Botswana Investment: % of GDP

2006 - 2025 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Investment: % of GDP

  • Botswana Investment accounted for 28.6 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a ratio of 23.9 % in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana investment share of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025, with an average ratio of 24.3 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 56.8 % in Dec 2008 and a record low of 8.8 % in Mar 2007.

CEIC calculates Investment as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Nominal Gross Capital Formation and quarterly Nominal GDP. Gross Capital Formation is calculated as the sum of Gross Fixed Capital Formation and Changes in Inventories. Statistics Botswana provides Nominal Gross Capital Formation in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Botswana Investment: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Botswana GDP contracted 5.3 % YoY in Jun 2025.
  • Botswana Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Jun 2025.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 6.9 % in Jun 2025.
  • Botswana GDP Per Capita reached 7,712.3 USD in Dec 2024.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 23.6 % in Sep 2025.

View Botswana's Investment: % of GDP from Mar 2006 to Sep 2025 in the chart:

Botswana Investment: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Investment: % of GDP in Sep 2025?

Botswana Investment accounted for 28.6 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2025, compared with a ratio of 23.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
28.6 Sep 2025 23.9 Jun 2025 8.8 Mar 2007 56.8 Dec 2008 % quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025

Investment: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 23.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 41.1 2024 yearly 1950 - 2024
Argentina (%) 19.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Armenia (%) 22.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 24.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1959 - Sep 2025
Austria (%) 24.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2025
Azerbaijan (%) 18.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Jun 2025
Bahrain (%) 28.4 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Bangladesh (%) 29.4 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Belarus (%) 23.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Belgium (%) 24.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) 1.8 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 23.0 Mar 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2025
Botswana (%) 28.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Brazil (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Brunei (%) 33.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Bulgaria (%) 23.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 32.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Canada (%) 26.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Chile (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
China (%) 40.6 2024 yearly 1952 - 2024
Colombia (%) 19.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Croatia (%) 16.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 18.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Denmark (%) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Ecuador (%) 19.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2025
Egypt (%) 19.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2025
Estonia (%) 26.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
European Union (%) 22.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Finland (%) 20.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
France (%) 21.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Georgia (%) 21.9 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Germany (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Ghana (%) 10.0 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Greece (%) 14.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 18.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1973 - Sep 2025
Hungary (%) 21.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Iceland (%) 26.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
India (%) 34.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Indonesia (%) 30.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2025
Iran (%) 30.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2025
Ireland (%) 25.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Israel (%) 24.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Italy (%) 21.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 23.6 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Japan (%) 27.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Jordan (%) 17.6 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 34.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2025
Kenya (%) 16.8 2024 yearly 1964 - 2024
South Korea (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Kosovo (%) 35.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Jun 2025
Kuwait (%) 17.7 2023 yearly 1962 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 38.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2025
Laos (%) 29.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 25.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2025
Lebanon (%) 24.8 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 25.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Luxembourg (%) 15.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 10.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2025
North Macedonia (%) 31.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Malawi (%) 14.5 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Malaysia (%) 18.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2025
Malta (%) 18.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 19.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2025
Mexico (%) 22.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Moldova (%) 23.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 23.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Montenegro (%) 28.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Jun 2025
Morocco (%) 30.9 Dec 2014 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2014
Mozambique (%) 17.7 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Myanmar (%) 34.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Nepal (%) 28.1 2025 yearly 1965 - 2025
Netherlands (%) 19.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
New Zealand (%) 24.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 23.7 2024 yearly 1981 - 2024
Norway (%) 23.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2025
Oman (%) 24.8 2024 yearly 1967 - 2024
Pakistan (%) 14.3 2025 yearly 1960 - 2025
Palestinian Territory (%) 28.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 35.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 20.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 20.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Philippines (%) 22.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1972 - Sep 2025
Poland (%) 17.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Portugal (%) 20.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2025
Qatar (%) 30.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 25.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) 30.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Serbia (%) 20.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Singapore (%) 22.2 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Slovakia (%) 22.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 21.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
South Africa (%) 15.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 21.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 2.9 2024 yearly 1976 - 2024
Sweden (%) 24.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025
Switzerland (%) 29.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2025

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -4.4 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -48.449 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 388.590 Aug 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Aug 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 24.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 4,996.3 2025 yearly 2002 - 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 29.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 129.415 2031 yearly 1981 - 2031
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 234.248 2031 yearly 1999 - 2031
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 101.797 2031 yearly 2000 - 2031
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -275.2 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 298.9 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -8.6 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 111.340 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,602.753 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,208.451 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 574.1 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -10.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,410.185 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,726.353 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 2.620 Oct 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 7.739 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 36.431 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 44.238 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 57.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 2,145.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 37.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 60.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 890.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 321.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 82.400 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 574.700 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 378.500 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,471.800 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,227.200 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 915.700 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,358.400 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 655.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 422.300 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 606.100 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,808.200 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 342.600 Oct 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 9.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 7,625.500 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -3,655.600 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 3,969.900 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Oct 2025
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 9.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) -38.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) -0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 1.212 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 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) 0.194 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 218.922 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,576.441 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,861.639 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) -0.5 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Nov 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 19.402 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.2 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 8,321.545 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 1.8 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 8,802.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Sep 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 9.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,314.1 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,828.932 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 8.50 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,489.729 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,498.633 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 107,239.032 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,861.566 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 87,127.487 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,877.585 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,767.832 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,831.533 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2024

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