
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
Year | Botswana total | % of GDP | per capita | EU per capita |
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1991 | 0.63 bn USD | 15.93% | 474 USD | 6,198 USD |
1992 | 0.63 bn USD | 15.27% | 464 USD | 7,328 USD |
1995 | 0.70 bn USD | 14.71% | 474 USD | 12,276 USD |
1996 | 0.61 bn USD | 12.60% | 406 USD | 13,038 USD |
1997 | 0.54 bn USD | 10.67% | 348 USD | 11,925 USD |
1998 | 0.57 bn USD | 11.98% | 364 USD | 11,978 USD |
1999 | 0.53 bn USD | 9.68% | 330 USD | 11,204 USD |
2000 | 0.48 bn USD | 8.37% | 295 USD | 9,175 USD |
2001 | 0.42 bn USD | 7.61% | 249 USD | 9,104 USD |
2002 | 0.46 bn USD | 8.55% | 273 USD | 10,039 USD |
2003 | 0.55 bn USD | 7.29% | 316 USD | 12,356 USD |
2004 | 1.01 bn USD | 11.33% | 575 USD | 14,056 USD |
2005 | 0.77 bn USD | 7.74% | 427 USD | 14,655 USD |
2006 | 0.64 bn USD | 6.32% | 349 USD | 15,092 USD |
2007 | 0.67 bn USD | 6.12% | 357 USD | 16,757 USD |
2008 | 0.85 bn USD | 7.77% | 444 USD | 19,361 USD |
2009 | 1.98 bn USD | 19.25% | 1,012 USD | 20,190 USD |
2010 | 2.80 bn USD | 21.89% | 1,408 USD | 21,506 USD |
2011 | 3.24 bn USD | 21.07% | 1,605 USD | 24,311 USD |
2012 | 2.97 bn USD | 20.62% | 1,454 USD | 23,897 USD |
2013 | 2.83 bn USD | 19.02% | 1,374 USD | 26,085 USD |
2014 | 2.87 bn USD | 18.33% | 1,374 USD | 26,871 USD |
2015 | 2.58 bn USD | 19.08% | 1,120 USD | 22,892 USD |
2016 | 2.48 bn USD | 16.41% | 1,052 USD | 23,468 USD |
2017 | 2.37 bn USD | 14.69% | 985 USD | 24,441 USD |
2018 | 2.55 bn USD | 14.98% | 1,041 USD | 26,205 USD |
2019 | 2.72 bn USD | 16.28% | 1,087 USD | 25,151 USD |
2020 | 2.94 bn USD | 19.71% | 1,155 USD | 28,902 USD |
2021 | 3.55 bn USD | 20.16% | 1,372 USD | 31,701 USD |