Botswana international reserves
Total reserves
$3.8B
Data for November 2025
1-month change
-4.6%
12-month change
-3.7%
High since 2000
$10.3B
April 2008
Monthly history (IMF)
$3.8 billion
November 2025-37.7% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of November 2025.
- Foreign exchange$3.4B · 89.0%
- SDRs$346M · 9.1%
- IMF reserve position$70M · 1.8%
Gold
Botswana does not report gold holdings.
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 1,482
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
19.0%
Months of imports covered
6.1
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.