Net long-term borrowing in Botswana
Botswana: Net long-term borrowing was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2011)
0 BoP, current US$
Change on year
up 100.0%
World rank
7th
of 54 countries
All-time high
140.02 million BoP, current US$
in 1992
All-time low
-1.03 billion BoP, current US$
in 2007
Years of data
52
1960–2011
Net long-term borrowing in Botswana, 1960–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in BoP, current US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0 BoP, current US$ for net long-term borrowing in 2011.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.0% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net long-term borrowing in Botswana peaked at 140.02 million BoP, current US$ in 1992 and was at its lowest, -1.03 billion BoP, current US$, in 2007.
Botswana ranks 7th of 54 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net long-term borrowing in Botswana, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1961 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1962 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1963 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1964 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1965 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1966 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1967 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1968 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1969 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1970 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1971 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1972 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1973 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1974 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1975 | 5.68 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1976 | -115,000 BoP, current US$ | -102.0% |
| 1977 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1978 | -120,750 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1979 | -1.72 million BoP, current US$ | +1322.6% |
| 1980 | -2.32 million BoP, current US$ | +34.8% |
| 1981 | -2.39 million BoP, current US$ | +3.2% |
| 1982 | -1.94 million BoP, current US$ | -18.7% |
| 1983 | -911,639 BoP, current US$ | -53.1% |
| 1984 | -1.93 million BoP, current US$ | +111.2% |
| 1985 | -735,848 BoP, current US$ | -61.8% |
| 1986 | -40.28 million BoP, current US$ | +5374.5% |
| 1987 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
| 1988 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1989 | 0 BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1990 | -91.86 million BoP, current US$ | — |
| 1991 | 13.31 million BoP, current US$ | -114.5% |
| 1992 | 140.02 million BoP, current US$ | +952.2% |
| 1993 | 54.89 million BoP, current US$ | -60.8% |
| 1994 | 18.36 million BoP, current US$ | -66.5% |
| 1995 | -46.28 million BoP, current US$ | -352.0% |
| 1996 | -28.69 million BoP, current US$ | -38.0% |
| 1997 | -78.04 million BoP, current US$ | +172.0% |
| 1998 | -101.14 million BoP, current US$ | +29.6% |
| 1999 | -86.32 million BoP, current US$ | -14.6% |
| 2000 | -90.36 million BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2001 | -215.64 million BoP, current US$ | +138.6% |
| 2002 | -225.68 million BoP, current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2003 | -295.21 million BoP, current US$ | +30.8% |
| 2004 | -386.46 million BoP, current US$ | +30.9% |
| 2005 | -629.43 million BoP, current US$ | +62.9% |
| 2006 | -774.89 million BoP, current US$ | +23.1% |
| 2007 | -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | +33.0% |
| 2008 | -912.00 million BoP, current US$ | -11.5% |
| 2009 | -901.94 million BoP, current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2010 | -905.12 million BoP, current US$ | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 0 BoP, current US$ | -100.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0 BoP, current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 7.61 million BoP, current US$. (8 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net long-term borrowing in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -5374.5% | -735,848 BoP, current US$ | -40.28 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1979 | -1322.6% | -120,750 BoP, current US$ | -1.72 million BoP, current US$ |
| 1992 | +952.2% | 13.31 million BoP, current US$ | 140.02 million BoP, current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1970s | 372,592 BoP, current US$ | -1.72 million BoP, current US$ | 5.68 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1980s | -5.05 million BoP, current US$ | -40.28 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 1990s | -20.57 million BoP, current US$ | -101.14 million BoP, current US$ | 140.02 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2000s | -546.25 million BoP, current US$ | -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ | -90.36 million BoP, current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | -452.56 million BoP, current US$ | -905.12 million BoP, current US$ | 0 BoP, current US$ | 2 |
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- 4 Cape Verde 15.22 million BoP, current US$ compare
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- 7 Burkina Faso 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Burundi 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Cameroon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Central African Republic 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Chad 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Comoros 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 0 BoP, current US$
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- 7 Cote d'Ivoire 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Djibouti 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Equatorial Guinea 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eritrea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Ethiopia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gabon 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Gambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Ghana 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Guinea-Bissau 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Kenya 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Lesotho 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Liberia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Madagascar 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mali 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Mauritania 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Niger 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Nigeria 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Rwanda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Senegal 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Seychelles 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sierra Leone 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Somalia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 South Sudan 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Sudan 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Eswatini 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tanzania 0 BoP, current US$
- 7 Togo 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Tunisia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Uganda 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zambia 0 BoP, current US$ compare
- 7 Zimbabwe 0 BoP, current US$
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Frequently asked questions
- What is net long-term borrowing in Botswana?
- Net long-term borrowing in Botswana was 0 BoP, current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest net long-term borrowing recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 140.02 million BoP, current US$ in 1992.
- What is the lowest net long-term borrowing recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.03 billion BoP, current US$ in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for net long-term borrowing?
- Botswana ranks 7th out of 54 countries with data for 2011.
- Is net long-term borrowing rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Net long-term borrowing (BoP, current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Net long-term borrowing includes external debt disbursements less repayments due, plus other net long-term inflows. Data are in current U.S. dollars.