Borrowers from commercial banks in Botswana
Botswana: Borrowers from commercial banks was 196.25 per 1,000 adults in 2024. ▲ Rising
Borrowers from commercial banks in Botswana, 2004–2024
Source: Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in per 1,000 adults.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 196.25 per 1,000 adults for borrowers from commercial banks in 2024.
That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, borrowers from commercial banks in Botswana peaked at 252.82 per 1,000 adults in 2015 and was at its lowest, 144.45 per 1,000 adults, in 2004.
That places Botswana 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Borrowers from commercial banks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | per 1,000 adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 144.45 per 1,000 adults | — |
| 2005 | 148.53 per 1,000 adults | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 157.2 per 1,000 adults | +5.8% |
| 2007 | 181.02 per 1,000 adults | +15.2% |
| 2008 | 218.83 per 1,000 adults | +20.9% |
| 2009 | 236.81 per 1,000 adults | +8.2% |
| 2010 | 181.16 per 1,000 adults | -23.5% |
| 2011 | 157.65 per 1,000 adults | -13.0% |
| 2012 | 209.86 per 1,000 adults | +33.1% |
| 2013 | 192.99 per 1,000 adults | -8.0% |
| 2014 | 182.76 per 1,000 adults | -5.3% |
| 2015 | 252.82 per 1,000 adults | +38.3% |
| 2016 | 176.63 per 1,000 adults | -30.1% |
| 2017 | 168.43 per 1,000 adults | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 188.44 per 1,000 adults | +11.9% |
| 2019 | 228.29 per 1,000 adults | +21.2% |
| 2020 | 182.03 per 1,000 adults | -20.3% |
| 2021 | 175.5 per 1,000 adults | -3.6% |
| 2022 | 188.18 per 1,000 adults | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 191.33 per 1,000 adults | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 196.25 per 1,000 adults | +2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 181.14 per 1,000 adults | 144.45 per 1,000 adults | 236.81 per 1,000 adults | 6 |
| 2010s | 193.9 per 1,000 adults | 157.65 per 1,000 adults | 252.82 per 1,000 adults | 10 |
| 2020s | 186.66 per 1,000 adults | 175.5 per 1,000 adults | 196.25 per 1,000 adults | 5 |
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More financial sector data for Botswana
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -27.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1217 SDR per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 930.79 SDR per person (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -25.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (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 borrowers from commercial banks in Botswana?
- Borrowers from commercial banks in Botswana was 196.25 per 1,000 adults in 2024, according to Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 252.82 per 1,000 adults in 2015.
- What is the lowest borrowers from commercial banks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 144.45 per 1,000 adults in 2004.
- How does Botswana rank for borrowers from commercial banks?
- Botswana ranks 56th out of 112 countries with data for 2024.
- Is borrowers from commercial banks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Access Survey, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Borrowers from commercial banks (per 1,000 adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Borrowers from commercial banks are the reported number of resident customers that are nonfinancial corporations (public and private) and households who obtained loans from commercial banks and other banks functioning as commercial banks.