Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Botswana
Botswana: Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit was -297.00 million current US$ in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Botswana, 1990–2011
Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded -297.00 million current US$ for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in 2011.
The figure is up 69.2% on the previous year and down 162.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Botswana peaked at 1.27 billion current US$ in 2006 and was at its lowest, -1.24 billion current US$, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 18th of 29 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 498.19 million current US$ | 151.72 million current US$ | 723.43 million current US$ | 7 |
| 2000s | -31.24 million current US$ | -1.24 billion current US$ | 1.27 billion current US$ | 4 |
| 2010s | -630.70 million current US$ | -964.40 million current US$ | -297.00 million current US$ | 2 |
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More public sector data for Botswana
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Tax revenue 22.4% (2023)
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 32.4% (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services 14.5% (2023)
- Net investment in nonfinancial assets 6.1% (2023)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -4.2% (2023)
- Interest payments 3.4% (2023)
- Grants and other revenue 20.3% (2023)
- Interest payments 4.0% (2023)
- Other taxes 0.1% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Botswana?
- Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit in Botswana was -297.00 million current US$ in 2011, according to International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 billion current US$ in 2006.
- What is the lowest fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.24 billion current US$ in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit?
- Botswana ranks 18th out of 29 countries with data for 2011.
- Is fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 162.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Fiscal balance, cash surplus/deficit (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Cash surplus or deficit is revenue (including grants) minus expense, minus net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. In the 1986 GFS manual nonfinancial assets were included under revenue and expenditure in gross terms. This cash surplus or deficit is closest to the earlier overall budget balance (still missing is lending minus repayments, which are now a financing item under net acquisition of financial assets).