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Botswana Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP

2004 - 2020 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

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Botswana's Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) registered a growth equal to 1.1 % of the country's Nominal GDP in Mar 2020, compared with a growth equal to 1.4 % in the previous quarter. Botswana's Foreign Direct Investment: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2004 to Mar 2020. The data reached an all-time high of 13.0 % in Jun 2011 and a record low -3.6 % in Mar 2016. CEIC calculates Foreign Direct Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Foreign Direct Investment and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Bank of Botswana provides Foreign Direct Investment in local currency. The Central Statistical Office of the Republic of Botswana provides Nominal GDP in local currency.

In the latest reports of Botswana, Current Account recorded a deficit of 384.0 USD mn in Mar 2020. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) increased by 51.1 USD mn in Mar 2020. Botswana's Direct Investment Abroad expanded by 10.1 USD mn in Mar 2020. Its Foreign Portfolio Investment fell by 11.7 USD mn in Mar 2020. The country's Nominal GDP was reported at 4.6 USD bn in Mar 2020.

What was Botswana's Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP in Mar 2020?

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
1.1 % Mar 2020 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020	1.4 % Dec 2019 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2020	-3.6 Mar 2016	13.0 Jun 2011	%	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 Updated on 06 Aug 2020

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Country/Region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	7.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Algeria (%)	1.1 Mar 2019	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2019
Argentina (%)	1.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Armenia (%)	1.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1994 - Mar 2020
Australia (%)	0.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Sep 1959 - Jun 2020
Austria (%)	-2.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1970 - Mar 2020
Azerbaijan (%)	1.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Mar 2020
Bahrain (%)	2.4 2019	yearly	2012 - 2019
Bangladesh (%)	0.9 2019	yearly	1998 - 2019
Belarus (%)	-1.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Belgium (%)	6.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Mar 2020
Bolivia (%)	-0.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1990 - Mar 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	2.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Botswana (%)	1.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Brazil (%)	2.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Brunei (%)	1.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2015 - Dec 2019
Bulgaria (%)	2.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Jun 2020
Cambodia (%)	13.5 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019
Canada (%)	2.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1961 - Jun 2020
Chile (%)	6.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Jun 2020
China (%)	1.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Colombia (%)	2.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Croatia (%)	3.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Cyprus (%)	6.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2020
Czech Republic (%)	-1.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Denmark (%)	1.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Ecuador (%)	0.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Mar 2020
Egypt (%)	1.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2001 - Mar 2020
Estonia (%)	3.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
European Union (%)	6.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Finland (%)	-0.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
France (%)	1.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Jun 2020
Georgia (%)	4.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2020
Germany (%)	0.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Jun 2020
Ghana (%)	3.0 Dec 2018	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Dec 2018
Greece (%)	1.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	23.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Jun 2020
Hungary (%)	315.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Jun 2020
Iceland (%)	-0.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
India (%)	2.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2004 - Mar 2020
Indonesia (%)	1.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1990 - Jun 2020
Iran (%)	0.5 2017	yearly	1997 - 2017
Ireland (%)	77.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Jun 2020
Israel (%)	11.7 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1979 - Jun 2020
