Facts
- Government gross debt, % of GDP
- 34.0 % (2025)
- Fiscal balance, % of GDP
- -6.1 % (2025)
- GDP, current prices
- $19.9 bn (2025)
- Current account, % of GDP
- 3.1 % (2025)
- Debt level
- 30–60% of GDP
- Change in debt ratio, last 10 years
- +9.5 pp
- Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
- 19.7 % (2023)
- ISO code
- BWA
Sources: US Treasury Fiscal Data — Debt to the Penny, MSPD (public domain), IMF World Economic Outlook, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
GDP, current prices ($ billions)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $19.9 bn |
| 2024 | $19.4 bn |
| 2023 | $19.4 bn |
| 2022 | $20.3 bn |
| 2021 | $18.8 bn |
| 2020 | $14.9 bn |
| 2019 | $16.7 bn |
| 2018 | $17.0 bn |
| 2017 | $16.1 bn |
| 2016 | $15.1 bn |
| 2015 | $13.5 bn |
| 2014 | $15.5 bn |
Current account balance, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 3.1 % |
| 2024 | -4.5 % |
| 2023 | 1.5 % |
| 2022 | -0.6 % |
| 2021 | -1.8 % |
| 2020 | -9.8 % |
| 2019 | -6.9 % |
| 2018 | 0.4 % |
| 2017 | 5.6 % |
| 2016 | 8.0 % |
| 2015 | 2.2 % |
| 2014 | 11.1 % |
Government gross debt, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 34.0 % |
| 2024 | 30.5 % |
| 2023 | 22.5 % |
| 2022 | 20.0 % |
| 2021 | 22.3 % |
| 2020 | 23.5 % |
| 2019 | 21.5 % |
| 2018 | 19.6 % |
| 2017 | 19.6 % |
| 2016 | 22.3 % |
| 2015 | 24.5 % |
| 2014 | 23.9 % |
Net lending / borrowing, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -6.1 % |
| 2024 | -7.2 % |
| 2023 | -4.2 % |
| 2022 | 0.0 % |
| 2021 | -2.3 % |
| 2020 | -10.9 % |
| 2019 | -8.5 % |
| 2018 | -5.0 % |
| 2017 | -1.1 % |
| 2016 | 0.7 % |
| 2015 | -4.8 % |
| 2014 | 3.9 % |
Central government debt, % of GDP (World Bank)
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 19.7 |
| 2022 | 18.3 |
| 2021 | 19.7 |
| 2020 | 19.6 |
| 2019 | 16.2 |
| 2018 | 15.2 |
| 2017 | 14.7 |
| 2016 | 15.8 |
| 2015 | 19.1 |
| 2014 | 18.3 |
| 2013 | 19.0 |
| 2012 | 20.6 |