Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) in Botswana
Botswana: Non-performing loans to total gross loans (%) was 3.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Botswana, 2012–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Botswana stood at 3.4%.
That represents a change of down 6.1% on the previous year and down 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, non-performing loans to total gross loans in Botswana peaked at 5.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.6%, in 2012.
That places Botswana 77th out of 156 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 to total gross loans (%) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 2.6% | — |
| 2013 | 3.6% | +37.9% |
| 2014 | 3.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 3.7% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +29.9% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 5.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 4.8% | -11.8% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | -9.7% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 3.4% | -6.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 3.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.4%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 3.4% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 6.7%, 51% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.2% | 2.6% | 5.4% | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% | 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 to total gross loans in Botswana?
- Non-performing loans to total gross loans in Botswana was 3.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest non-performing loans to total gross loans recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.6% in 2012.
- How does Botswana rank for non-performing loans to total gross loans?
- Botswana ranks 77th out of 156 countries with data for 2024.
- Is non-performing loans to total gross loans rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.0%. 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 to total gross loans (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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