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Botswana - Fiscal Balance -5.43

World Bank MPO (Spring 2026) · updated 2026-10-03 · 142 economies tracked

Latest value

-5.43 (2028)

Global rank

##122 of 142 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 1980

-3.12×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#24#47#70#93#116#139198019902000201020202028#3#1222025 overtook Poland2028 overtook South Sudan
BotswanaQatarUnited Arab EmiratesLesothoOman

Real annual global ranks, 1980 - 2028. Botswana climbed from #3 to #122 (overtook Poland). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Botswana ↓

Key Events — Botswana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

1998
Fell 64 places in global rank auto
1999
Climbed 63 places in global rank auto
2001
Fell 53 places in global rank auto
2003
Climbed 47 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 98 places in global rank auto
2011
Climbed 88 places in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 24 places in global rank auto
2015
Fell 90 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance, 1980-2028

World Bank MPO (Spring 2026) · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
198019902000201020202028-13.07-1.3110.4422.2

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