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Botswana: Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF)

-4.78percent · 2031-161.0% since 2021

Overall balance excluding net interest payment (interest expenditure minus interest revenue). Annual figures for Botswana from 1999 to 2031.

19992031

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2031-4.781projection
2030-4.734projection
2029-4.721projection
2028-4.508projection
2027-4.662projection
2026-4.81
2025-4.865
2024-5.923
2023-3.201
20220.663
2021-1.832
2020-10.221
2019-7.883
2018-4.478
2017-0.587
20160.921
2015-4.265
20144.2
20135.374
20121.464
20110.418
2010-7.411
2009-13.334
2008-7.299
20076.005
200613.607
200510.748
20042.29
2003-0.216
2002-4.359
2001-3.206
20008.319
19995.666

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). Primary net lending/borrowing (also referred as primary balance) (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-primary-net-lending-borrowing-also-referred-as (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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