According to the World Bank, the Total External Debt Stocks of Botswana was US$ 1.98B in 2021, a difference of +384.1M US$ (a 24% increase) compared to 2020.
Use the interactive visualization and table below to explore the values for each year between 1970-2021.
The World Bank defines Total External Debt Stocks as "debt owed to nonresidents repayable in currency, goods, or services. Total external debt is the sum of public, publicly guaranteed, and private nonguaranteed long-term debt, use of IMF credit, and short-term debt. Short-term debt includes all debt having an original maturity of one year or less and interest in arrears on long-term debt".
See also: Current Account Balance of Botswana.
| Year | Total External Debt Stocks (US$) |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 17358400.00 |
| 1971 | 33201565.70 |
| 1972 | 74756512.00 |
| 1973 | 114920842.50 |
| 1974 | 134055048.00 |
| 1975 | 147979450.10 |
| 1976 | 166353134.30 |
| 1977 | 185561932.50 |
| 1978 | 125537379.10 |
| 1979 | 130018668.00 |
| 1980 | 135629101.50 |
| 1981 | 159540360.10 |
| 1982 | 204807763.80 |
| 1983 | 228122753.20 |
| 1984 | 266914783.70 |
| 1985 | 345662733.40 |
| 1986 | 407035314.50 |
| 1987 | 543402800.40 |
| 1988 | 532601060.40 |
| 1989 | 549840386.80 |
| 1990 | 552920438.50 |
| 1991 | 612559218.70 |
| 1992 | 606348584.40 |
| 1993 | 663983873.00 |
| 1994 | 700397765.10 |
| 1995 | 717153185.00 |
| 1996 | 626530347.70 |
| 1997 | 574727348.00 |
| 1998 | 532169048.70 |
| 1999 | 510191242.40 |
| 2000 | 452434627.40 |
| 2001 | 400352880.40 |
| 2002 | 491350071.00 |
| 2003 | 514126449.30 |
| 2004 | 515796292.80 |
| 2005 | 460538960.40 |
| 2006 | 364731487.20 |
| 2007 | 425189546.80 |
| 2008 | 448508779.90 |
| 2009 | 1643300883.20 |
| 2010 | 1806938426.70 |
| 2011 | 2395188968.70 |
| 2012 | 2526373031.30 |
| 2013 | 2388279492.20 |
| 2014 | 2499532552.10 |
| 2015 | 2236640614.30 |
| 2016 | 2126448971.80 |
| 2017 | 1741386786.60 |
| 2018 | 1782037130.20 |
| 2019 | 1565096393.60 |
| 2020 | 1597427934.60 |
| 2021 | 1981527906.40 |