Owns a debit card, female in Botswana

Botswana: Owns a debit card, female was 25.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.4%
Change on year
down 5.1%
World rank
74th
of 87 countries
All-time high
32.8%
in 2014
All-time low
13.4%
in 2011
Years of data
5
2011–2024

Owns a debit card, female in Botswana, 2011–2024

01020302011201720242011: 13.4 % age 15+2014: 32.8 % age 15+2017: 21.2 % age 15+2022: 26.7 % age 15+2024: 25.4 % age 15+

Source: Global Findex Database. Measured in % age 15+.

Analysis

The most recent figure for owns a debit card, female in Botswana is 25.4%, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 22.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, owns a debit card, female in Botswana peaked at 32.8% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2011.

Botswana ranks 74th of 87 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Owns a debit card, female in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Owns a debit card, female (% age 15+) in Botswana, 2011 to 2024.
Year % age 15+ Change
2011 13.4%
2014 32.8% +144.4%
2017 21.2% -35.4%
2022 26.7% +26.1%
2024 25.4% -5.1%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 25.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 56.1%, 45% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 25.4% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 20.0%, 1.3× the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 22.5% 13.4% 32.8% 3
2020s 26.1% 25.4% 26.7% 2

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 71 Peru 32.1% compare
  2. 72 Albania 31.0% compare
  3. 73 Bolivia 29.4% compare
  4. 75 Jordan 22.4% compare
  5. 76 Philippines 21.4% compare
  6. 77 Palestine 19.9% compare

See the full ranking of 95 places →

More reference data data for Botswana

All data for Botswana →

Frequently asked questions

What is owns a debit card, female in Botswana?
Owns a debit card, female in Botswana was 25.4% in 2024, according to Global Findex Database.
What is the highest owns a debit card, female recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 32.8% in 2014.
What is the lowest owns a debit card, female recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2011.
How does Botswana rank for owns a debit card, female?
Botswana ranks 74th out of 87 countries with data for 2024.
Is owns a debit card, female rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 22.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Global Findex Database, published as part of Owns a debit card, female (% age 15+). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Owns a debit card, female in Botswana. Statizoid, drawing on Global Findex Database. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/owns-a-debit-card-female-percent-age-15/botswana/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://reference.statizoid.com/stat/owns-a-debit-card-female-percent-age-15/botswana/">Owns a debit card, female in Botswana</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Owns a debit card, female (% age 15+)
Unit
% age 15+
Source
Global Findex Database
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
95 places, 475 data points, 2011–2024
Last refreshed

The percentage of respondents who report having an ATM or debit card, women (% age 15+)