Botswana vs Namibia: Claims on central government, etc.

Botswana

17.4%

in 2025

Namibia

18.1%

in 2025

Botswana rank

57th

Namibia rank

54th

Claims on central government, etc. over time

Botswana
Namibia

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 18.1% against 17.4% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Namibia has been ahead every year.

Globally, Botswana ranks 57th and Namibia ranks 54th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Claims on central government, etc. (% GDP)
Unit: % GDP
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 233 places, 11,494 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Claims on central government include loans to central government institutions net of deposits. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.