Botswana — Combined government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1970–2030 · 52 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 −27.31B LCU in 2025. The period change from −20.36B LCU in 2024 was −6.95B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −10.1% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2020–2030

PeriodValue
2030-27.17B LCU
2029-23.74B LCU
2028-23.42B LCU
2027-22.97B LCU
2026-25.42B LCU
6 earlier values, back to 2020
2025-27.31B LCU
2024-20.36B LCU
2023-11.16B LCU
2022-14.99M LCU
2021-4.82B LCU
2020-18.48B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.