World Bank · Economy
Botswana: Total debt service (% of GNI)
1.45percent · 2024+232.5% 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. Annual figures for Botswana from 1970 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.451 | |
| 2023 | 1.309 | |
| 2022 | 0.931 | |
| 2021 | 0.869 | |
| 2020 | 1.223 | |
| 2019 | 1.241 | |
| 2018 | 1.188 | |
| 2017 | 1.188 | |
| 2016 | 1.212 | |
| 2015 | 1.89 | |
| 2014 | 0.436 | |
| 2013 | 1.419 | |
| 2012 | 0.433 | |
| 2011 | 0.529 | |
| 2010 | 0.655 | |
| 2009 | 0.466 | |
| 2008 | 0.683 | |
| 2007 | 0.463 | |
| 2006 | 0.602 | |
| 2005 | 0.589 | |
| 2004 | 0.608 | |
| 2003 | 0.741 | |
| 2002 | 1.28 | |
| 2001 | 0.97 | |
| 2000 | 1.264 | |
| 1999 | 1.418 | |
| 1998 | 1.553 | |
| 1997 | 2.116 | |
| 1996 | 3.289 | |
| 1995 | 1.945 | |
| 1994 | 2.278 | |
| 1993 | 2.005 | |
| 1992 | 2.27 | |
| 1991 | 2.206 | |
| 1990 | 2.857 | |
| 1989 | 2.578 | |
| 1988 | 3.094 | |
| 1987 | 4.217 | |
| 1986 | 3.548 | |
| 1985 | 4.67 | |
| 1984 | 2.891 | |
| 1983 | 2.219 | |
| 1982 | 1.389 | |
| 1981 | 0.878 | |
| 1980 | 1.394 | |
| 1979 | 1.131 | |
| 1978 | 1.387 | |
| 1977 | 1.302 | |
| 1976 | 1.152 | |
| 1975 | 1.989 | |
| 1974 | 1.06 | |
| 1973 | 1.006 | |
| 1972 | 0.996 | |
| 1971 | 0.723 | |
| 1970 | 0.628 |
Source
Published by World Bank, produced by World Bank. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.
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World Bank (2026). Total debt service (% of GNI). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-total-debt-service-zs (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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