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Public and publicly guaranteed debt service to exports of goods, services, and income. 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. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods (merchandise) exports, exports of (nonfactor) services and income (factor) receipts.