IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita was 78.77 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Botswana is 78.77 units per person, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 106.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Botswana peaked at 106.46 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 106th of 190 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.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 4.94 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 7.44 units per person | +50.5% |
| 1971 | 7.94 units per person | +6.7% |
| 1972 | 7.66 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1973 | 8.1 units per person | +5.8% |
| 1974 | 7.82 units per person | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 7.12 units per person | -9.0% |
| 1976 | 6.72 units per person | -5.5% |
| 1977 | 5.71 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1978 | 11.94 units per person | +108.9% |
| 1979 | 9.96 units per person | -16.5% |
| 1980 | 11.4 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1981 | 5.24 units per person | -54.0% |
| 1982 | 4.75 units per person | -9.3% |
| 1983 | 10.81 units per person | +127.3% |
| 1984 | 8.85 units per person | -18.2% |
| 1985 | 8.99 units per person | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 6.87 units per person | -23.5% |
| 1987 | 7.54 units per person | +9.7% |
| 1988 | 9.21 units per person | +22.3% |
| 1989 | 2.99 units per person | -67.6% |
| 1990 | 6.46 units per person | +116.1% |
| 1991 | 9.23 units per person | +42.9% |
| 1992 | 21.74 units per person | +135.5% |
| 1993 | 19.36 units per person | -11.0% |
| 1994 | 20.26 units per person | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 17.18 units per person | -15.2% |
| 1996 | 15.63 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1997 | 15.86 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 7.89 units per person | -50.3% |
| 1999 | 33.78 units per person | +328.3% |
| 2000 | 35.16 units per person | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 29.9 units per person | -15.0% |
| 2002 | 30.54 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 27.35 units per person | -10.5% |
| 2004 | 36.52 units per person | +33.5% |
| 2005 | 43.19 units per person | +18.2% |
| 2006 | 45.56 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 48.45 units per person | +6.3% |
| 2008 | 43.08 units per person | -11.1% |
| 2009 | 40.69 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2010 | 37.47 units per person | -7.9% |
| 2011 | 44.82 units per person | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 43.54 units per person | -2.9% |
| 2013 | 40.67 units per person | -6.6% |
| 2014 | 37.71 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2015 | 38.07 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 94.11 units per person | +147.2% |
| 2017 | 106.46 units per person | +13.1% |
| 2018 | 98.27 units per person | -7.7% |
| 2019 | 93.36 units per person | -5.0% |
| 2020 | 90.97 units per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 85.93 units per person | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 76.6 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2023 | 76.54 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 76.21 units per person | -0.4% |
| 2025 | 78.77 units per person | +3.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 78.77 units per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.58 units per person, 91% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 78.77 units per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 27.59 units per person, 2.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +328.3% | 7.89 units per person | 33.78 units per person |
| 2016 | +147.2% | 38.07 units per person | 94.11 units per person |
| 1992 | +135.5% | 9.23 units per person | 21.74 units per person |
| 1983 | +127.3% | 4.75 units per person | 10.81 units per person |
| 1990 | +116.1% | 2.99 units per person | 6.46 units per person |
| 1978 | +108.9% | 5.71 units per person | 11.94 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.494 units per person | 0 units per person | 4.94 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.04 units per person | 5.71 units per person | 11.94 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.67 units per person | 2.99 units per person | 11.4 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.74 units per person | 6.46 units per person | 33.78 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.04 units per person | 27.35 units per person | 48.45 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.45 units per person | 37.47 units per person | 106.46 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.84 units per person | 76.21 units per person | 90.97 units per person | 6 |
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 136.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6918 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 99.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Botswana?
- Imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita in Botswana was 78.77 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 106.46 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 106th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 106.9%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar International Monetary Fund
- 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
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.