Botswana — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2019 · 41 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

The latest central government deficit reading for Botswana was −3.58B LCU in 2019. The previous reading was −2.04B LCU in 2018; the period change was −1.53B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2% in 2019.

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Latest observations

2010–2019

PeriodValue
2019-3.58B LCU
2018-2.04B LCU
2017462.48M LCU
2016-1.70B LCU
2015-6.57B LCU
5 earlier values, back to 2010
20144.32B LCU
20136.88B LCU
2012886.18M LCU
2011-177.53M LCU
2010-6.39B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.