Broad money growth in Botswana
Botswana: Broad money growth was 4.8% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Broad money growth in Botswana, 1977–2024
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for broad money growth in Botswana is 4.8%, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 48.7% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, broad money growth in Botswana peaked at 72.4% in 2001 and was at its lowest, -14.4%, in 1993.
Botswana ranks 127th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.0% | 11.4% | 64.5% | 3 |
| 1980s | 26.3% | -4.4% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.5% | -14.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.7% | -1.3% | 72.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.2% | 2.7% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.4% | 4.8% | 9.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 124 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 5.4% compare
- 125 Saint Kitts and Nevis 5.3% compare
- 126 Albania 5.1% compare
- 128 Malaysia 4.6% compare
- 129 Papua New Guinea 4.4% compare
- 130 Togo 4.4% compare
More financial sector data for Botswana
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2025)
- Broad money 44.1% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 60.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 119.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.76 (2024)
- Net migration -5,665 (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 13.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is broad money growth in Botswana?
- Broad money growth in Botswana was 4.8% in 2024, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest broad money growth recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 72.4% in 2001.
- What is the lowest broad money growth recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.4% in 1993.
- How does Botswana rank for broad money growth?
- Botswana ranks 127th out of 166 countries with data for 2024.
- Is broad money growth rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Broad money growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Broad money is the sum of all liquid financial instruments held by money-holding sectors that are widely accepted in an economy as a medium of exchange, plus those that can be converted into a medium of exchange at short notice at, or close to, their full nominal value. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.