Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita was 46,448 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Botswana, 1976–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 46,448 current LCU per person for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.4% on the previous year and up 464.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Botswana peaked at 46,448 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, -13,180 current LCU per person, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 116th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 36.23 current LCU per person | — |
| 1977 | 40.56 current LCU per person | +11.9% |
| 1978 | 20.57 current LCU per person | -49.3% |
| 1979 | 9.27 current LCU per person | -55.0% |
| 1980 | 11.58 current LCU per person | +25.0% |
| 1981 | 89.18 current LCU per person | +670.1% |
| 1982 | 52.91 current LCU per person | -40.7% |
| 1983 | 5.66 current LCU per person | -89.3% |
| 1984 | -101.03 current LCU per person | -1885.3% |
| 1985 | -347.45 current LCU per person | +243.9% |
| 1986 | -829.08 current LCU per person | +138.6% |
| 1987 | -1,254 current LCU per person | +51.3% |
| 1988 | -1,586 current LCU per person | +26.4% |
| 1989 | -1,957 current LCU per person | +23.4% |
| 1990 | -2,462 current LCU per person | +25.8% |
| 1991 | -2,413 current LCU per person | -2.0% |
| 1992 | -2,674 current LCU per person | +10.8% |
| 1993 | -2,863 current LCU per person | +7.1% |
| 1994 | -3,338 current LCU per person | +16.6% |
| 1995 | -3,136 current LCU per person | -6.0% |
| 1996 | -3,546 current LCU per person | +13.1% |
| 1997 | -8,590 current LCU per person | +142.2% |
| 1998 | -9,964 current LCU per person | +16.0% |
| 1999 | -9,790 current LCU per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | -11,564 current LCU per person | +18.1% |
| 2001 | -13,180 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2002 | -5,668 current LCU per person | -57.0% |
| 2003 | -1,417 current LCU per person | -75.0% |
| 2004 | 84.37 current LCU per person | -106.0% |
| 2005 | -1,509 current LCU per person | -1888.9% |
| 2006 | -4,703 current LCU per person | +211.6% |
| 2007 | -6,479 current LCU per person | +37.8% |
| 2008 | -5,248 current LCU per person | -19.0% |
| 2009 | -410.95 current LCU per person | -92.2% |
| 2010 | 4,643 current LCU per person | -1229.8% |
| 2011 | 4,042 current LCU per person | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 7,819 current LCU per person | +93.4% |
| 2013 | 7,564 current LCU per person | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 5,571 current LCU per person | -26.3% |
| 2015 | 8,230 current LCU per person | +47.7% |
| 2016 | 12,258 current LCU per person | +48.9% |
| 2017 | 13,549 current LCU per person | +10.5% |
| 2018 | 16,326 current LCU per person | +20.5% |
| 2019 | 21,534 current LCU per person | +31.9% |
| 2020 | 30,543 current LCU per person | +41.8% |
| 2021 | 31,839 current LCU per person | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 31,148 current LCU per person | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 36,440 current LCU per person | +17.0% |
| 2024 | 43,238 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2025 | 46,448 current LCU per person | +7.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 46,448 current LCU per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 95,301 current LCU per person, 49% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 46,448 current LCU per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 176,898 current LCU per person, 26% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -1888.9% | 84.37 current LCU per person | -1,509 current LCU per person |
| 1984 | -1885.3% | 5.66 current LCU per person | -101.03 current LCU per person |
| 2010 | +1229.8% | -410.95 current LCU per person | 4,643 current LCU per person |
| 1981 | +670.1% | 11.58 current LCU per person | 89.18 current LCU per person |
| 1985 | -243.9% | -101.03 current LCU per person | -347.45 current LCU per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.66 current LCU per person | 9.27 current LCU per person | 40.56 current LCU per person | 4 |
| 1980s | -591.55 current LCU per person | -1,957 current LCU per person | 89.18 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | -4,878 current LCU per person | -9,964 current LCU per person | -2,413 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | -5,009 current LCU per person | -13,180 current LCU per person | 84.37 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,154 current LCU per person | 4,042 current LCU per person | 21,534 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 36,610 current LCU per person | 30,543 current LCU per person | 46,448 current LCU per person | 6 |
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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 net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Botswana?
- Net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita in Botswana was 46,448 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 46,448 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -13,180 current LCU per person in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net domestic credit (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 464.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net domestic credit (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Net domestic credit International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net domestic credit (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.