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Botswana — Combined government deficit

millions of BWP · Annual · 1970–2031 · 53 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

Botswana's combined government deficit reading was −20.09B BWP in 2025. The period change from −19.10B BWP in 2024 was −991.61M BWP. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −7.42% in 2025.

-40.00B-20.00B020.00B197020252031BWPSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2021–2031

PeriodValue
2031-32.77B BWP
2030-28.66B BWP
2029-27.94B BWP
2028-26.07B BWP
2027-24.75B BWP
6 earlier values, back to 2021
2026-31.28B BWP
2025-20.09B BWP
2024-19.10B BWP
2023-10.99B BWP
202289.38M BWP
2021-4.85B BWP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.