Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Botswana
Botswana: Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities was 0 US dollar in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Botswana, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 US dollar for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Botswana peaked at 169.33 million US dollar in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 US dollar, in 2013.
That places Botswana 111th out of 130 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.
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities in Botswana, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 169.33 million US dollar | — |
| 1997 | 27.01 million US dollar | -84.0% |
| 1998 | 46.55 million US dollar | +72.3% |
| 1999 | 131.40 million US dollar | +182.3% |
| 2000 | 167.65 million US dollar | +27.6% |
| 2001 | 100.38 million US dollar | -40.1% |
| 2003 | 32.42 million US dollar | -67.7% |
| 2004 | 23.18 million US dollar | -28.5% |
| 2005 | 21.54 million US dollar | -7.0% |
| 2006 | 22.70 million US dollar | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 9.55 million US dollar | -57.9% |
| 2009 | 9.70 million US dollar | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.65 million US dollar | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 9.48 million US dollar | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 9.57 million US dollar | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 0 US dollar | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2015 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2016 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2017 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2018 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2019 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2020 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2021 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2022 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2023 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2024 | 0 US dollar | — |
| 2025 | 0 US dollar | — |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 93.57 million US dollar | 27.01 million US dollar | 169.33 million US dollar | 4 |
| 2000s | 48.39 million US dollar | 9.55 million US dollar | 167.65 million US dollar | 8 |
| 2010s | 2.87 million US dollar | 0 US dollar | 9.65 million US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 0 US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 108 Burkina Faso 2.93 million US dollar compare
- 109 Cyprus 1.37 million US dollar compare
- 110 Slovenia 1.01 million US dollar compare
- 111 Argentina 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Colombia 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Costa Rica 0 US dollar
- 111 Dominican Republic 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Ecuador 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Ghana 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Guyana 0 US dollar
- 111 Kenya 0 US dollar
- 111 Kyrgyzstan 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Kiribati 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Mozambique 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Nigeria 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Panama 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Peru 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Paraguay 0 US dollar compare
- 111 Trinidad and Tobago 0 US dollar
- 111 Turkey 0 US dollar
- 111 Tuvalu 0 US dollar
- 111 Uganda 0 US dollar
More financial sector data for Botswana
- 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)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate -25.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate -33.75 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Botswana?
- Reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities in Botswana was 0 US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 169.33 million US dollar in 1996.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 US dollar in 2013.
- How does Botswana rank for reserve assets, currency and deposits, claims on monetary authorities?
- Botswana ranks 111th out of 130 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Reserve assets, Currency and deposits, Claims on monetary authorities (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.