Botswana

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 5,136.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 1993 - Mar 2023
Real GDP Growth (%) 6.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%) -2.189 Jun 2024 quarterly Sep 1994 - Jun 2024
GDP per Capita (USD) 7,830.671 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 10.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 2,148.633 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 42.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,532.598 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 30.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Investment: % of GDP (%) 36.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 1,398.337 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2024
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 19,153.361 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Gross Savings Rate (%) 26.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 23,714.829 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 9,225.460 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 3.957 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 68.508 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2024
Production Last Frequency Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 2,818,408.000 2022 yearly 2009 - 2022
Gold Production (kg) 427.000 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 10.383 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 397.000 2006 yearly 1999 - 2006
MPI: Diamonds (2013=100) 83.200 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
Mining Production Index (MPI) (2013=100) 79.400 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2024
Industrial Production: Annual: Diamonds (Carat th) 24,479.000 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Industrial Production: Annual: Coal (Tonne) 2,460,868.000 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -37.355 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 496.639 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 34.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 117.247 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 89.559 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 119.488 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 2.4 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 64.5 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Employed Persons (Person) 486,432.000 Mar 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2022
Unemployment Rate (%) 20.68 2022 yearly 1991 - 2022
Monthly Earnings (USD) 519 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2022
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 7.29 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 2.953 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 yearly -
Employment: Wholesale & Retail Trade (Person) 63,712.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Average Monthly Earnings (BWP) 6,299.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2021
Average Monthly Earnings: Water & Electricity (BWP) 20,945.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Average Monthly Earnings: Financial Intermediaries (BWP) 19,635.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Average Monthly Earnings: Mining & Quarrying (BWP) 22,283.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
BW: Labour Force (Person th) 1,135.188 2023 yearly 1964 - 2023
BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%) 49.302 2023 yearly 1991 - 2023
BW: Rural Population (Person) 730,591.000 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
BW: Population: Male (Person) 1,321,662.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
BW: Population: Female (Person) 1,353,690.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 1,050 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -87.1 2019 yearly 2006 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Commercial Cars (Unit) 0.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 1,050.000 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 1,112.824 2003 yearly 1994 - 2003
Household Income per Capita (USD) 1,564.722 2003 yearly 1994 - 2003
Inflation Last Frequency Range
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 1.5 Sep 2024 monthly Jun 1975 - Sep 2024
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 4.989 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2024
Producer Price Index Growth (%) -2.2 Mar 2024 quarterly Mar 2019 - Mar 2024
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 4.500 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -427.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 215.9 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -63.1 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 46.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 4,642.194 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 12,558.330 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 643.7 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 20.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Aug 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 106,766.483 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 30,187.371 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2.401 Aug 2024 monthly Feb 2019 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.265 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 32.731 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Aug 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 23.733 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Aug 2024
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,833.516 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.002 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -5,742.265 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 8,639.497 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 2,897.232 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,323.531 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 31.120 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 865.064 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 36.899 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 201.562 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 26.491 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 60.287 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Aug 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 202.110 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Aug 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 451.500 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Aug 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,153.714 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 876.609 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,521.866 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Aug 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,602.787 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,327.116 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 486.817 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 745.225 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 5,116.345 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Aug 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,202.054 Aug 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Aug 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 201.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 4.0 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.305 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 40.1 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 156.0 2021 yearly 1973 - 2021
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.062 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,613.990 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -370.483 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 6,212.598 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 5,756.948 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) -455.650 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 206.439 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 641.006 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.3 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 20.5 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 198.179 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,520.359 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Aug 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 9,012.618 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
M2 Growth (%) 12.0 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Aug 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Feb 2021 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 23.845 Jun 2024 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,503.790 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Aug 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 29.7 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Jun 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,051.3 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,291.380 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Aug 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.76 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Aug 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 29.56 Jun 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 119,689.475 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Aug 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 33,470.906 Aug 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Aug 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 4,799,743.000 Jul 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Jul 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,711.068 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2024
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 14.5 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 20.0 2022 yearly 2007 - 2022
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 6.010 Aug 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Aug 2024
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/BWP) 13.479 May 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - May 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 3.75 Apr 2022 monthly Aug 1976 - Apr 2022
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) -0.89 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 8.86 Sep 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Sep 2024
Real Effective Exchange Rate (Dec2018=100) 97.1 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 2009 - Aug 2023
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 204 Jun 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2024
Tourism Last Frequency Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person) 1,830,000 2018 yearly 1995 - 2018
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Tourism Revenue (USD mn) 217 2020 yearly 1995 - 2020
Tourism Revenue Growth (%) -69.5 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Financial Market Last Frequency Range
Equity Market Index (19Jun1989=100) 9,844.6 Oct 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2024
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 18.2 2023 yearly 2003 - 2023
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 3,960.030 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn) 51,832.850 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%) 7.600 May 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2024
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn) 39.626 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn) 6.428 Sep 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2024
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 391.686 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 89,785.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 4,440,000.000 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 3.620 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 160.737 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 12,846.269 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,521.021 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Television (USD th) 2,136.368 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 200,456.340 2022 yearly 2000 - 2022
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 69,659.266 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Television (USD th) 17,240.339 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
BW: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person) 254,439.000 2019 yearly 1979 - 2019
BW: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn) 0.000 2020 yearly 1982 - 2020

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