Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Botswana
Botswana: Monetary Sector credit to private sector was 33.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Botswana, 1972–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % GDP.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 33.2% for monetary sector credit to private sector in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, monetary sector credit to private sector in Botswana peaked at 39.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 1988.
That places Botswana 105th out of 186 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.
Monetary Sector credit to private sector in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % 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 | 20.9% | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 23.5% | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 26.3% | +12.1% |
| 2009 | 29.4% | +11.6% |
| 2010 | 27.5% | -6.3% |
| 2011 | 27.9% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +18.2% |
| 2013 | 33.2% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 32.6% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 36.0% | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 32.7% | -9.2% |
| 2017 | 34.0% | +3.9% |
| 2018 | 34.7% | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 39.7% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | -13.1% |
| 2022 | 29.9% | -13.4% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 33.1% | +10.2% |
| 2025 | 33.2% | +0.3% |
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% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.7% | 27.5% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.4% | 29.9% | 39.7% | 6 |
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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 monetary sector credit to private sector in Botswana?
- Monetary sector credit to private sector in Botswana was 33.2% in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest monetary sector credit to private sector recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- Botswana ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is monetary sector credit to private sector rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.7%. 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 Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% 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. 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.