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Gross debt in Botswana

The government debt of Botswana refers to the debt of the state proper, but not its federal states, municipalities and institutions.

The government debt in the period from 1991 to 2021 was between 417.6 million and 3.6 billion USD. The highest level of the last years at four billion US Dollar was reached in 2021.

Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,372 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 31,701 USD.


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Gross debt of the last 30 years in billion USD




YearBotswana total% of GDPper capitaEU per capita
19910.63 bn USD15.93%474 USD6,198 USD
19920.63 bn USD15.27%464 USD7,328 USD
19950.70 bn USD14.71%474 USD12,276 USD
19960.61 bn USD12.60%406 USD13,038 USD
19970.54 bn USD10.67%348 USD11,925 USD
19980.57 bn USD11.98%364 USD11,978 USD
19990.53 bn USD9.68%330 USD11,204 USD
20000.48 bn USD8.37%295 USD9,175 USD
20010.42 bn USD7.61%249 USD9,104 USD
20020.46 bn USD8.55%273 USD10,039 USD
20030.55 bn USD7.29%316 USD12,356 USD
20041.01 bn USD11.33%575 USD14,056 USD
20050.77 bn USD7.74%427 USD14,655 USD
20060.64 bn USD6.32%349 USD15,092 USD
20070.67 bn USD6.12%357 USD16,757 USD
20080.85 bn USD7.77%444 USD19,361 USD
20091.98 bn USD19.25%1,012 USD20,190 USD
20102.80 bn USD21.89%1,408 USD21,506 USD
20113.24 bn USD21.07%1,605 USD24,311 USD
20122.97 bn USD20.62%1,454 USD23,897 USD
20132.83 bn USD19.02%1,374 USD26,085 USD
20142.87 bn USD18.33%1,374 USD26,871 USD
20152.58 bn USD19.08%1,120 USD22,892 USD
20162.48 bn USD16.41%1,052 USD23,468 USD
20172.37 bn USD14.69%985 USD24,441 USD
20182.55 bn USD14.98%1,041 USD26,205 USD
20192.72 bn USD16.28%1,087 USD25,151 USD
20202.94 bn USD19.71%1,155 USD28,902 USD
20213.55 bn USD20.16%1,372 USD31,701 USD


Comparison of gross debt per capita with the European Union in U.S. dollars



      Botswana       European Union


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