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Botswana - Fiscal Balance (% of GDP) -7.42

World Bank · updated 2026-10-03 · 195 economies tracked

Latest value

-7.42 (2025)

Global rank

##173 of 195 economies

Share of global total

1.3%

Growth since 1999

-1.25×

Ranking Race — Fiscal Balance (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#32#63#94#125#156#18719901995200020052010201520202025#3#1732022 overtook Chad2025 overtook Guinea-Bissau
BotswanaTuvaluKuwaitNorwayUnited Arab Emirates

Real annual global ranks, 1990 - 2025. Botswana climbed from #3 to #173 (overtook Chad). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Botswana ↓

Key Events — Botswana

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2001
Fell 95 places in global rank auto
2002
Fell 19 places in global rank auto
2003
Climbed 67 places in global rank auto
2004
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2005
Climbed 28 places in global rank auto
2008
Fell 154 places in global rank auto
2011
Climbed 125 places in global rank auto
2013
Climbed 23 places in global rank auto

Fiscal Balance (% of GDP), 1999-2025

World Bank · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1999200920192025-13.78-4.754.2813.31

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