Botswana recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 2.60 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2023. Government Budget in Botswana averaged -1.09 percent of GDP from 2004 until 2023, reaching an all time high of 11.20 percent of GDP in 2007 and a record low of -10.70 percent of GDP in 2010. source: Bank of Botswana

Government Budget in Botswana is expected to reach -2.80 percent of GDP by the end of 2024, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Botswana Government Budget is projected to trend around -2.60 percent of GDP in 2025 and -2.40 percent of GDP in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Fiscal Expenditure 19214.60 16386.20 BWP Million Mar 2023
Government Budget -2.60 0.00 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Budget Value 5173.30 1283.40 BWP Million Mar 2023
Government Debt 46079.80 40889.60 BWP Million Dec 2022
Government Debt to GDP 22.00 20.70 percent of GDP Dec 2023
Government Revenues 24387.90 17669.50 BWP Million Mar 2023
Government Spending 16166.40 15834.60 BWP Million Sep 2024

Botswana Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.60 0.00 11.20 -10.70 2004 - 2023 percent of GDP Yearly