Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Botswana
Botswana: Lending Rate, Percent per annum was 6.26 in 2024. βΌ Falling
Lending Rate, Percent per annum in Botswana, 1980β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for lending rate, percent per annum in Botswana is 6.26, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.1% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lending rate, percent per annum in Botswana peaked at 24.21 in 1982 and was at its lowest, 5.25, in 2021.
That places Botswana 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 11.57 | 7.67 | 24.21 | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.38 | 7.88 | 14.92 | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.83 | 13.76 | 16.54 | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.77 | 6.4 | 11.46 | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.03 | 5.25 | 6.74 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 99 Albania 6.44 compare
- 100 Antigua and Barbuda 6.39 compare
- 101 Montenegro 6.32 compare
- 103 St. Lucia 6.25 compare
- 104 Benin 6.25 compare
- 104 Burkina Faso 6.25 compare
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 lending rate, percent per annum in Botswana?
- Lending rate, percent per annum in Botswana was 6.26 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 24.21 in 1982.
- What is the lowest lending rate, percent per annum recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.25 in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for lending rate, percent per annum?
- Botswana ranks 102nd out of 144 countries with data for 2024.
- Is lending rate, percent per annum rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Lending Rate, Percent per annum. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Interest Rates dataset presents country-specific interest rate data across sectors and instruments, based on nationally defined methodologies.