Italy (%)	-0.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1988 - Jun 2020
Ivory Coast (%)	1.1 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Japan (%)	4.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2020
Jordan (%)	2.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1992 - Mar 2020
Kazakhstan (%)	2.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 1997 - Mar 2020
Kenya (%)	1.4 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
South Korea (%)	0.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2020
Kosovo (%)	7.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Kuwait (%)	0.5 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Dec 2019
Kyrgyzstan (%)	-16.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Laos (%)	7.3 2018	yearly	1988 - 2018
Latvia (%)	2.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Lebanon (%)	4.1 2019	yearly	2004 - 2019
Lithuania (%)	-1.8 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Luxembourg (%)	-538.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Mar 2020
Macau SAR, China (%)	11.5 2019	yearly	1982 - 2019
North Macedonia (%)	-1.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Malawi (%)	1.4 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
Malaysia (%)	0.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Malta (%)	32.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Mauritius (%)	77.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	0.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Moldova (%)	0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Mongolia (%)	16.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Montenegro (%)	13.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Jun 2020
Morocco (%)	1.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Mar 2020
Mozambique (%)	14.3 2019	yearly	1986 - 2019
Nepal (%)	0.5 2020	yearly	2001 - 2020
Netherlands (%)	-36.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2003 - Jun 2020
New Zealand (%)	1.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Jun 2000 - Jun 2020
Nigeria (%)	0.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Mar 2020
Norway (%)	-4.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Oman (%)	4.5 2019	yearly	1970 - 2019
Pakistan (%)	1.0 2020	yearly	1977 - 2020
Palestinian Territory (%)	-0.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Panama (%)	6.8 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2007 - Mar 2020
Paraguay (%)	0.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Mar 2020
Peru (%)	0.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1990 - Jun 2020
Philippines (%)	1.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Jun 2020
Poland (%)	-2.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Portugal (%)	1.6 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
Qatar (%)	-4.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2011 - Mar 2020
Romania (%)	1.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Russia (%)	-0.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Saudi Arabia (%)	0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2006 - Mar 2020
Serbia (%)	6.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2013 - Jun 2020
Singapore (%)	25.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
Slovakia (%)	0.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Jun 2020
Slovenia (%)	3.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Jun 2020
South Africa (%)	2.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1985 - Mar 2020
Spain (%)	2.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Jun 2020
Sri Lanka (%)	0.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2002 - Mar 2020
Sudan (%)	2.5 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
Sweden (%)	-1.0 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1982 - Jun 2020
Switzerland (%)	-48.9 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2020
Syria (%)	1.2 2011	yearly	1980 - 2011
Taiwan (%)	0.5 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1981 - Jun 2020
Tajikistan (%)	-4.1 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2010 - Dec 2019
Thailand (%)	1.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1993 - Jun 2020
Tunisia (%)	1.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Dec 2003 - Dec 2019
Turkey (%)	0.3 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Jun 2020
Ukraine (%)	-4.2 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1996 - Jun 2020
United Arab Emirates (%)	2.5 2018	yearly	1972 - 2018
United Kingdom (%)	-3.2 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1987 - Mar 2020
United States (%)	-0.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 1960 - Jun 2020
Uruguay (%)	2.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2005 - Mar 2020
Uzbekistan (%)	2.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2016 - Mar 2020
Venezuela (%)	-0.0 2017	yearly	1970 - 2017
Vietnam (%)	6.2 2019	yearly	1985 - 2019
Yemen (%)	-1.0 2018	yearly	1990 - 2018
Zambia (%)	3.2 2019	yearly	2010 - 2019

