Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) in Botswana
Botswana: Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) was 337.50 million DOD, current US$ in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Use of IMF credit in Botswana, 1999–2025
Source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB). Measured in DOD, current US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 337.50 million DOD, current US$ for use of imf credit in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% on the previous year and up 324.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, use of imf credit in Botswana peaked at 344.91 million DOD, current US$ in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.48 million DOD, current US$, in 2001.
That places Botswana 94th out of 124 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | DOD, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.98 million DOD, current US$ | — |
| 2000 | 5.68 million DOD, current US$ | -5.1% |
| 2001 | 5.48 million DOD, current US$ | -3.5% |
| 2002 | 5.93 million DOD, current US$ | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 6.48 million DOD, current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 6.77 million DOD, current US$ | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 6.23 million DOD, current US$ | -8.0% |
| 2006 | 6.56 million DOD, current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2007 | 6.89 million DOD, current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 6.71 million DOD, current US$ | -2.5% |
| 2009 | 90.04 million DOD, current US$ | +1241.0% |
| 2010 | 88.45 million DOD, current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 88.17 million DOD, current US$ | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 88.27 million DOD, current US$ | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 88.45 million DOD, current US$ | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 83.21 million DOD, current US$ | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 79.59 million DOD, current US$ | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 77.21 million DOD, current US$ | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 81.79 million DOD, current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2018 | 79.88 million DOD, current US$ | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 79.42 million DOD, current US$ | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 82.72 million DOD, current US$ | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 344.91 million DOD, current US$ | +317.0% |
| 2022 | 327.97 million DOD, current US$ | -4.9% |
| 2023 | 330.64 million DOD, current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 321.39 million DOD, current US$ | -2.8% |
| 2025 | 337.50 million DOD, current US$ | +5.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 337.50 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.00 billion DOD, current US$, 34% of the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 337.50 million DOD, current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 842.15 million DOD, current US$, 40% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +1241.0% | 6.71 million DOD, current US$ | 90.04 million DOD, current US$ |
| 2021 | +317.0% | 82.72 million DOD, current US$ | 344.91 million DOD, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.98 million DOD, current US$ | 5.98 million DOD, current US$ | 5.98 million DOD, current US$ | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.68 million DOD, current US$ | 5.48 million DOD, current US$ | 90.04 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.44 million DOD, current US$ | 77.21 million DOD, current US$ | 88.45 million DOD, current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 290.86 million DOD, current US$ | 82.72 million DOD, current US$ | 344.91 million DOD, current US$ | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 91 Armenia 370.73 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 92 Guyana 357.89 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 93 Cambodia 344.63 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 95 Gambia 333.31 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 96 Mauritius 319.23 million DOD, current US$ compare
- 97 Equatorial Guinea 300.59 million DOD, current US$ compare
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)
- 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)
- External debt stocks, short-term 115.32 million DOD, current US$ (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is use of imf credit in Botswana?
- Use of imf credit in Botswana was 337.50 million DOD, current US$ in 2025, according to International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest use of imf credit recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 344.91 million DOD, current US$ in 2021.
- What is the lowest use of imf credit recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.48 million DOD, current US$ in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for use of imf credit?
- Botswana ranks 94th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is use of imf credit rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 324.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), published as part of Use of IMF credit (DOD, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Use of IMF Credit: Data related to the operations of the IMF are provided by the IMF Treasurer’s Department. They are converted from special drawing rights into dollars using end-of-period exchange rates for stocks and average-over-the-period exchange rates for flows. IMF trust fund operations under the Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility, Extended Fund Facility, Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Structural Adjustment Facility (Enhanced Structural Adjustment Facility in 1999) are presented together with all of the IMF’s special facilities (buffer stock, supplemental reserve, compensatory and contingency facilities, oil facilities, and other facilities). SDR allocations are also included in this category. According to the BPM6, SDR allocations are recorded as the incurrence of a debt liability of the member receiving them (because of a requirement to repay the allocation in certain circumstances, and also because interest accrues). This debt item is introduced for the first time this year with historical data starting in 1999.