Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

2004 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 2.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit equal to 3.5 % in the previous quarter
  • Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance to GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2004 to Sep 2025, with an average ratio of 3.2 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.0 % in Mar 2007 and a record low of -18.4 % in Sep 2010
CEIC calculates quarterly Consolidated Fiscal Balance as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Consolidated Fiscal Balance and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Consolidated Fiscal Balance in local currency. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008. Nominal GDP prior to Q4 2006 is based on SNA 1993.


Further information about Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Botswana National Government Debt reached 5.0 USD bn in Mar 2025
  • Botswana Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Jun 2025

View Botswana's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP from Mar 2004 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Botswana Consolidated Fiscal Balance recorded a deficit equal to 2.3 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a deficit equal to 3.5 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-2.3 Sep 2025 -3.5 Jun 2025 -18.4 Sep 2010 13.0 Mar 2007 % quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025

Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) -0.7 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Algeria (%) -2.6 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Argentina (%) 0.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Jun 2025
Armenia (%) -3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) -3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2003 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) -4.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 0.4 Jun 2021 monthly Dec 2004 - Jun 2021
Bahrain (%) -4.8 2023 yearly 1998 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) -3.6 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.4 Sep 2021 quarterly Sep 2006 - Sep 2021
Belgium (%) -4.5 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -11.2 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Botswana (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) -7.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1997 - Dec 2025
Brunei (%) -13.3 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) -4.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2003 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) -4.1 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1993 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
China (%) -5.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Dec 2025
Colombia (%) -6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Jun 2025
Croatia (%) -2.4 2024 yearly 2002 - 2024
Cyprus (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) -2.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 3.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) -1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) -3.1 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Finland (%) -3.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
France (%) -5.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1949 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2006 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) -1.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Jun 2025
Greece (%) -1.3 Dec 2018 monthly Apr 1999 - Dec 2018
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 1.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) -3.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) -1.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
India (%) -4.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) -2.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Iran (%) -3.4 Mar 2021 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2021
Ireland (%) 1.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) -4.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) -3.5 Mar 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Mar 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -4.0 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) -4.6 2026 yearly 1996 - 2026
Jordan (%) 1.0 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Kazakhstan (%) -0.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) -6.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
South Korea (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2023
Kuwait (%) -2.1 2024 yearly 1988 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 7.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2007 - Sep 2025
Laos (%) 2.3 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Latvia (%) -2.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 0.9 2021 yearly 1992 - 2021
Lithuania (%) -1.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
Luxembourg (%) 0.9 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 7.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Jun 2025
North Macedonia (%) -4.6 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Malawi (%) -1.3 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2005 - Sep 2025
Malaysia (%) -6.4 2024 yearly 1970 - 2024
Malta (%) -3.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) -8.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2010 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1980 - Sep 2025
Moldova (%) -3.9 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Mongolia (%) -4.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) -5.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) -3.9 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -2.7 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Myanmar (%) -2.8 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Nepal (%) -10.0 2018 yearly 2012 - 2018
Netherlands (%) -1.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Jun 2025
New Zealand (%) -1.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) -4.0 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Norway (%) 12.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Oman (%) 2.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Pakistan (%) -2.6 2025 yearly 2000 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 1.2 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Panama (%) -6.6 2024 yearly 2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) -2.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) -6.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1985 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) -6.5 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Portugal (%) 0.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Qatar (%) -0.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2025
Romania (%) -8.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) -4.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1993 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -2.8 2024 yearly 1969 - 2024
Serbia (%) -2.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 3.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) -6.2 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Slovenia (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) -4.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1990 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) -2.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1995 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) -4.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) -0.6 2021 yearly 2001 - 2021
Sweden (%) -1.6 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Switzerland (%) 0.5 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -69.673 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 377.937 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 129.415 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 234.248 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 101.797 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 5,087.011 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 4,758.230 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 6,013.142 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 5,023.751 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -926.130 Sep 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Sep 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -259.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 289.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.4 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 111.340 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,602.753 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,208.451 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 549.0 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -22.3 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,410.185 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,726.353 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.043 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 5.782 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 37.815 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 40.596 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2025
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,288.752 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 40.461 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 242.923 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 803.310 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 59.675 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 32.737 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 82.400 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 531.942 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 404.173 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,223.308 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,460.474 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,336.913 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 875.141 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 685.114 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 398.439 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 426.550 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,823.159 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 276.844 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 4.081 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -3,455.292 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,861.319 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,316.611 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2025
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.212 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 34.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 144.7 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.312 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.922 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,585.384 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,878.879 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
M2 Growth (%) -3.0 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Oct 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,360.329 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 2.5 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,312.3 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,781.481 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.94 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 34,471.782 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,385.056 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 115,366.484 Oct 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Oct 2025
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 111,322.628 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,878.296 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 32,594.297 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 90,299.345 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 57,420.463 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 3,116.900 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,488.513 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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