Financial system deposits to GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Financial system deposits to GDP was 47.0% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Financial system deposits to GDP in Botswana, 1972–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for financial system deposits to gdp in Botswana is 47.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.0% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, financial system deposits to gdp in Botswana peaked at 50.8% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 1988.
That places Botswana 112th out of 184 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.7% | 17.9% | 25.2% | 8 |
| 1980s | 16.0% | 13.4% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.1% | 14.8% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 35.3% | 22.7% | 50.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.2% | 38.2% | 47.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.8% | 47.0% | 50.6% | 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 financial system deposits to gdp in Botswana?
- Financial system deposits to gdp in Botswana was 47.0% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.8% in 2008.
- What is the lowest financial system deposits to gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for financial system deposits to gdp?
- Botswana ranks 112th out of 184 countries with data for 2021.
- Is financial system deposits to gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Financial system deposits to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Demand, time and saving deposits in deposit money banks and other financial institutions as a share of GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is demand and time and saving deposits, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Financial system deposits (IFS lines 24, 25, 44, and 45); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).