Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Botswana
Botswana: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 54.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in Botswana, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 54.4% for getting credit: credit bureau coverage in 2019.
The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Botswana peaked at 60.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2005.
That places Botswana 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 30.9% | — |
| 2005 | 30.8% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.2% | +40.3% |
| 2007 | 58.3% | +35.0% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 51.9% | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 57.6% | +11.0% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 58.9% | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 60.7% | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 51.7% | -14.8% |
| 2015 | 51.1% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 53.5% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 53.6% | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +1.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 54.4% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 2.8× the median. (56 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +40.3% | 30.8% | 43.2% |
| 2007 | +35.0% | 43.2% | 58.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.7% | 30.8% | 58.3% | 6 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 51.1% | 60.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Botswana?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in Botswana was 54.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 60.7% in 2013.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2005.
- How does Botswana rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- Botswana ranks 56th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.