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Botswana: Debt outstanding, External debt stocks, public sector

2.01Bcurrent USD · 2025+14.4% since 2015

Public sector debt comprises long-term external obligations of public debtors, including the national government of all levels, political subdivisions (or an agency of either), autonomous public bodies such as Public Corporations, State Owned Enterprises, Development Banks and Other Mixed Enterprises. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Reported as: PPG. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Botswana from 1970 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
20252,012,621,667.9
20241,840,153,959.3
20231,563,597,634.7
20221,558,367,582.3
20211,482,380,802.1
20201,283,988,643.2
20191,333,388,283.8
20181,443,230,134.7
20171,542,551,318.5
20161,665,138,269.1
20151,758,813,041.1
20141,908,036,781.9
20131,812,617,112.1
20121,933,487,500.7
20111,900,015,194.7
20101,358,491,275.9
20091,395,265,160.6
2008396,793,202.7
2007396,301,237
2006358,173,807.6
2005412,308,772.5
2004488,026,722.2
2003484,649,106.1
2002472,423,923.3
2001378,874,794.3
2000432,402,975.5
1999472,941,484.8
1998511,290,155
1997517,987,198
1996596,399,472.7
1995676,439,968.6
1994656,885,860.1
1993627,261,323.7
1992600,044,444.3
1991605,924,888.2
1990547,143,979.7
1989545,820,635.1
1988527,975,278.3
1987537,751,037.5
1986402,482,392.1
1985342,223,403.7
1984260,584,801
1983222,312,467.6
1982199,388,596.3
1981148,827,435.1
1980131,629,101.5
1979112,896,348
1978122,537,379.1
1977182,561,932.5
1976166,353,134.3
1975147,979,450.1
1974134,055,048
1973114,920,842.5
197274,756,512
197133,201,565.7
197017,358,400

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