Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Botswana
Botswana: Bank non-performing loans to gross loans was 4.3% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Botswana, 2000–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Botswana stood at 4.3%.
The figure is down 9.7% on the previous year and up 65.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Botswana peaked at 5.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2000.
Botswana ranks 65th of 141 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 10 years of available data.
Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.7% | — |
| 2012 | 2.6% | +54.2% |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 46,448 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.35 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -25.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Botswana?
- Bank non-performing loans to gross loans in Botswana was 4.3% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest bank non-performing loans to gross loans recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2000.
- How does Botswana rank for bank non-performing loans to gross loans?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 141 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank non-performing loans to gross loans rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank non-performing loans to gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.