Real interest rate fell 31.0% to 3.39% in Botswana in 2024, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, real interest rate in Botswana reached an all time high of 19.8% in 1982 and an all time low of -12.1% in 1988.
Botswana has been ranked 45th within the group of 66 countries we follow in terms of real interest rate, 89 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Real Interest Rate | Unit | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 |
| Angola | % | -5.84% | 0.091% | 8.03% | -14.0% | 5.63% | ||||||||||||||||
| Botswana | % | 6.44% | 5.86% | 1.31% | -2.89% | -7.40% | ||||||||||||||||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | -4.77% | 19.7% | 21.2% | 7.23% | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Lesotho | % | -0.330% | 7.49% | 2.28% | 4.93% | 3.27% | ||||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | % | 18.5% | 13.6% | 13.5% | 13.0% | 10.1% | ||||||||||||||||
| Namibia | % | 5.47% | 8.87% | 3.09% | 5.25% | 2.06% | ||||||||||||||||
| South Africa | % | 5.86% | 5.27% | 2.20% | 0.472% | 3.62% | ||||||||||||||||
| Swaziland | % | 7.00% | 7.67% | 3.10% | 6.42% | 0.059% | ||||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | % | 13.9% | 14.4% | 9.64% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zambia | % | 2.22% | 2.47% | -3.89% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | 3.45% | -64.3% | -81.1% | -31.8% | -36.8% | ... |
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