
Gross debt in Botswana
The government gross debt refers to the total of all sums of money that have to be paid to other countries, communities or institutions. Not included in the gross debt are the demands of a country to foreign ones.The gross debt in Botswana in the period from 1998 to 2020 was between 431.2 million and 3.3 billion USD. The hightest level within the past 22 years was reached in 2011. However, the liabilities in 2020 have been only three billion USD
Based on the number of inhabitants, this is a debt of 1,177 USD per person. For comparison, the average debt per person in the same year in the European Union was 30,783 USD.
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Gross debt of the last 22 years in billion USD
Year | Botswana total | Botswana per capita | EU per capita |
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1998 | 0.59 bn USD | 378 USD | 14,079 USD |
1999 | 0.54 bn USD | 338 USD | 14,032 USD |
2000 | 0.49 bn USD | 300 USD | 11,232 USD |
2001 | 0.43 bn USD | 257 USD | 11,255 USD |
2002 | 0.48 bn USD | 281 USD | 12,258 USD |
2003 | 0.57 bn USD | 326 USD | 15,286 USD |
2004 | 0.99 bn USD | 562 USD | 17,595 USD |
2005 | 0.80 bn USD | 444 USD | 18,327 USD |
2006 | 0.69 bn USD | 378 USD | 18,877 USD |
2007 | 0.64 bn USD | 343 USD | 20,898 USD |
2008 | 0.87 bn USD | 452 USD | 24,086 USD |
2009 | 2.00 bn USD | 1,023 USD | 25,361 USD |
2010 | 2.85 bn USD | 1,433 USD | 26,496 USD |
2011 | 3.28 bn USD | 1,628 USD | 29,231 USD |
2012 | 2.96 bn USD | 1,451 USD | 28,174 USD |
2013 | 2.80 bn USD | 1,359 USD | 29,981 USD |
2014 | 2.82 bn USD | 1,350 USD | 30,648 USD |
2015 | 2.57 bn USD | 1,117 USD | 25,918 USD |
2016 | 2.48 bn USD | 1,052 USD | 26,261 USD |
2017 | 2.37 bn USD | 986 USD | 27,024 USD |
2018 | 2.69 bn USD | 1,098 USD | 28,448 USD |
2019 | 2.69 bn USD | 1,077 USD | 27,168 USD |
2020 | 3.00 bn USD | 1,177 USD | 30,783 USD |