Botswana


    The Housing Finance Sector data for Botswana extends back to 2007. Please click on the Research Center tab above to access data for previous years not shown.

    Botswana: Statistical Data At-A-Glance
    IndicatorDataYearSource
    Total population2.29 million2017WDI
    Urban population (% of total)57.98% of total2017WDI
    GDP, current prices (U.S. dollars)17,168 USD (millions)2017WEO
    GDP based on PPP per capita GDP (Current international dollar)17,828.07 USD 2017WEO
    Inflation, end of period consumer prices (Percent change)2.95%2017WEO
    Average bank deposit rate1.46%2017IFS
    Lending rate6.88%2017IFS
    Owner-occupied units41% of total2017Statistics Botswana
    Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year in millions of USD:932.27 USD (millions)2017Bank of Botswana
    Total amount of home mortgage loans outstanding at the end of year as % of GDP (current)5.43%2017Bank of Botswana, WEO
    Typical LTV at origination902016Botswana Building Society
    Typical pmt-to-income ratio (HH income)40%2009Berge and Jing
    Retail funding (deposits/other)primary2017Bank of Botswana
    Other secondary2013Finmark
    Typical number of days needed for the transfer of title272017WDI
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    Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC)
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    Botswana Housing Corporation is a parastatal under the Ministry of Lands & Housing. The Corporation was established by an Act of Parliament in 1971. In brief, the Corporation's Mandate as outlined under section 14 of the HS Act is as follows:

    1. To provide for the housing, office and other building needs of the government and local authorities
    2. To provide for and to assist and to make arrangements for other persons to meet the requirements of statement (1)
    3. To undertake and carry-out and to make arrangements for other persons to undertake and carry-out building schemes in Botswana