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National Accounts	Last	Frequency	Range
Nominal GDP (USD mn)	4,575.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Real GDP Growth (%)	2.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Nominal GDP Growth (%)	3.494 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1994 - Mar 2020
GDP per Capita (USD)	7,723.315 2017	yearly	1964 - 2017
GDP Deflator Growth (%)	0.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1995 - Mar 2020
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	2,284.805 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%)	49.9 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn)	855.587 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%)	18.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Investment: % of GDP (%)	35.7 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn)	1,438.201 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross National Product (USD mn)	16,960.832 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Gross Savings Rate (%)	31.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $)	23,174.117 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD)	8,863.208 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%)	6.781 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%)	67.765 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GDE: Final Consumption: Private: Households: Marketed (BWP mn)	23,197.172 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Dec 2019
Gross Domestic Product: GDE: Final Consumption: Private: Households: Non Markete... (BWP mn)	1,890.764 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Dec 2019
Gross Domestic Product: GDE: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BWP mn)	15,946.531 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GDE: Change in Inventories (BWP mn)	2,170.055 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: Exports (BWP mn)	15,200.622 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: Imports (BWP mn)	19,174.251 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: Gross Domestic Expenditure (GDE) (BWP mn)	52,936.706 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GDE: Final Consumption: Public (BWP mn)	9,486.597 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GDE: Final Consumption: Private: Households: Mark... (BWP mn)	11,853.740 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GDE: Final Consumption: Private: Households: Non ... (BWP mn)	918.029 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GDE: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (GFCF) (BWP mn)	8,491.125 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GDE: Change in Inventories (BWP mn)	1,403.089 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: Exports (BWP mn)	7,649.036 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: Imports (BWP mn)	11,607.442 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p (BWP mn)	25,071.001 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: Gross Domestic Expenditure (GDE) (BWP mn)	28,006.957 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GDE: Final Consumption: Public (BWP mn)	5,032.922 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GDE: Final Consumption: Private (BWP mn)	13,079.821 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Construction (BWP mn)	3,462.317 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Social and Personal Services (BWP mn)	2,836.451 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product (BWP mn)	50,726.789 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: General Government (BWP mn)	7,563.635 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Financial and Business Services (BWP mn)	7,485.571 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: Taxes less Subsidies (BWP mn)	4,592.040 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: Gross Value Added (GVA) (BWP mn)	46,134.750 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Agriculture (BWP mn)	887.826 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Mining (BWP mn)	7,840.784 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Manufacturing (BWP mn)	2,586.822 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Water and Electricity (BWP mn)	415.416 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (BWP mn)	9,911.229 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: GVA: Transport and Communications (BWP mn)	3,144.698 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 1993 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Social and Personal Services (BWP mn)	1,749.856 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: Gross Value Added (GVA) (BWP mn)	22,391.865 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: Taxes less Subsidies (BWP mn)	2,679.136 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: General Government (BWP mn)	3,239.118 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Financial and Business Services (BWP mn)	3,998.386 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Agriculture (BWP mn)	374.034 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Mining (BWP mn)	2,406.741 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Manufacturing (BWP mn)	1,435.465 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Water and Electricity (BWP mn)	235.709 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Construction (BWP mn)	1,882.713 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Trade, Hotels & Restaurants (BWP mn)	5,499.277 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product: 2006p: GVA: Transport and Communications (BWP mn)	1,570.567 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 1994 - Mar 2020
Gross Domestic Product per Capita (BWP)	79,908.000 2017	yearly	1994 - 2017
BW: GDP: USD (USD mn)	18,340.511 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: USD: per Capita (USD)	7,961.338 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP (BWP mn)	197,268.700 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Final Consumption Expenditure (BWP mn)	137,449.700 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: External Balance of Goods and Services (BWP mn)	-13,681.300 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (BWP mn)	3,845.400 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (BWP mn)	55,832.300 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturing (BWP mn)	10,352.500 2020	yearly	1966 - 2020
BW: GDP: Gross National Income (BWP mn)	182,429.018 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: per Capita (BWP)	85,631.357 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Agriculture (BWP mn)	1,521.200 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry (BWP mn)	24,250.400 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Gross Value Added at Factor Cost: Industry: Manufacturing (BWP mn)	5,877.700 2020	yearly	1966 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real (BWP mn)	99,396.300 2020	yearly	1961 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure (BWP mn)	71,438.200 2020	yearly	1976 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: Household (BWP mn)	51,012.800 2020	yearly	1976 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Final Consumption Expenditure: General Government (BWP mn)	20,425.400 2020	yearly	1976 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Gross Fixed Capital Formation (BWP mn)	33,230.900 2020	yearly	1975 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Exports of Goods and Services (BWP mn)	35,136.800 2020	yearly	1976 - 2020
BW: GDP: Real: Imports of Goods and Services (BWP mn)	46,113.700 2020	yearly	1976 - 2020

