Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Botswana
Botswana: Domestic credit to private sector by banks was 33.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Botswana, 1972–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Botswana stood at 33.1%.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector by banks in Botswana peaked at 39.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1988.
That places Botswana 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 54 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 9.1% | — |
| 1973 | 12.4% | +35.2% |
| 1974 | 17.1% | +38.4% |
| 1975 | 19.3% | +12.9% |
| 1976 | 20.5% | +6.0% |
| 1977 | 17.9% | -12.9% |
| 1978 | 14.2% | -20.4% |
| 1979 | 12.6% | -11.1% |
| 1980 | 11.3% | -10.7% |
| 1981 | 15.1% | +33.9% |
| 1982 | 12.9% | -14.8% |
| 1983 | 12.0% | -6.6% |
| 1984 | 12.7% | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 8.6% | -32.4% |
| 1986 | 8.3% | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 7.9% | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 6.6% | -16.2% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | +5.5% |
| 1990 | 9.4% | +34.0% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | +26.4% |
| 1992 | 14.7% | +23.8% |
| 1993 | 14.2% | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 14.0% | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 11.9% | -15.0% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -15.2% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | -4.0% |
| 1998 | 12.2% | +25.5% |
| 1999 | 13.9% | +14.1% |
| 2000 | 14.7% | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 16.5% | +12.2% |
| 2002 | 19.2% | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 21.8% | +9.3% |
| 2005 | 19.7% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 20.8% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 23.4% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 29.2% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | -6.2% |
| 2011 | 27.8% | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 33.9% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 39.6% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 34.4% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 30.0% | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 33.0% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 33.1% | +0.2% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 33.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 39.8%, 83% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 33.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.6%, 2.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.4% | 9.1% | 20.5% | 8 |
| 1980s | 10.2% | 6.6% | 15.1% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.2% | 9.4% | 14.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.2% | 14.7% | 29.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 27.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.3% | 29.8% | 39.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 26.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0848 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 19.45 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0034 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 26.64 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate -0.0848 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector by banks in Botswana?
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks in Botswana was 33.1% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector by banks recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for domestic credit to private sector by banks?
- Botswana ranks 107th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is domestic credit to private sector by banks rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector by banks refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by other depository corporations (deposit taking corporations except central banks), 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. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.