Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Botswana
Botswana: Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate was -1.05 % change on previous year in 2025. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate in Botswana, 1977β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Botswana is -1.05 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 92.8% on the previous year and down 111.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Botswana peaked at 128.89 % change on previous year in 1985 and was at its lowest, -92.79 % change on previous year, in 2001.
That places Botswana 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 49.64 % change on previous year | 28.51 % change on previous year | 70.5 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1980s | 41.71 % change on previous year | -14.43 % change on previous year | 128.89 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.76 % change on previous year | 1.42 % change on previous year | 52.77 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.06 % change on previous year | -92.79 % change on previous year | 42.11 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2010s | 2.76 % change on previous year | -11.34 % change on previous year | 21.05 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.96 % change on previous year | -14.56 % change on previous year | 7.91 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 138 Moldova, Republic of 0.3392 % change on previous year compare
- 139 Tajikistan, Republic of -0.3685 % change on previous year compare
- 140 Estonia, Republic of -0.887 % change on previous year compare
- 142 Mongolia -1.66 % change on previous year compare
- 143 Kuwait -1.71 % change on previous year compare
- 144 North Macedonia, Republic of -1.85 % change on previous year 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 net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Botswana?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate in Botswana was -1.05 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 128.89 % change on previous year in 1985.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -92.79 % change on previous year in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 141st out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), annual growth rate rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 111.2%. 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 foreign assets (current LCU), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Net foreign assets (current LCU). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.