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Botswana — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)

% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

Botswana's combined government deficit reading was −7.42% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −7.26% of GDP in 2024 was −0.16 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2021–2031

PeriodValue
2031-7.46 % of GDP
2030-7.08 % of GDP
2029-7.49 % of GDP
2028-7.59 % of GDP
2027-7.79 % of GDP
6 earlier values, back to 2021
2026-10.7 % of GDP
2025-7.42 % of GDP
2024-7.26 % of GDP
2023-4.16 % of GDP
20220.04 % of GDP
2021-2.33 % of GDP
Data release 2026_10_06_0823, published 6 Oct 2026.