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Botswana: Net transfers on external debt, general government sector

79.63Mcurrent USD · 2025+157.3% since 2015

General government is an external obligation of a public debtor, including the national government, a political subdivision (or an agency of either), and autonomous public bodies. Publicly guaranteed debt is an external obligation of a private debtor that is guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Net transfers are net flows minus interest payments during the year; negative transfers show net transfers made by the borrower to the creditor during the year. Long-term external debt is defined as debt that has an original or extended maturity of more than one year and that is owed to nonresidents by residents of an economy and repayable in currency, goods, or services. 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
202579,630,831.1
2024202,348,250.6
2023-46,974,229.8
202269,756,835
2021153,940,781.5
2020-129,193,065
2019-143,651,857.8
2018-117,338,017.8
2017-156,182,009.9
2016-97,204,674
2015-139,049,750.8
201421,120,619.7
2013-152,147,720.7
201217,662,095.6
2011525,156,942.5
2010-53,944,571.2
2009966,699,329.6
2008-7,123,578.7
200713,107,459.4
2006-41,068,172.5
2005-33,901,251.8
2004-24,390,513
2003-35,846,779.4
2002-52,217,897.2
2001-38,836,282.9
2000-26,661,411
1999-38,504,397.5
1998-36,372,676.2
1997-59,881,070.9
1996-58,284,622.8
1995-2,357,263.9
1994-12,872,560.6
19931,198,373.7
199211,000,962.9
199124,801,829.2
1990-41,839,179.3
198911,617,101.2
1988-1,556,780.4
198745,601,830.9
1986-9,874,195.5
1985109,510.4
19846,621,803.3
19837,602,757.9
198244,164,032
19819,325,599.9
19806,326,539.8
19796,438,027
19782,902,213.2
19777,957,081.2
197621,609,175.6
197517,609,851.1
197415,252,241.1
197339,274,726.9
197243,711,611.6
197114,742,351.1
19705,116,200

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