Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Botswana
Botswana: Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) was 15.3% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Botswana, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 15.3% for liquid assets to short term liabilities in 2024.
That represents a change of up 7.5% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to short term liabilities in Botswana peaked at 20.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.1%, in 2014.
Botswana ranks 146th of 146 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 19.7% | — |
| 2013 | 15.0% | -24.0% |
| 2014 | 14.1% | -6.1% |
| 2015 | 18.5% | +31.1% |
| 2016 | 20.0% | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 16.4% | -18.4% |
| 2018 | 17.7% | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18.1% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.4% | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 15.6% | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | -9.2% |
| 2024 | 15.3% | +7.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 15.3% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 51.9%, 29% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 15.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 61.1%, 25% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 17.4% | 14.1% | 20.0% | 8 |
| 2020s | 15.7% | 14.2% | 18.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More development goals data for Botswana
- Red List Index 0.981 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 12.96 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 382.92 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 109 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 107 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 11 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 12 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 12 (2025)
- Infant deaths 1,959 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is liquid assets to short term liabilities in Botswana?
- Liquid assets to short term liabilities in Botswana was 15.3% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.0% in 2016.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to short term liabilities recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.1% in 2014.
- How does Botswana rank for liquid assets to short term liabilities?
- Botswana ranks 146th out of 146 countries with data for 2024.
- Is liquid assets to short term liabilities rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Liquid assets to short term liabilities (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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