Botswana External Debt 1970-2024
Total external debt is debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
- Botswana external debt for 2022 was $1,968,480,647, a 0.66% decline from 2021.
- Botswana external debt for 2021 was $1,981,527,906, a 24.04% increase from 2020.
- Botswana external debt for 2020 was $1,597,427,935, a 2.07% increase from 2019.
- Botswana external debt for 2019 was $1,565,096,394, a 12.17% decline from 2018.
| Botswana External Debt - Historical Data |
| Year |
Current US $ |
Annual % Change |
| 2022 |
$1,968,480,647 |
-0.66% |
| 2021 |
$1,981,527,906 |
24.04% |
| 2020 |
$1,597,427,935 |
2.07% |
| 2019 |
$1,565,096,394 |
-12.17% |
| 2018 |
$1,782,037,130 |
2.33% |
| 2017 |
$1,741,386,787 |
-18.11% |
| 2016 |
$2,126,448,972 |
-4.93% |
| 2015 |
$2,236,640,614 |
-10.52% |
| 2014 |
$2,499,532,552 |
4.66% |
| 2013 |
$2,388,279,492 |
-5.47% |
| 2012 |
$2,526,373,031 |
5.48% |
| 2011 |
$2,395,188,969 |
32.56% |
| 2010 |
$1,806,938,427 |
9.96% |
| 2009 |
$1,643,300,883 |
266.39% |
| 2008 |
$448,508,780 |
5.48% |
| 2007 |
$425,189,547 |
16.58% |
| 2006 |
$364,731,487 |
-20.80% |
| 2005 |
$460,538,960 |
-10.71% |
| 2004 |
$515,796,293 |
0.32% |
| 2003 |
$514,126,449 |
4.64% |
| 2002 |
$491,350,071 |
22.73% |
| 2001 |
$400,352,880 |
-11.51% |
| 2000 |
$452,434,627 |
-11.32% |
| 1999 |
$510,191,242 |
-4.13% |
| 1998 |
$532,169,049 |
-7.40% |
| 1997 |
$574,727,348 |
-8.27% |
| 1996 |
$626,530,348 |
-12.64% |
| 1995 |
$717,153,185 |
2.39% |
| 1994 |
$700,397,765 |
5.48% |
| 1993 |
$663,983,873 |
9.51% |
| 1992 |
$606,348,584 |
-1.01% |
| 1991 |
$612,559,219 |
10.79% |
| 1990 |
$552,920,439 |
0.56% |
| 1989 |
$549,840,387 |
3.24% |
| 1988 |
$532,601,060 |
-1.99% |
| 1987 |
$543,402,800 |
33.50% |
| 1986 |
$407,035,315 |
17.76% |
| 1985 |
$345,662,733 |
29.50% |
| 1984 |
$266,914,784 |
17.00% |
| 1983 |
$228,122,753 |
11.38% |
| 1982 |
$204,807,764 |
28.37% |
| 1981 |
$159,540,360 |
17.63% |
| 1980 |
$135,629,102 |
4.32% |
| 1979 |
$130,018,668 |
3.57% |
| 1978 |
$125,537,379 |
-32.35% |
| 1977 |
$185,561,933 |
11.55% |
| 1976 |
$166,353,134 |
12.42% |
| 1975 |
$147,979,450 |
10.39% |
| 1974 |
$134,055,048 |
16.65% |
| 1973 |
$114,920,843 |
53.73% |
| 1972 |
$74,756,512 |
125.16% |
| 1971 |
$33,201,566 |
91.27% |
| 1970 |
$17,358,400 |
91.27% |
