Botswana: Financial development

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 Botswana

Financial development

 Latest value 0.345
 Year 2021
 Measure index points
 Data availability 1980 - 2021
 Average 0.264
 Min - Max 0.096 - 0.362
 Source International Monetary Fund
 Available for Data download
The latest value from 2021 is 0.345 index points, a decline from 0.362 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.331 index points, based on data from 178 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 1980 to 2021 is 0.264 index points. The minimum value, 0.096 index points, was reached in 1988 while the maximum of 0.362 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Botswana: Financial development
 2021 0.345
 2020 0.362
 2019 0.356
 2018 0.347
 2017 0.333
 2016 0.334
 2015 0.342
 2014 0.333




Definition: An index for overall financial development based on the two subindexes for financial institutions development and financial markets development. See the indicator menu and Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.

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