Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Botswana Government Debt Over Time (1998–2026)
Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 1998 | 11.3% | 2008 | 7.8% | 2018 | 19.6% |
| 1999 | 9.3% | 2009 | 22.4% | 2019 | 21.5% |
| 2000 | 8.2% | 2010 | 26.5% | 2020 | 23.5% |
| 2001 | 7.5% | 2011 | 27.9% | 2021 | 22.3% |
| 2002 | 8.4% | 2012 | 26.4% | 2022 | 21% |
| 2003 | 7.1% | 2013 | 23.8% | 2023 | 22.5% |
| 2004 | 10.7% | 2014 | 23.9% | 2024 | 33.2% |
| 2005 | 7.5% | 2015 | 24.5% | 2025 | 38.6% |
| 2006 | 6.1% | 2016 | 22.3% | 2026 | 47% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | 2017 | 19.6% |
Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 1998 | 2.42B | 2008 | 5.69B | 2018 | 34.41B |
| 1999 | 2.42B | 2009 | 16.99B | 2019 | 38.17B |
| 2000 | 2.43B | 2010 | 23.95B | 2020 | 42.37B |
| 2001 | 2.43B | 2011 | 29.03B | 2021 | 48.74B |
| 2002 | 2.92B | 2012 | 29B | 2022 | 53.42B |
| 2003 | 2.7B | 2013 | 29.63B | 2023 | 59.32B |
| 2004 | 4.69B | 2014 | 33.13B | 2024 | 87.21B |
| 2005 | 3.89B | 2015 | 35.19B | 2025 | 104B |
| 2006 | 3.66B | 2016 | 36.86B | 2026 | 136.9B |
| 2007 | 3.97B | 2017 | 32.99B |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2000 | -133.1% | 2009 | -8.3% | 2018 | 2.7% |
| 2001 | -121.9% | 2010 | 10% | 2019 | 8.5% |
| 2002 | -131.8% | 2011 | 4.7% | 2020 | 19.6% |
| 2003 | -72.4% | 2012 | 6.1% | 2021 | 17.3% |
| 2004 | -52.3% | 2013 | 0.9% | 2022 | 14.4% |
| 2005 | -64.8% | 2014 | -4.2% | 2023 | 18.5% |
| 2006 | -29.6% | 2015 | -1.4% | 2024 | 31.1% |
| 2007 | -35.8% | 2016 | 2.6% | 2025 | 37.2% |
| 2008 | -35.8% | 2017 | 0.1% | 2026 | 45.2% |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2000 | -39.55B | 2009 | -6.31B | 2018 | 4.69B |
| 2001 | -39.56B | 2010 | 9.03B | 2019 | 15.06B |
| 2002 | -45.94B | 2011 | 4.93B | 2020 | 35.4B |
| 2003 | -27.58B | 2012 | 6.7B | 2021 | 37.95B |
| 2004 | -22.83B | 2013 | 1.07B | 2022 | 36.68B |
| 2005 | -33.84B | 2014 | -5.82B | 2023 | 48.86B |
| 2006 | -17.67B | 2015 | -1.97B | 2024 | 81.86B |
| 2007 | -23.99B | 2016 | 4.37B | 2025 | 100.1B |
| 2008 | -26.12B | 2017 | 88M | 2026 | 131.8B |