Botswana — Central bank policy rate

percent · Quarterly · Q4 1976–Q3 2025 · 196 observations

About this series

The central bank policy rate is the interest rate used by the monetary authority to implement or signal its policy stance. The exact instrument depends on the country.

The latest central bank policy rate reading for Botswana was 1.9% in Q3 2025. The previous reading was 1.9% in Q2 2025; the period change was 0 percentage points. Compared with 1.9% in Q3 2024, the year-on-year change was 0 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 3.94%.

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Latest observations

Q4 2015–Q3 2025

PeriodValue
Q3 20251.9 %
Q2 20251.9 %
Q1 20251.9 %
Q4 20241.9 %
Q3 20241.9 %
15 earlier values
Q2 20242.15 %
Q1 20242.4 %
Q4 20232.4 %
Q3 20232.65 %
Q2 20232.65 %
Q1 20232.65 %
Q4 20222.65 %
Q3 20222.65 %
Q2 20222.15 %
Q1 20223.75 %
Q4 20213.75 %
Q3 20213.75 %
Q2 20213.75 %
Q1 20213.75 %
Q4 20203.75 %

Values before Q4 2020, back to Q4 2015, are on the chart — hover to read them.

Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.