Production	Last	Frequency	Range
Minerals Production (Metric Ton)	2,851,768.000 2018	yearly	2009 - 2018
Gold Production (kg)	920.000 2017	yearly	1990 - 2017
Silver Production (Metric Ton)	5.000 2016	yearly	2010 - 2016
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit)	397.000 2006	yearly	1999 - 2006
Mining Production Index (MPI) (2013=100)	84.600 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Mar 2020
MPI: Diamonds (2013=100)	103.300 Dec 2019	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Dec 2019
Industrial Production: Annual: Coal (Tonne)	2,110,891.000 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019
Industrial Production: Annual: Diamonds (Carat th)	23,687.000 2019	yearly	1980 - 2019

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-3.6 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	-15.192 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	70.423 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	16.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 2007 - Mar 2020
National Government Debt (USD mn)	2,493.1 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	13.9 Dec 2019	quarterly	Jun 2014 - Dec 2019
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn)	86.904 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn)	28.774 2024	yearly	1998 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn)	89.101 2024	yearly	2000 - 2024
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn)	4,054.220 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn)	-183.330 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn)	849.820 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn)	4,237.550 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn)	3,485.590 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn)	0.000 May 2020	monthly	Apr 2007 - May 2020
Public Debt: Outstanding: Domestic (BWP mn)	10,873.000 2019	yearly	2002 - 2019
Public Debt: Outstanding: Foreign (BWP mn)	15,152.270 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
BW: Revenue Excluding Grants (BWP mn)	50,791.570 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
BW: Expenditure (BWP mn)	44,883.010 2019	yearly	1991 - 2019
BW: Central Government Debt: Total (BWP mn)	25,986.220 2017	yearly	1991 - 2017

Demographic and Labour Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Population (Person mn)	2.4 2020	yearly	1950 - 2020
Labour Force Participation Rate (%)	71.0 2020	yearly	1990 - 2020
Employed Persons (Person)	492,915.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2007 - Mar 2020
Unemployment Rate (%)	18.72 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Monthly Earnings (USD)	486 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2007 - Mar 2020
Labour Productivity Growth (%)	-11.93 Dec 2019	quarterly	Sep 2008 - Dec 2019
Forecast: Population (Person mn)	2.607 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Forecast: Employment (Person mn)	0.000	yearly	-
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%)	0.000	yearly	-
Employment: Wholesale & Retail Trade (Person)	52,200.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Sep 2007 - Dec 2018
Average Monthly Earnings (BWP)	5,392.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2007 - Mar 2020
Average Monthly Earnings: Financial Intermediaries (BWP)	17,381.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Sep 2007 - Dec 2018
Average Monthly Earnings: Mining & Quarrying (BWP)	14,074.000 Mar 2020	quarterly	Sep 2007 - Mar 2020
Average Monthly Earnings: Water & Electricity (BWP)	11,792.000 Dec 2018	quarterly	Sep 2007 - Dec 2018
BW: Population: Female (Person)	1,166,077.000 2018	yearly	1960 - 2018
BW: Population: Male (Person)	1,114,113.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
BW: Urban Population (Person)	1,616,550.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
BW: Rural Population (Person)	687,147.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019

Domestic Trade and Household Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicles Sales (Unit)	1,050 2019	yearly	2005 - 2019
Motor Vehicles Sales Growth (%)	-87.2 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 (%)	1.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jun 1975 - Aug 2020
CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%)	4.310 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Aug 2020
Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%)	2.581 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	2.881 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Trade Balance (USD mn)	-538.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Total Exports (USD mn)	80.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Total Exports Growth (%)	-83.3 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jun 2020
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	146.370 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	1,835.930 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	7,735.880 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Imports (USD mn)	619.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Total Imports Growth (%)	46.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2004 - Jun 2020
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	109,861.889 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	14,889.912 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	0.026 Jun 2020	monthly	Feb 2019 - Jun 2020
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	6.538 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	0.000 May 2018	monthly	Apr 2006 - May 2018
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	2.136 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jun 2020
BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: South A... (USD mn)	85.429 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developing Asi... (USD mn)	6.634 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2000 - May 2020
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn)	0.200 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jun 2020
Exports: EU: UK (BWP mn)	0.200 Jan 2020	monthly	Apr 2006 - Jan 2020
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn)	120.000 Mar 2020	monthly	Apr 2006 - Mar 2020
Imports: EU: UK (BWP mn)	0.200 Apr 2020	monthly	Apr 2006 - Apr 2020
BW: Export Volume Index (2000=100)	183.506 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018
BW: Import Value Index (2000=100)	302.108 2018	yearly	1980 - 2018

