Domestic credit to private sector in Botswana
Botswana: Domestic credit to private sector was 39.8% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Domestic credit to private sector in Botswana, 1972–2020
Source: World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for domestic credit to private sector in Botswana is 39.8%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 49 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.6% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, domestic credit to private sector in Botswana peaked at 39.8% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1988.
Botswana ranks 103rd of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
Domestic credit to private sector 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 | 16.6% | +12.7% |
| 2002 | 19.3% | +16.2% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +3.6% |
| 2004 | 21.9% | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 19.8% | -9.9% |
| 2006 | 20.5% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 22.7% | +10.6% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 28.9% | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 31.8% | +16.1% |
| 2013 | 31.8% | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +11.4% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -8.9% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 35.0% | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 39.8% | +10.6% |
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 | 21.0% | 14.7% | 28.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.4% | 27.2% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 1 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is domestic credit to private sector in Botswana?
- Domestic credit to private sector in Botswana was 39.8% in 2020, according to World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank.
- What is the highest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2020.
- What is the lowest domestic credit to private sector recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for domestic credit to private sector?
- Botswana ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2020.
- Is domestic credit to private sector rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Development Indicators (WDI), World Bank, published as part of Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). 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.