External Debt (Total) - Botswana
Value & RankThe External Debt (Total) of Botswana is 2.42 ( billions of $) with a global rank of 142.
Botswana compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Total) of Botswana is similar to that of North Korea, Mauritius, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Guinea, Tajikistan, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Chad, Seychelles with a respective External Debt (Total) of 3.00, 2.89, 2.86, 2.71, 2.58, 2.16, 2.10, 1.97, 1.83, 1.72 ( billions of $) and a global rank of 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147.10 years growthBotswana's External Debt (Total) had a positive growth of 516 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Last 10 years averageBotswana had an average External Debt (Total) of 1.24 ( billions of $) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Botswana during the Great RecessionBotswana's External Debt (Total) had a positive growth of 235% during the Great RecessionBotswana since the end of the Great RecessionBotswana's External Debt (Total) had a positive growth of 49.4% since the end of the Great Recession
Botswana compared to other CountriesThe External Debt (Total) of Botswana is similar to that of North Korea, Mauritius, Burkina Faso, Afghanistan, Guinea, Tajikistan, Equatorial Guinea, Guyana, Chad, Seychelles with a respective External Debt (Total) of 3.00, 2.89, 2.86, 2.71, 2.58, 2.16, 2.10, 1.97, 1.83, 1.72 ( billions of $) and a global rank of 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147.10 years growthBotswana's External Debt (Total) had a positive growth of 516 (%) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Last 10 years averageBotswana had an average External Debt (Total) of 1.24 ( billions of $) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Botswana during the Great RecessionBotswana's External Debt (Total) had a positive growth of 235% during the Great RecessionBotswana since the end of the Great RecessionBotswana's External Debt (Total) had a positive growth of 49.4% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 613 |
1992 | 606 |
1993 | 664 |
1994 | 700 |
1995 | 717 |
1996 | 627 |
1997 | 575 |
1998 | 532 |
1999 | 510 |
2000 | 458 |
2001 | 325 |
2002 | 360 |
2003 | 392 |
2004 | 517 |
2005 | 519 |
2006 | 483 |
2007 | 408 |
2008 | 409 |
2009 | 1,617 |
2010 | 2,499 |
2011 | 1,969 |
2012 | 2,443 |
2013 | 2,416 |
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North Korea | 137 | 3.00 |
Mauritius | 138 | 2.89 |
Burkina Faso | 139 | 2.86 |
Afghanistan | 140 | 2.71 |
Guinea | 141 | 2.58 |
Botswana | 142 | 2.42 |
Tajikistan | 143 | 2.16 |
Equatorial Guinea | 144 | 2.10 |
Guyana | 145 | 1.97 |
Chad | 146 | 1.83 |
Seychelles | 147 | 1.72 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators