Botswana

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 5,127.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 1993 - Jun 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) -5.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 12.747 Mar 2026 quarterly Sep 1994 - Mar 2026
GDP per Capita (USD) 7,712.303 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 6.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
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
Investment: % of GDP (%) 38.0 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2026
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
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 (%) 57.108 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2026
Production Last Frequency Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 2,524,800.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Gold Production (kg) 331.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 42.955 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 397.000 2006 yearly 1999 - 2006
MPI: Diamonds (2013=100) 84.500 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
Mining Production Index (MPI) (2013=100) 82.200 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2003 - Mar 2026
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 (%) -2.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -241.274 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 313.342 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 23.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 30.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2025
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 Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 4,211.823 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,681.239 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 4,025.983 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -3,100.016 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,311.839 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2026
Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign (BWP mn) 28,817.800 2026 yearly 1994 - 2026
Public Debt: Outstanding: Domestic (BWP mn) 55,246.200 2026 yearly 2002 - 2026
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Population (Person mn) 2.6 2025 yearly 1950 - 2025
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 68.8 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
Employed Persons (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Unemployment Rate (%) 23.14 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Monthly Earnings (USD) 519 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2022
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 7.44 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 2.953 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 0.000 yearly -
BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Male: % of Male Labour Force (%) 21.491 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: Female: % of Female Labour Force (%) 27.884 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%) 24.477 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%) 51.958 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
BW: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population... (%) 68.798 2025 yearly 1990 - 2025
BW: Rural Population (Person) 820,319.000 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
BW: Urban Population (Person) 1,700,820.000 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
BW: Population: Total (Person) 2,562,122.000 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
BW: Population: Female (Person) 1,285,629.000 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
BW: Population: Male (Person) 1,276,493.000 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
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 (%) 10.7 May 2026 monthly Jun 1975 - May 2026
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) 5.692 May 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2026
Producer Price Index Growth (%) 33.2 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2019 - Mar 2026
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) -175.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 449.2 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) -33.7 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 111.340 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 2,506.396 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 8,761.429 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Imports (USD mn) 624.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 19.6 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 91,960.552 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 23,888.240 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.449 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 14.436 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 70.523 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 32.519 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2026
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 1,654.306 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 2.908 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,510.356 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 283.686 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 41.707 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 23.737 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 51.189 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 644.414 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 1,244.736 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,363.597 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 927.301 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 977.209 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,893.768 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 711.649 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 310.151 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 1,324.556 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 861.584 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 3,675.333 Apr 2026 monthly Apr 2006 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.619 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -2,307.905 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 5,911.404 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 8,219.309 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 73.600 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Value Index (2015=100) 99.300 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 81.800 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 79.000 2024 yearly 2005 - 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 32.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -54.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 2.831 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.1 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 34.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 144.7 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.814 2031 yearly 1980 - 2031
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 4,030.313 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 128.299 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 117.708 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.5 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 234.125 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,598.858 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2000 - Apr 2026
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 9,248.521 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
M2 Growth (%) 4.8 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Apr 2026
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 May 2026 monthly Feb 2006 - May 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 17.531 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,654.458 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.3 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Apr 2026
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 0.8 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2005 - Mar 2026
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,161.4 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,766.834 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Total Loans Growth (%) 0.99 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2003 - Apr 2026
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 29.71 Mar 2026 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2026
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 4,345,791.000 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 123,149.410 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Apr 2026
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 34,605.303 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2026
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 112,561.491 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2004 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 115,239.119 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 3,142.613 Mar 2026 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 90,104.312 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 33,215.969 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,936.335 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 4,249.497 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,232.633 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,411.765 Apr 2026 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2026
Banking Statistics Last Frequency Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%) 17.4 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) 20.3 2025 yearly 2007 - 2025
Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates Last Frequency Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa) 7.190 Apr 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Apr 2026
Exchange Rate against USD (USD/BWP) 13.327 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2025
Policy Rate (% pa) 3.75 Apr 2022 monthly Aug 1976 - Apr 2022
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) 33.53 May 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2026
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) 13.35 May 2026 monthly Oct 2004 - May 2026
Real Effective Exchange Rate (Dec2018=100) 95.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2009 - Sep 2025
Energy Last Frequency Range
Electricity Production (GWh) 325 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2005 - Mar 2026
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) 11,157.6 Jun 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2026
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) 22.2 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Market Capitalization (USD mn) 4,604.308 May 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2026
Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn) 60,187.030 May 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2026
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn) 65.144 May 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2026
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn) 12.931 May 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2026
Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%) 7.600 May 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2024
Transport and Telecommunications Last Frequency Range
Registered Motor Vehicles (Unit th) 391.686 2015 yearly 2005 - 2015
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) 83,182.000 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) 4,134,666.000 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) 3.299 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Teledensity: Mobile (Number) 164.000 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) 18,162.693 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 1,592.394 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Exports: Television (USD th) 3,631.763 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) 177,998.761 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) 63,825.757 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
Imports: Television (USD th) 20,418.540 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
BW: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn) 0.282 2023 yearly 1982 - 2023
BW: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person) 172,720.000 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023

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