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Botswana: Debt service on external debt, total

275.16Mcurrent USD · 2024+320.3% since 2014

Total debt service is the sum of principal repayments and interest actually paid in currency, goods, or services on long-term debt, interest paid on short-term debt, and repayments (repurchases and charges) to the IMF. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Annual figures for Botswana from 1970 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2024275,163,872.5
2023247,874,527.1
2022176,833,178.5
2021161,428,341.7
2020183,297,132.7
2019196,713,267.9
2018183,520,082
2017175,119,539.7
2016167,218,328.6
2015247,217,367.9
201465,464,771.6
2013193,253,586.5
201259,247,866.4
201179,404,451.4
201079,549,085.2
200946,701,908.3
200869,678,615.1
200747,222,233
200656,339,044.3
200553,543,076.4
200448,597,143.6
200350,377,926.5
200260,680,413.7
200151,929,578.6
200068,697,440.2
199974,028,575.9
199876,260,324.4
1997103,180,002.3
1996151,129,997.5
199591,396,808.9
199491,895,120.2
199389,295,579.2
199296,672,848.7
199188,356,864.5
1990105,284,120.1
198972,627,950.2
198876,350,009.5
198772,914,980.4
198645,484,782.5
198547,553,087.6
198432,574,688.8
198325,131,098
198214,495,331.6
19819,753,163.6
198014,139,666.2
19799,275,969.5
19788,187,951.6
19775,881,631.1
19764,286,867.7
19757,063,903.9
19743,280,410
19732,457,609.6
19721,637,472.8
1971946,473
1970632,500

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World Bank (2026). Debt service on external debt, total. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-debt-service-on-external-debt-total (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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