Botswana — Combined government deficit (% of GDP)
% of GDP · 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. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
Botswana's combined government deficit reading was −10.1% of GDP in 2025. The period change from −7.78% of GDP in 2024 was −2.37 percentage points.
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Latest observations
2020–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | -6.61 % of GDP |
| 2029 | -6.31 % of GDP |
| 2028 | -6.81 % of GDP |
| 2027 | -7.31 % of GDP |
| 2026 | -8.8 % of GDP |
6 earlier values, back to 2020
| 2025 | -10.1 % of GDP |
| 2024 | -7.78 % of GDP |
| 2023 | -4.25 % of GDP |
| 2022 | -0.01 % of GDP |
| 2021 | -2.33 % of GDP |
| 2020 | -10.9 % of GDP |