External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Botswana
Botswana: External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI was 11.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 11.9% for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in 2024.
That represents a change of up 6.1% on the previous year and down 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Botswana peaked at 17.8% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2006.
Botswana ranks 105th of 109 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 7.5% | -10.1% |
| 2002 | 10.4% | +38.6% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | -27.0% |
| 2004 | 6.4% | -14.8% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | -21.4% |
| 2006 | 3.9% | -23.2% |
| 2007 | 4.2% | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 4.4% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +272.5% |
| 2010 | 14.9% | -9.2% |
| 2011 | 16.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 17.8% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 17.5% | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 17.0% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.4% | -9.5% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | -23.6% |
| 2018 | 11.5% | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 9.3% | -18.8% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +14.8% |
| 2021 | 10.6% | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.8% | -7.5% |
| 2023 | 11.2% | +14.2% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 3.9% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.8% | 9.3% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 9.8% | 11.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6463 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per capita 5,027 current US$ per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), annual growth rate 4.68 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 8.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Services, value added (current LCU), per capita 67,872 current LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.5994 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Botswana?
- External debt stocks as a proportion of gni in Botswana was 11.9% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2012.
- What is the lowest external debt stocks as a proportion of gni recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for external debt stocks as a proportion of gni?
- Botswana ranks 105th out of 109 countries with data for 2024.
- Is external debt stocks as a proportion of gni rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of External debt stocks as a proportion of GNI (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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