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Botswana: Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF)

-9.41percent · 2031-303.2% since 2021

Defined as the difference between revenue and total expenditure, using the 2014 edition of the IMF’s Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 2014). Does not include policy lending. For some countries, the overall balance continues to be based on GFSM 1986, which is defined as total revenue and grants minus total expenditure and net lending. Annual figures for Botswana from 1999 to 2031.

19992031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-9.408projection
2030-8.839projection
2029-8.342projection
2028-7.673projection
2027-7.324projection
2026-6.871
2025-6.13
2024-7.164
2023-4.161
20220.036
2021-2.333
2020-10.869
2019-8.533
2018-5.031
2017-1.143
20160.714
2015-4.821
20143.897
20135.839
20120.887
2011-0.116
2010-7.951
2009-13.78
2008-7.614
20075.733
200613.311
200510.325
20041.346
2003-0.175
2002-3.941
2001-2.913
20008.73
19995.949

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Net lending/borrowing (also referred as overall balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as-overall (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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