Botswana

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 4,887.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 1993 - Sep 2022
Real GDP Growth (%) 6.3 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 17.710 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 1994 - Sep 2022
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) 2,112.755 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 43.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 1,411.178 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 28.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Investment: % of GDP (%) 24.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 1,229.881 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 16,658.076 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Gross Savings Rate (%) 27.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 23,546.700 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 9,225.460 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 3.986 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 97.157 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Production Last Frequency Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 2,342,375.000 2020 yearly 2009 - 2020
Gold Production (kg) 851.000 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 0.000 2019 yearly 2010 - 2019
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 397.000 2006 yearly 1999 - 2006
Mining Production Index (MPI) (2013=100) 106.600 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2022
MPI: Diamonds (2013=100) 96.400 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2022
Industrial Production: Annual: Diamonds (Carat th) 22,696.000 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Industrial Production: Annual: Coal (Tonne) 2,021,218.000 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 312.380 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 747.607 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 28.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 2022
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,581.9 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 96.698 2028 yearly 1981 - 2028
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 44.760 2028 yearly 1999 - 2028
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 105.049 2028 yearly 2000 - 2028
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,113.750 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 9,985.210 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,138.640 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 5,966.420 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) 4,172.220 Oct 2022 monthly Apr 2007 - Oct 2022
Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign (BWP mn) 17,366.990 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Public Debt: Outstanding: Domestic (BWP mn) 23,522.570 2022 yearly 2002 - 2022
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 2.4 2020 yearly 1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 64.3 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Employed Persons (Person) 486,432.000 Mar 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2022
Unemployment Rate (%) 24.72 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Monthly Earnings (USD) 547 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2021
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 2.51 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2021
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 2.716 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 yearly -
Employment: Wholesale & Retail Trade (Person) 68,987.000 Mar 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2022
Average Monthly Earnings (BWP) 6,299.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2021
Average Monthly Earnings: Mining & Quarrying (BWP) 19,051.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2021
Average Monthly Earnings: Financial Intermediaries (BWP) 14,693.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2021
Average Monthly Earnings: Water & Electricity (BWP) 21,017.000 Dec 2021 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2021
BW: Employment Index (2010=100) 147.254 2020 yearly 1985 - 2020
BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%) 50.695 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%) 25.829 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%) 21.155 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%) 19.394 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
BW: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population... (%) 64.297 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
BW: Rural Population (Person) 736,148.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
BW: Urban Population (Person) 1,852,275.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
BW: Population: Male (Person) 1,277,735.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
BW: Population: Female (Person) 1,310,688.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
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 Dec 2019 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 2019
Motor Vehicle Sales: Passenger Cars (Unit) 1,050.000 Dec 2019 semiannually Dec 2005 - Dec 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 (%) 9.3 Jan 2023 monthly Jun 1975 - Jan 2023
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 17.346 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Feb 2023
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 49.2 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2019 - Sep 2022
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) 4.576 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 2.319 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Trade Balance (USD mn) -0.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2022
Total Exports (USD mn) 608.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Total Exports Growth (%) 8.9 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 176.208 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 4,213.348 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 11,311.853 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Imports (USD mn) 609.5 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Total Imports Growth (%) 3.3 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2022
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 124,248.826 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 66,796.234 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 25.138 Dec 2022 monthly Feb 2019 - Dec 2022
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.641 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 32.190 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 15.556 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2022
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.700 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2022
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 7,843.400 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,855.600 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -12.200 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 445.100 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 7.700 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 6,669.500 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 114.900 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 107.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 9.900 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 485.200 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 390.400 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 1,312.300 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 719.300 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,003.200 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,658.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 756.400 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,335.800 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2022
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 309.700 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 353.900 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 5,324.400 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 403.500 Dec 2022 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2022
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 279.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 5.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -77.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 5.957 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 72.4 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.039 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
External Debt (USD mn) 1,521.3 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 8.0 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
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) 1.223 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 6,280.655 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
BW: BoP: Current Account (USD mn) -122.877 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 9,630.759 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn) 96.020 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 6,275.129 2021 yearly 1994 - 2021
BoP: Current Account: Services: Imports (BWP mn) 4,271.155 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (BWP mn) -786.141 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (BWP mn) 3,098.273 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Capital Account (BWP mn) 13.092 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account (BWP mn) 2,586.196 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Services (BWP mn) -2,319.981 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (BWP mn) 23,279.082 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: In Botswana (BWP mn) 1,046.052 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: In Botswana (BWP mn) 76.173 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BWP mn) 1,223.140 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2022
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (BWP mn) 26,033.608 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
BoP: Capital Account: Expenditures (BWP mn) 4.834 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income (BWP mn) -1,755.656 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Capital Account: Receipts (BWP mn) 17.926 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: In Botswana (BWP mn) 219.803 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Abroad (BWP mn) 2,921.726 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Abroad (BWP mn) -7.044 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current Account (BWP mn) 5,087.296 Jun 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2022
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BWP mn) -94.935 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Balance of Payments (BoP): Current, Capital and Financial Account (BWP mn) -3,628.114 Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services: Exports (BWP mn) 1,686.209 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
International Investment Position: Assets (BWP mn) 168,846.533 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
International Investment Position: Net (BWP mn) 73,716.602 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
International Investment Position: Liabilities (BWP mn) 95,129.931 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) 96.020 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 236.647 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 57.629 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 19.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2022
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 189.433 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2022
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,028.081 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2022
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 7,871.981 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2022
M2 Growth (%) 7.6 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2022
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 (%) 20.365 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.4 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2022
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,119.422 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Total Deposits Growth (%) 7.8 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2022
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 5,855.1 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2022
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -5.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,743.8 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,731.164 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2022
Total Loans Growth (%) 6.20 Dec 2022 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2022
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 28.30 Sep 2022 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2022
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 101,182.270 Nov 2022 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2022
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 26,067.877 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2022
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 4,521,890.000 Oct 2022 monthly Jan 1992 - Oct 2022
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 25,162.112 Nov 2022 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2022
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,435.525 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2022
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 11.7 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 18.6 2021 yearly 2007 - 2021
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 6.760 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Exchange Rate against USD (BWP/USD) 13.069 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Feb 2023
Policy Rate (% pa) 3.75 Apr 2022 monthly Aug 1976 - Apr 2022
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) -4.00 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 8.80 Jan 2023 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2023
Real Effective Exchange Rate (Sep2016=100) 100.7 Feb 2019 monthly Dec 2006 - Feb 2019
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 286 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2022
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) 7,847.2 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2023
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 17.9 2021 yearly 2003 - 2021
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 3,211.117 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn) 41,274.000 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%) 6.500 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn) 56.236 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn) 15.688 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2023
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 391.686 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 132,457.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 4,160,553.000 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 5.117 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 160.737 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 9,995.739 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 2,473.386 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Exports: Television (USD th) 4,183.005 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 194,616.010 2020 yearly 2000 - 2020
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 83,731.854 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
Imports: Television (USD th) 21,311.714 2021 yearly 1995 - 2021
BW: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn) 0.000 2020 yearly 1982 - 2020
BW: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person) 254,439.000 2019 yearly 1979 - 2019

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