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Botswana: Net transfers, public sector, private creditors

-4.50Mcurrent USD · 2019+13.6% since 2008

Public sector debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. 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. Data are in current U.S. dollars. All creditors combined (IDS counterpart area: World); figures by creditor are not carried. Annual figures for Botswana from 1970 to 2019.

19792019

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2019-4,504,000
2018-9,084,000
2017-9,143,000
2016-9,162,000
2015-9,038,000
201439,960,000
2012-754,000
2011-263,000
2010-515,000
2009-528,000
2008-5,212,000
2007-2,518,000
2006-2,587,000
2005-2,536,000
2004-1,042,000
2003-2,497,000
2002-2,553,000
2001-2,726,000
20001,504,000
19998,782,000
1998-770,000
1997-1,745,000
1996-9,951,000
1995-2,963,000
1994-3,115,000
1993-1,989,000
1992-4,896,000
1991-5,080,000
1990-21,489,000
1989-6,835,000
1988-4,721,000
19871,325,000
19862,856,000
1985-15,684,000
19841,762,000
1983-6,470,000
198229,722,000
19812,497,000
19801,851,000
19791,062,000
1978537,000
1977-220,000
19762,668,000
1975-3,085,000
1974-339,000
1973-335,000
1972-272,000
1971-316,000
19702,888,000

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