Botswana's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) was −US$4.44 million in 2019, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 788% from −US$500,000 in 2009.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | −US$4.44 million | 2019 |
| Five years earlier | US$39.96 million | 2014 |
| Ten years earlier | −US$500,000 | 2009 |
| Highest | US$39.96 million | 2014 |
| Lowest | −US$18.45 million | 1990 |
| Average since 2010 | −US$166,667 | 2010–2019 |
| First recorded | US$2.9 million |
What the numbers say
In 2019, Botswana's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.44 million on 2018 (from −US$8.88 million to −US$4.44 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2018), the average change was −US$1.85 million and a typical year strayed about US$13.45 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 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$32.01 million in 1993 and the biggest yearly fall was US$48.84 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 2010 to 2019 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 9 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
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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| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | −US$4.44 million | 2019 |
| Upper middle income | US$64.14 billion | 2024 |
Closest to Botswana in the 2019 ranking
- Mali — 1st of 2: −US$140,000
What this measures
Public and publicly guaranteed debt from private creditors include bonds that are either publicly issued or privately placed; commercial bank loans from private banks and other private financial institutions; and other private credits from manufacturers, exporters, and other suppliers of goods, and bank credits covered by a guarantee of an export credit agency. Net flows (or net lending or net disbursements) received by the borrower during the year are disbursements minus principal repayments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.
All 49 values
| Year | PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2019 | -4,440,000 |
| 2018 | -8,880,000 |
| 2017 | -8,880,000 |
| 2016 | -8,880,000 |
| 2015 | -8,880,000 |
| 2014 | 39,960,000 |
| 2013 | no data |
| 2012 | -750,000 |
| 2011 | -250,000 |
| 2010 | -500,000 |
| 2009 |
PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$687.85 million (2024)
- Benin — US$977.24 million (2024)
- Burkina Faso — US$62.99 million (2024)
- Cabo Verde — −US$22.14 million (2024)
- Cameroon — US$459.33 million (2024)
- Central African Republic — −US$1.45 million (2024)
- Chad — −US$173.12 million (2024)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — −US$9.02 million (2024)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$430.39 million (2024)
- Côte d'Ivoire — US$2.59 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Botswana
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$15.4 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 207.88 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$)?
- −US$4.44 million in 2019, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is down 253% from US$2.9 million in 1970. The highest value was US$39.96 million in 2014 and the lowest −US$18.45 million in 1990.
- Is the latest change in PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2019, Botswana's PPG, private creditors (NFL, current US$) rose US$4.44 million on 2018 (from −US$8.88 million to −US$4.44 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1987 to 2018), the average change was −US$1.85 million and a typical year strayed about US$13.45 million from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.5 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
- 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.NFL.PRVT.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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