Botswana: Government deficit (% of GDP)
Percent of GDP · 1980–2024 · 45 observations · forecasts to 2031 · govdef_GDP
- 2024
- −7.26%percent of GDP
- Change on 2023
- −3.1 pointsfrom −4.16%
- Average, 2015–2024
- −4.34%10 years
- Record high and low
- 19.4% (1986)low −13.8% (2009)
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Percent of GDP
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2031 | -7.46 | Forecast |
| 2030 | -7.08 | Forecast |
| 2029 | -7.49 | Forecast |
| 2028 | -7.59 | Forecast |
| 2027 | -7.79 | Forecast |
| 2026 | -10.7 | Forecast |
| 2025 | -7.42 | Forecast |
| 2024 | -7.26 | |
| 2023 | -4.16 | |
| 2022 | 0.0356 | |
| 2021 | -2.33 | |
| 2020 | -10.9 | |
| 2019 | -8.53 | |
| 2018 | -5.03 | |
| 2017 | -1.14 | |
| 2016 | 0.714 | |
| 2015 | -4.82 |
Sources
This series is derived from other GMD variables.
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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