Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in Botswana
Botswana: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF was 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in Botswana, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 99.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Botswana peaked at 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2018.
That places Botswana 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in Botswana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0087 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0085 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0085 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 1999 | 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0072 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0066 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.7% |
| 2004 | 0.006 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0056 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.0144 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +153.4% |
| 2010 | 0.0113 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -21.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0092 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 0.008 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0088 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 2016 | 0.0052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -40.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 0.0049 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +224.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0163 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.1% |
| 2023 | 0.0173 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2024 | 0.0171 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2025 | 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0084 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.007 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0095 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0071 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0051 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0076 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0154 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0057 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 28 Mauritius 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 29 Nicaragua 0.0183 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 30 Côte d'Ivoire 0.0182 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Solomon Islands 0.0172 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Saudi Arabia 0.0168 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Algeria 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 46,448 current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.97 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 9.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.35 billion SDR (2024)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.65 billion SDR (2024)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (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 market value) (SDR), per capita 1,051 SDR per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Botswana?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in Botswana was 0.0175 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0185 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0048 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- How does Botswana rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- Botswana ranks 31st out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 99.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.