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Botswana: Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP)

-4.22percent · 2023-174.5% since 2013

Net lending (+) / net borrowing (–) equals government revenue minus expense, minus net investment in nonfinancial assets. It is also equal to the net result of transactions in financial assets and liabilities. Net lending/net borrowing is a summary measure indicating the extent to which government is either putting financial resources at the disposal of other sectors in the economy or abroad, or utilizing the financial resources generated by other sectors in the economy or from abroad. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. Reported as: -. Annual figures for Botswana from 1990 to 2023.

19902023

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
2023-4.225
20220.041
2021-0.091
2020-9.616
2019-4.217
2018-5.332
2017-1.138
20160.349
2015-3.342
20143.78
20135.674
20121.195
2011-0.414
2010-7.631
2009-12.303
2008-6.678
20075.4
200612.776
19969.762
19954.994
19943.562
199313.938
199215.826
199116.908
199019.085

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World Bank (2026). Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) (% of GDP). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-lending-net-borrowing-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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