Banking survey: claims on private sector in Botswana
Botswana: Banking survey: claims on private sector was 26.47 billion current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Banking survey: claims on private sector in Botswana, 1972–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 26.47 billion current LCU for banking survey: claims on private sector in 2011. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 529.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, banking survey: claims on private sector in Botswana peaked at 26.47 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, -8.28 billion current LCU, in 1996.
That places Botswana 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 50.88 million current LCU | 11.62 million current LCU | 84.47 million current LCU | 8 |
| 1980s | 213.86 million current LCU | 93.09 million current LCU | 435.22 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | -1.48 billion current LCU | -8.28 billion current LCU | 1.70 billion current LCU | 8 |
| 2000s | 9.09 billion current LCU | -6.16 billion current LCU | 21.25 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.05 billion current LCU | 23.63 billion current LCU | 26.47 billion current LCU | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Botswana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.76 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 119.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 60.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Broad money 44.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 13.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is banking survey: claims on private sector in Botswana?
- Banking survey: claims on private sector in Botswana was 26.47 billion current LCU in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files.
- What is the highest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.47 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest banking survey: claims on private sector recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.28 billion current LCU in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for banking survey: claims on private sector?
- Botswana ranks 40th out of 50 countries with data for 2011.
- Is banking survey: claims on private sector rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 529.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, International Financial Statistics and data files, published as part of Banking survey: claims on private sector (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises.