Foreign debt rose 3.80% to USD 2,079 bil in Botswana in 2023, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, foreign debt in Botswana reached an all time high of USD 2,517 bil in 2012 and an all time low of USD 17.4 bil in 1970.
Botswana has been ranked 99th within the group of 110 countries we follow in terms of foreign debt, 9 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Foreign Debt (USD) | Unit | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Angola | USD bil | 58,746 | 61,791 | 62,292 | 65,405 | 66,020 | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | USD bil | 1,732 | 1,774 | 1,564 | 1,603 | 1,997 | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | USD bil | 5,822 | 5,836 | 6,503 | 7,103 | 9,168 | ||||||||||||||||
| Lesotho | USD bil | 1,504 | 1,463 | 1,583 | 1,738 | 1,833 | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | USD bil | 45,974 | 49,810 | 54,212 | 58,664 | 62,668 | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | USD bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| South Africa | USD bil | 175,014 | 180,184 | 190,738 | 175,417 | 169,438 | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | USD bil | 873 | 766 | 834 | 957 | 1,179 | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | USD bil | 21,437 | 22,372 | 24,184 | 25,566 | 28,526 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zambia | USD bil | 23,779 | 24,659 | 29,392 | 29,546 | 26,939 | ||||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | USD bil | 12,574 | 12,689 | 12,249 | 12,742 | 13,818 |
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