Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Botswana
Botswana: Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) was 8.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Botswana, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Botswana stood at 8.2%.
That represents a change of down 8.4% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Botswana peaked at 16.2% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 1.7%, in 2012.
That places Botswana 63rd out of 155 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.7% | — |
| 2013 | 6.9% | +319.5% |
| 2014 | 10.2% | +46.3% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 12.0% | +30.8% |
| 2017 | 12.4% | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 16.2% | +31.2% |
| 2019 | 10.0% | -38.1% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | -18.9% |
| 2021 | 9.7% | +19.5% |
| 2022 | 8.6% | -11.8% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +4.7% |
| 2024 | 8.2% | -8.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 8.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 5.6%, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 8.2% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 12.3%, 67% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +319.5% | 1.7% | 6.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.8% | 1.7% | 16.2% | 8 |
| 2020s | 8.7% | 8.1% | 9.7% | 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 non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Botswana?
- Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital in Botswana was 8.2% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 16.2% in 2018.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans net of provisions to capital recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.7% in 2012.
- How does Botswana rank for non-performing loans net of provisions to capital?
- Botswana ranks 63rd out of 155 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans net of provisions to capital rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Non-performing loans net of provisions to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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