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	10.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	-384.0 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%)	-8.4 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	51.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	1.1 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-136.5 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-0.3 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-11.657 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	-2.131 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
External Debt (USD mn)	1,451.5 2019	yearly	1994 - 2019
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	7.8 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	250.9 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	1.3 2018	yearly	1994 - 2018
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	0.685 2024	yearly	1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	5,822.454 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Assets (USD mn)	-664.210 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Goods: Debit (USD mn)	6,066.890 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Credit (USD mn)	962.094 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)	-10.665 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn)	89.960 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn)	252.900 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Asse... (USD mn)	3.110 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Goods (USD mn)	312.157 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn)	8,941.895 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options (USD mn)	3.085 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Assets (USD mn)	120.817 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment (USD mn)	-107.901 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account (USD mn)	-386.214 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Liabilities (USD mn)	228.718 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Financial Derivatives & Employee Stock Options: Liab... (USD mn)	0.025 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
BW: BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Assets (USD mn)	645.614 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Net Errors & Omissions (USD mn)	-731.484 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Services: Debit (USD mn)	1,245.250 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BoP: Current Account: Primary Income (USD mn)	-1,286.894 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: IIP: Assets (USD mn)	13,353.082 2018	yearly	1994 - 2018
BW: IIP: Liabilities (USD mn)	7,479.850 2018	yearly	1994 - 2018
BW: IIP: Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	5,873.231 2018	yearly	1994 - 2018
BoP: Current Account: Goods (BWP mn)	-3,043.917 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account (BWP mn)	616.831 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Capital Account: Expenditures (BWP mn)	4.834 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Capital Account: Receipts (BWP mn)	17.926 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Current Transfers (BWP mn)	3,518.160 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Capital Account (BWP mn)	13.092 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Income (BWP mn)	-3,784.068 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services: Imports (BWP mn)	3,045.193 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: In Botswana (BWP mn)	566.435 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Direct Investment: Abroad (BWP mn)	-111.679 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: Abroad (BWP mn)	-1,165.015 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Portfolio Investment: In Botswana (BWP mn)	-129.250 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account (BWP mn)	-4,258.037 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: Abroad (BWP mn)	1,435.469 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Financial Account: Other Investment: In Botswana (BWP mn)	20.872 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Net Errors and Omissions (BWP mn)	-1,221.759 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Exports (BWP mn)	13,202.740 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Goods: Imports (BWP mn)	16,246.658 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services (BWP mn)	-948.211 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
BoP: Current Account: Services: Exports (BWP mn)	2,096.982 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
International Investment Position: Net (BWP mn)	62,619.198 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
International Investment Position: Liabilities (BWP mn)	84,984.745 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
International Investment Position: Assets (BWP mn)	147,603.943 2019	yearly	1996 - 2019
BW: BOP: Financial Account: Foreign Direct Investment: Net (USD mn)	-107.901 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn)	84.721 2018	yearly	1975 - 2018
BW: External Debt: DOD: Stocks: Long-Term (USD mn)	1,417.998 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018
BW: External Debt: TDS: Debt Service: Total (USD mn)	183.258 2018	yearly	1970 - 2018

