Botswana Foreign Direct Investment

2004 - 2022 | Quarterly | USD mn | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Foreign Direct Investment

  • Botswana Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 51.0 USD mn in Dec 2022, compared with an increase of 53.4 USD mn in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana Foreign Direct Investment: USD mn net flows data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2004 to Dec 2022.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 516.6 USD mn in Jun 2011 and a record low of -125.1 USD mn in Mar 2016.

CEIC converts quarterly Foreign Direct Investment into USD. The Bank of Botswana provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency based on BPM6. The Bank of Botswana average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Foreign Direct Investment prior to Q1 2015 is based on BPM5.


Related information about Botswana Foreign Direct Investment

  • In the latest reports of Botswana, Current Account recorded a deficit of 44.3 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • Botswana Direct Investment Abroad fell by 10.0 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • Its Foreign Portfolio Investment increased by 8.5 USD mn in Dec 2022.
  • The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 5.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.

View Botswana's Foreign Direct Investment from Mar 2004 to Dec 2022 in the chart:

Botswana Foreign Direct Investment

What was Botswana's Foreign Direct Investment in Dec 2022?

Botswana Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 51.0 USD mn in Dec 2022, compared with an increase of 53.4 USD mn in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
51.0 Dec 2022 53.4 Sep 2022 -125.1 Mar 2016 516.6 Jun 2011 USD mn quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 412.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2023
Algeria (USD mn) -550.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Argentina (USD mn) 3,913.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Armenia (USD mn) 121.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Australia (USD mn) -1,015.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2023
Austria (USD mn) 1,399.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Mar 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) -944.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (USD mn) 532.1 2022 yearly 2012 - 2022
Bangladesh (USD mn) 1,153.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2003 - Mar 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 1,792.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Belgium (USD mn) 3,191.9 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Mar 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 60.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 234.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Brazil (USD mn) 5,380.2 May 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - May 2023
Brunei (USD mn) -315.6 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2020
Bulgaria (USD mn) 60.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Cambodia (USD mn) 1,225.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Canada (USD mn) 9,110.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1957 - Jun 2023
Chile (USD mn) 2,817.2 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Jul 2023
China (USD mn) 4,900.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 5,278.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 673.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (USD mn) 33.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Czech Republic (USD mn) 965.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Denmark (USD mn) -648.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Jul 2023
Ecuador (USD mn) 17.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Egypt (USD mn) 2,217.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 1993 - Mar 2023
Estonia (USD mn) 184.6 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2023
European Union (USD mn) 65,964.2 May 2023 monthly Apr 1999 - May 2023
Finland (USD mn) 1,014.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Jul 2023
France (USD mn) 8,773.9 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jun 2023
Georgia (USD mn) 531.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
Germany (USD mn) 8,130.3 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1971 - Jun 2023
Ghana (USD mn) 524.3 Dec 2021 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2021
Greece (USD mn) 304.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 28,353.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Hungary (USD mn) -2,916.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2023
Iceland (USD mn) -454.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2023
India (USD mn) 9,319.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Indonesia (USD mn) 4,758.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2023
Iran (USD mn) 838.3 2021 yearly 1997 - 2021
Ireland (USD mn) -44,412.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2023
Israel (USD mn) 4,760.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1972 - Mar 2023
Italy (USD mn) 1,660.5 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Jun 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,392.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Japan (USD mn) -1,731.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2023
Jordan (USD mn) 281.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 1,151.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1997 - Jun 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 393.6 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
South Korea (USD mn) 2,558.8 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Jun 2023
Kosovo (USD mn) 200.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Kuwait (USD mn) 928.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) -342.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Laos (USD mn) 305.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 14.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2023
Lebanon (USD mn) 12.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 121.7 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2023
Luxembourg (USD mn) -37,771.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 2,867.9 2022 yearly 1985 - 2022
North Macedonia (USD mn) 66.3 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2023
Malawi (USD mn) 46.4 2021 yearly 1970 - 2021
Malaysia (USD mn) 1,086.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Malta (USD mn) 5,852.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Mauritius (USD mn) 3,457.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2017 - Mar 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 2,571.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Moldova (USD mn) 143.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 139.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2009 - Jul 2023
Montenegro (USD mn) 161.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 355.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Mozambique (USD mn) 589.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2023
Myanmar (USD mn) 259.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1976 - Sep 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 25.4 Jul 2023 quarterly Oct 2000 - Jul 2023
Netherlands (USD mn) -35,371.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2003 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (USD mn) 793.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2000 - Mar 2023
Nigeria (USD mn) 752.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Norway (USD mn) -1,763.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Oman (USD mn) 5,479.8 2022 yearly 1970 - 2022
Pakistan (USD mn) 87.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jul 1997 - Jul 2023
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 271.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Panama (USD mn) 578.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Paraguay (USD mn) 172.2 Mar 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2022
Peru (USD mn) 1,365.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2023
Philippines (USD mn) 483.8 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2023
Poland (USD mn) -1,239.0 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Jun 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 904.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Apr 2023
Qatar (USD mn) -197.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Romania (USD mn) 887.8 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Jun 2023
Russia (USD mn) -8,248.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Mar 2023
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 2,164.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Mar 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 423.3 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2013 - Jun 2023
Singapore (USD mn) 35,724.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Slovakia (USD mn) -42.2 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2008 - Apr 2023
Slovenia (USD mn) 147.7 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Apr 2023
South Africa (USD mn) 29.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023
Spain (USD mn) -1,186.1 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1990 - Apr 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 171.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Sudan (USD mn) 152.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 1996 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 7,960.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Switzerland (USD mn) 13,894.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1985 - Mar 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 0.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -28.446 May 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 163.170 Feb 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Feb 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 17.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Mar 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.9 Dec 2021 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2021
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 114.976 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 54.112 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 114.884 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 5,753.470 May 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 May 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 4,902.080 May 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 5,620.860 May 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 6,136.890 May 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -383.420 May 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - May 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) 53.8 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Mar 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 633.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -10.5 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Mar 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 264.188 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
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) 491.4 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -22.8 May 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - May 2023
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) 12.049 May 2023 monthly Feb 2019 - May 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.545 May 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 36.739 May 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - May 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 19.816 May 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - May 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.000 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 8,537.500 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,623.000 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) 1,914.400 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 52.700 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 23.800 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 532.000 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 255.200 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 51.500 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 23.500 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 347.400 May 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - May 2023
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 585.400 May 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - May 2023
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 1,476.100 May 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - May 2023
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 972.400 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,005.200 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,310.900 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 868.900 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 852.500 May 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - May 2023
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 386.100 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 495.700 May 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - May 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 306.500 May 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - May 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,386.800 May 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - May 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -10.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -0.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 51.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 8.524 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 72.4 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
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) 1.226 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,287.303 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
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 (%) 3.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 19.5 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 197.831 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 1,906.047 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Apr 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 7,487.106 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2023
M2 Growth (%) 3.9 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2023
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 (%) 21.008 Dec 2022 quarterly Jun 1994 - Dec 2022
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,298.787 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.9 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -0.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Dec 2005 - Dec 2022
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,842.2 Mar 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 5,788.730 Apr 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Apr 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.10 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.55 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 101,615.473 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Jun 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 25,829.929 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Jun 2023
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 4,892,078.000 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Jun 2023
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,666.190 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2023

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