Foreign liabilities in Botswana

Botswana: Foreign liabilities was 7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▼ Falling

Latest (2020)
7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
down 9.4%
World rank
132nd
of 149 countries
All-time high
10.41 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2000
All-time low
5.89 billion real chained 2019 US$
in 2002
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities in Botswana, 1995–2020

02.5B5.0B7.5B10.0B1995200720201995: 10.2B real chained 2019 US$1996: 9.0B real chained 2019 US$1997: 9.2B real chained 2019 US$1998: 9.0B real chained 2019 US$1999: 9.3B real chained 2019 US$2000: 10.4B real chained 2019 US$2001: 7.5B real chained 2019 US$2002: 5.9B real chained 2019 US$2003: 7.2B real chained 2019 US$2004: 7.7B real chained 2019 US$2005: 7.3B real chained 2019 US$2006: 7.3B real chained 2019 US$2007: 8.0B real chained 2019 US$2008: 6.2B real chained 2019 US$2009: 9.1B real chained 2019 US$2010: 9.6B real chained 2019 US$2011: 8.5B real chained 2019 US$2012: 8.8B real chained 2019 US$2013: 8.2B real chained 2019 US$2014: 7.9B real chained 2019 US$2015: 7.1B real chained 2019 US$2016: 8.9B real chained 2019 US$2017: 8.8B real chained 2019 US$2018: 8.4B real chained 2019 US$2019: 8.8B real chained 2019 US$2020: 8.0B real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

The most recent figure for foreign liabilities in Botswana is 7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$, measured in 2020.

That represents a change of down 9.4% on the previous year and down 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in Botswana peaked at 10.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.89 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 2002.

That places Botswana 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.32 billion real chained 2019 US$ 8.97 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.17 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 7.66 billion real chained 2019 US$ 5.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 8.48 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ 9.55 billion real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 129 Madagascar 9.13 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 130 Togo 8.95 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 131 Rwanda 8.76 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 133 Tajikistan 7.88 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 134 Malawi 6.99 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 135 Guinea 6.11 billion real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities in Botswana?
Foreign liabilities in Botswana was 7.96 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 10.41 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2000.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 5.89 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 2002.
How does Botswana rank for foreign liabilities?
Botswana ranks 132nd out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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