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	4.1 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	20.5 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	221.791 Jun 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	2,148.969 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2000 - Jun 2020
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	7,505.027 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
M2 Growth (%)	7.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Jun 2020
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	2.5 Jun 2020	monthly	Feb 2006 - Jun 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	5,500.7 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Jul 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	28.456 Mar 2020	quarterly	Jun 1994 - Mar 2020
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	8.7 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits Growth (%)	9.6 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Total Deposits (USD mn)	6,694.258 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	5,275.4 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2020
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	32.4 Jun 2020	quarterly	Dec 2005 - Jun 2020
Household Debt (USD mn)	3,466.9 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Total Loans (USD mn)	5,471.027 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Total Loans Growth (%)	6.43 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2003 - Jun 2020
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	30.53 Mar 2020	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2020
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn)	25,156.875 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2004 - Jun 2020
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn)	87,857.495 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jun 2020
Monetary Aggregates: M3 (BWP mn)	85,653.196 Sep 2019	monthly	Dec 2004 - Sep 2019
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th)	5,391,069.000 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 1992 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn)	78,366.243 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn)	64,046.504 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn)	40,584.753 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn)	9,941.793 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn)	23,264.166 Jun 2020	monthly	Dec 2002 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn)	2,812.740 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2001 - Mar 2020
BW: Domestic Credit: Net (BWP mn)	37,535.923 2018	yearly	1976 - 2018
BW: Bank Liquid Reserves: to Bank Assets Ratio (%)	17.792 2018	yearly	2001 - 2018

Banking Statistics	Last	Frequency	Range
Liquid Assets Ratio (%)	15.1 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Capital Adequacy Ratio (%)	18.4 2019	yearly	2007 - 2019
Bank of Botswana: Assets (BWP mn)	64,578.053 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020
Commercial Banks: Assets (BWP mn)	103,913.717 Jun 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2020

Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates	Last	Frequency	Range
Bank Lending Rate (% pa)	5.750 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - May 2020
Exchange Rate against USD (BWP/USD)	11.645 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 1957 - Aug 2020
Policy Rate (% pa)	4.25 Aug 2020	monthly	Aug 1976 - Aug 2020
Short Term Interest Rate (% pa)	1.02 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Long Term Interest Rate (% pa)	5.13 Jun 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - Jun 2020
Real Effective Exchange Rate (Sep2016=100)	100.7 Feb 2019	monthly	Dec 2006 - Feb 2019
Nominal Interest Rate: Prime Lending Rate (% pa)	5.750 May 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - May 2020
Deposit Rate: Commercial and Merchant Banks: Savings Account (% pa)	1.906 May 2020	monthly	Oct 2004 - May 2020
Foreign Exchange Rate: BOB: Avg: Euro (EUR/BWP)	0.073 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2002 - Aug 2020

Energy	Last	Frequency	Range
Electricity Production (GWh)	146 Mar 2020	monthly	Jan 2005 - Mar 2020

Tourism	Last	Frequency	Range
Visitor Arrivals (Person)	1,623,000 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017
Visitor Arrivals Growth (%)	3.1 2017	yearly	1996 - 2017
Tourism Revenue (USD mn)	575 2018	yearly	1995 - 2018
Tourism Revenue Growth (%)	6.2 2018	yearly	1996 - 2018
BW: International Tourism: Number of Arrivals (Person)	1,623,000.000 2017	yearly	1995 - 2017

Financial Market	Last	Frequency	Range
Equity Market Index (19Jun1989=100)	7,055.0 Aug 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Aug 2020
Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%)	19.6 2019	yearly	2003 - 2019
Market Capitalization (USD mn)	3,174.194 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn)	36,698.000 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%)	5.700 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn)	21.421 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020
Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn)	41.535 Jul 2020	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2020

Transport and Telecommunications	Last	Frequency	Range
Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th)	391.686 2015	yearly	2005 - 2015
Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit)	141,077.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person)	4,004,089.000 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number)	6.124 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Teledensity: Mobile (Number)	173.811 2019	yearly	1960 - 2019
Exports: ICT Goods (USD th)	14,835.757 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	2,023.863 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Exports: Television (USD th)	1,716.790 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: ICT Goods (USD th)	186,967.944 2018	yearly	2000 - 2018
Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th)	84,638.638 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
Imports: Television (USD th)	14,080.545 2019	yearly	1995 - 2019
BW: Air Transport: Freight (Ton-km mn)	0.114 2018	yearly	1982 - 2018
BW: Air Transport: Passengers Carried (Person)	253,417.000 2018	yearly	1979 - 2018

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