Botswana Government Debt Over Time (1998–2027)

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Government Gross Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 112 / 186

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	20%
2003	7.1%	2013	23.8%	2023	22.5%
2004	10.7%	2014	23.9%	2024	30.5%
2005	7.5%	2015	24.5%	2025	34%
2006	6.1%	2016	22.3%	2026	40.3%
2007	5.9%	2017	19.6%	2027	45.5%

Government Gross Debt (Local currency - BWP)

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	48.81B
2002	2.92B	2012	29B	2022	50.91B
2003	2.7B	2013	29.63B	2023	59.32B
2004	4.69B	2014	33.13B	2024	80.54B
2005	3.89B	2015	35.19B	2025	92.61B
2006	3.66B	2016	36.86B	2026	116.9B
2007	3.97B	2017	32.99B	2027	142B

Government Net Debt (% of GDP)

Global rank: 47 / 87

Data table

2000	-133.1%	2010	10%	2019	8.5%
2001	-121.9%	2011	4.7%	2020	19.6%
2002	-131.8%	2012	6.1%	2021	17.4%
2003	-72.4%	2013	0.9%	2022	13.4%
2004	-52.3%	2014	-4.2%	2023	18.5%
2005	-64.8%	2015	-1.4%	2024	28.4%
2006	-29.6%	2016	2.6%	2025	33.2%
2007	-35.8%	2017	0.1%	2026	38.5%
2008	-35.8%	2018	2.7%	2027	43.3%
2009	-8.3%

Government Net Debt (Local currency - BWP)

Data table

2000	-39.55B	2010	9.03B	2019	15.05B
2001	-39.56B	2011	4.93B	2020	35.39B
2002	-45.94B	2012	6.7B	2021	38.02B
2003	-27.58B	2013	1.07B	2022	34.17B
2004	-22.83B	2014	-5.82B	2023	48.86B
2005	-33.84B	2015	-1.97B	2024	75.18B
2006	-17.67B	2016	4.37B	2025	90.43B
2007	-23.99B	2017	88M	2026	111.9B
2008	-26.12B	2018	4.69B	2027	135.1B
2009	-6.31B