Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP

1975 - 2024 | Yearly | % | World Bank

Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -4.258 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.488 % for 2023. Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 10.639 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.981 % in 1987 and a record low of -28.280 % in 1981. Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);;

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Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
-4.258 2024 1.488 2023 -28.280 1981 31.981 1987 % yearly 1975 - 2024

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Botswana Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
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
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 7,712.303 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 1,474.648 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 19,216.757 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 29.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Investment: % of GDP (%) 38.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 5,127.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1993 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 12.747 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1994 - Mar 2026
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 2,399.451 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 40.4 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,675.050 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 30.7 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) -5.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 57.108 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -5.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2026
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 157.475 2032 yearly 1981 - 2032
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 281.503 2032 yearly 1999 - 2032
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 124.857 2032 yearly 2000 - 2032
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 313.342 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -234.497 May 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Dec 2025
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Employed Persons (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 2.953 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 yearly -
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 68.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 7.44 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Monthly Earnings (USD) 519 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2022
Population (Person mn) 2.6 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Unemployment Rate (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Domestic Trade and Household Survey Last Frequency Range
Household Expenditure per Capita (USD) 1,112.824 2003 yearly 1994 - 2003
Household Income per Capita (USD) 1,564.722 2003 yearly 1994 - 2003
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
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit) 1,050 2019 yearly 2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%) -87.1 2019 yearly 2006 - 2019
Inflation Last Frequency Range
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 6.590 Jul 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jul 2026
Consumer Price Index CPI Growth (%) 9.4 Jul 2026 monthly Jun 1975 - Jul 2026
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 4.500 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 33.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2019 - Mar 2026

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