Loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans rose 17.3% to 1.94% in Botswana in 2017, according to the National Central Bank.
Historically, loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans in Botswana reached an all time high of 1.94% in 2017 and an all time low of 1.36% in 2015.
Botswana has been ranked 14th within the group of 63 countries we follow in terms of loan loss provisions as a percentage of bank loans, 14 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Loan Loss Provisions (As % of Bank Loans) | Unit | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| Angola | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3.37% | 3.74% | 2.39% | 3.32% | 3.17% | ... | ... | |
| Botswana | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.42% | 1.38% | 1.40% | 1.36% | ||
| Dem. Republic of the Congo | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Lesotho | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.00% | 1.60% | 1.53% | 1.65% | 1.65% | |||
| Mozambique | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Namibia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 0.156% | 0.154% | 0.274% | 0.342% | 0.418% | |||
| South Africa | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.16% | 1.46% | 1.54% | 1.49% | 1.16% | |||||
| Swaziland | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Tanzania | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1.70% | 1.37% | 1.70% | 1.68% | 1.05% | ... | ||
| Zambia | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Zimbabwe | % | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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