Botswana: Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2024, Botswana's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$178.91 million on 2023 (from −US$109.62 million to US$69.29 million).

Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.65 million and a typical year strayed about US$295.01 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$976.35 million in 2009 and the biggest yearly fall was US$974.68 million in 2010. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$12.48 million a year. A straight line explains 39% of the movement over 10 observed years.

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

How it compares

In 2024, Botswana had the 30th highest value of the 77 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Botswana in the 2024 ranking

• Mongolia — 27th of 77: US$94.77 million
• Papua New Guinea — 28th of 77: US$89.4 million
• Cameroon — 29th of 77: US$84.38 million
• Bosnia and Herzegovina — 31st of 77: US$52.84 million
• Türkiye — 32nd of 77: US$47.56 million
• Uganda — 33rd of 77: US$46.89 million

What this measures

Net financial flows received by the borrower during the year are disbursements of loans and credits less repayments of principal. Nonconcessional financial flows cover all disbursements except those made through concessional lending facilities. Regional development banks are the African Development Bank, in Tunis, Tunisia, which serves all of Africa, including North Africa; the Asian Development Bank, in Manila, Philippines, which serves South and Central Asia and East Asia and Pacific; the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, in London, United Kingdom, which serves Europe and Central Asia; and the Inter-American Development Bank, in Washington, D.C., which serves the Americas. Aggregates include amounts for economies not specified elsewhere. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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

All 50 values

Net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — US$121.27 million (2024)
• Benin — US$31.29 million (2024)
• Burkina Faso — US$10.08 million (2024)
• Cabo Verde — US$15.2 million (2024)
• Cameroon — US$84.38 million (2024)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$43.36 million (2023)
• Congo, Rep. — US$1.1 million (2024)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$223.06 million (2024)
• Eswatini — US$21.98 million (2024)

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 net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$)?

US$69.29 million in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1975?

It is up 23,185% from US$297,556 in 1975 (11.77% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$971.69 million in 2009 and the lowest −US$109.62 million in 2023.

How does Botswana rank?

30th highest of 77 economies with data for 2024.

Is the latest change in net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) unusual for Botswana?

In 2024, Botswana's net financial flows, RDB nonconcessional (NFL, current US$) rose US$178.91 million on 2023 (from −US$109.62 million to US$69.29 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was −US$3.65 million and a typical year strayed about US$295.01 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.6 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator DT.NFL.RDBN.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: International Debt Statistics, World Bank (WB), uri: https://www.worldbank.org/en/programs/debt-statistics 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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