Botswana Debt to GDP Ratio 1990-2024

Debt is the entire stock of direct government fixed-term contractual obligations to others outstanding on a particular date. It includes domestic and foreign liabilities such as currency and money deposits, securities other than shares, and loans. It is the gross amount of government liabilities reduced by the amount of equity and financial derivatives held by the government. Because debt is a stock rather than a flow, it is measured as of a given date, usually the last day of the fiscal year.
  • Botswana debt to gdp ratio for 2020 was 19.62%, a 3.42% increase from 2019.
  • Botswana debt to gdp ratio for 2019 was 16.19%, a 0.96% increase from 2018.
  • Botswana debt to gdp ratio for 2018 was 15.23%, a 0.55% increase from 2017.
  • Botswana debt to gdp ratio for 2017 was 14.68%, a 1.12% decline from 2016.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Government Debt as % of GDP
Jamaica 106.28%
Brazil 98.71%
Colombia 90.75%
Albania 83.27%
Jordan 75.97%
South Africa 72.10%
Armenia 63.40%
Malaysia 62.01%
Romania 57.30%
Tonga 45.02%
Mexico 44.90%
Bosnia 44.73%
Turkey 43.18%
Belarus 38.59%
Peru 34.22%
Bulgaria 32.26%
Kazakhstan 23.72%
Azerbaijan 22.25%
Russia 21.14%
Botswana 19.62%
Botswana Debt to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Government Debt as % of GDP Annual Change
2020 19.62% 3.42%
2019 16.19% 0.96%
2018 15.23% 0.55%
2017 14.68% -1.12%
2016 15.81% -3.28%
2015 19.09% 0.76%
2014 18.33% -0.69%
2013 19.02% -1.61%
2012 20.62% -0.45%
2011 21.07% -0.81%
2010 21.89% 2.63%
2009 19.25% 11.25%
2008 8.00% 2.06%
2007 5.94% -0.08%
2006 6.02% -5.13%
1996 11.16% 0.18%
1995 10.97% -1.07%
1994 12.04% -0.40%
1993 12.45% -0.09%
1992 12.53% 0.42%
1991 12.12% 0.75%
1990 11.37% 0.75%