Botswana: External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$12.13 million in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was US$79.69 million in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2014 to 2023 the straight-line trend is downward, about US$4.7 million a year. A straight line explains 32% of the movement over 8 observed years.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

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What this measures

Private nonguaranteed external debt comprises long-term external obligations of private debtors that are not guaranteed for repayment by a public entity. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 10 values

External debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$1.75 billion (2024)
• Benin — US$2.79 billion (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$5.07 billion (2024)
• Cameroon — US$271.23 million (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$239.97 million (2024)
• Eswatini — US$102.34 million (2024)
• Ghana — US$4.55 billion (2024)
• Guinea-Bissau — US$0 (2024)
• Kenya

More economic policy & debt data for Botswana

• General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$6.27 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 84.72 billion (2025)
• General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 31.48% (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$9.12 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 123.17 billion (2025)
• Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 45.77% (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.4 billion (2025)
• Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 207.88 billion (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Botswana's external debt stocks, private nonguaranteed (PNG) (DOD, current US$)?

US$0 in 2023, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2012?

It is down 100% from US$79.69 million in 2012. The highest value was US$79.69 million in 2012 and the lowest US$0 in 2015.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.DOD.DPNG.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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