Botswana: Financial institutions development, depth

The latest value from 2021 is 0.411 index points, a decline from 0.418 index points in 2020. In comparison, the world average is 0.291 index points, based on data from 175 countries. Historically, the average for Botswana from 1980 to 2021 is 0.279 index points. The minimum value, 0.12 index points, was reached in 1988 while the maximum of 0.418 index points was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Measures the development of financial institutions in terms of depth. Constructed as a principal component of the following variables: Private-sector credit to GDP; Pension fund assets to GDP; Mutual fund assets to GDP; and Insurance premiums, life and non-life, to GDP. See Svirydzenka, Katsiaryna (IMF, 2016) for more detail.