Botswana Labour Productivity Growth

2008 - 2022 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Labour Productivity Growth

  • Botswana Labour Productivity improved by 7.44 % YoY in Dec 2022, compared with a growth of 2.39 % in the previous quarter
  • Botswana Labour Productivity Growth data is updated quarterly, available from Sep 2008 to Dec 2022, averaging at 8.44 %
  • The data reached an all-time high of 40.08 % in Mar 2010 and a record low of -44.51 % in Mar 2009

CEIC calculates Labour Productivity Growth from quarterly Real GDP and quarterly Employment. Statistics Botswana provides Real GDP in local currency based on SNA 2008, at 2016 prices and Employment. Real GDP Index prior to Q1 2007 is based on SNA 1993, at 2006 prices

View Botswana's Labour Productivity Growth from Sep 2008 to Dec 2022 in the chart:

Botswana Labour Productivity Growth

What was Botswana's Labour Productivity Growth in Dec 2022?

Botswana Labour Productivity improved by 7.44 % YoY in Dec 2022, compared with a growth of 2.39 % in the previous quarter See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
7.44 Dec 2022 2.39 Dec 2021 -44.51 Mar 2009 40.08 Mar 2010 % quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022

Labour Productivity Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 4.32 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Algeria (%) 2.67 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Argentina (%) 2.32 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Armenia (%) 6.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Australia (%) 1.41 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1979 - Dec 2025
Austria (%) 0.85 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Azerbaijan (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Bahrain (%) -3.79 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2009 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (%) 6.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Belarus (%) -0.49 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Belgium (%) -0.08 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (%) -2.79 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.03 2024 yearly 2007 - 2024
Botswana (%) 7.44 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2008 - Dec 2022
Brazil (%) 0.48 2025 yearly 1992 - 2025
Brunei (%) 1.26 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Bulgaria (%) 0.72 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Cambodia (%) 1.04 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Canada (%) -0.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) 0.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1987 - Sep 2025
China (%) 5.84 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Colombia (%) -1.33 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
Croatia (%) 0.67 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2025
Cyprus (%) 0.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2005 - Dec 2025
Czech Republic (%) 0.99 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Denmark (%) 2.01 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (%) -2.72 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Egypt (%) -2.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Estonia (%) 1.84 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
European Union (%) 0.88 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2025
Finland (%) 0.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
France (%) 0.44 2024 yearly 1979 - 2024
Georgia (%) 4.37 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Germany (%) 0.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2025
Ghana (%) 3.06 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Greece (%) 0.83 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 4.38 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1982 - Dec 2025
Hungary (%) 1.77 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) 0.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
India (%) 3.39 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Indonesia (%) 3.75 2025 yearly 2001 - 2025
Iran (%) 2.69 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Ireland (%) 1.65 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Dec 2025
Israel (%) 1.97 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2025
Italy (%) -0.39 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
Ivory Coast (%) 2.80 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Japan (%) -0.56 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1969 - Dec 2025
Jordan (%) 2.69 2023 yearly 2001 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 4.61 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2025
Kenya (%) 1.38 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
South Korea (%) 0.77 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Dec 2025
Kosovo (%) 10.87 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (%) -4.93 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Kyrgyzstan (%) 5.09 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Laos (%) 2.19 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Latvia (%) 1.04 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) -2.08 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Lithuania (%) 5.09 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (%) 1.22 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 7.30 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2025
North Macedonia (%) 4.21 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Malawi (%) -1.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Malaysia (%) 2.96 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) -1.03 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2001 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (%) 4.82 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2025
Mexico (%) 1.28 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Moldova (%) 7.83 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2025
Mongolia (%) 6.70 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2007 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (%) 3.97 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Morocco (%) 3.00 2024 yearly 2000 - 2024
Mozambique (%) -1.24 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Myanmar (%) -4.00 2023 yearly 1992 - 2023
Nepal (%) 3.65 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 1.55 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
New Zealand (%) 2.53 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1988 - Sep 2025
Nigeria (%) 1.14 Sep 2018 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2018
Norway (%) 1.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Oman (%) 2.12 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Pakistan (%) -1.23 2019 yearly 2001 - 2019
Palestinian Territory (%) -0.65 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2009 - Jun 2025
Panama (%) 1.22 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Paraguay (%) 1.74 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2018 - Sep 2025
Peru (%) 0.56 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Philippines (%) 3.78 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
Poland (%) 3.27 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1999 - Dec 2025
Portugal (%) -0.94 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Qatar (%) -2.08 2024 yearly 2012 - 2024
Romania (%) 3.87 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Russia (%) 0.13 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Saudi Arabia (%) -7.72 2024 yearly 1971 - 2024
Serbia (%) 4.59 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Dec 2025
Singapore (%) 5.10 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Slovakia (%) 1.33 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Slovenia (%) 2.22 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
South Africa (%) 1.40 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2009 - Sep 2025
Spain (%) 0.37 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (%) 2.06 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2013 - Sep 2025
Sudan (%) 3.26 2010 yearly 1996 - 2010
Sweden (%) 1.06 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2025
Switzerland (%) 0.89 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2011 - Dec 2025

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -331.433 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 166.469 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 26.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2007 - Sep 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: Tax (BWP mn) 2,218.546 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 2,405.346 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) 0.000 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -4,417.046 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 6,822.392 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,813.062 Nov 2025 monthly Apr 2007 - Nov 2025
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -133.7 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 351.8 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -10.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 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) 485.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) -22.5 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 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) 1.449 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2019 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 6.354 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 42.667 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 39.613 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 944.931 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,013.936 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 102.480 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 129.745 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 19.581 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 44.626 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 145.172 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 354.263 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 471.316 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,165.604 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,253.494 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 669.318 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 601.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 553.097 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 325.366 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,107.181 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 297.524 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 3,919.227 Dec 2025 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.585 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 4,635.100 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,396.107 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -1,761.007 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 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 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 102.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 0.952 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 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) -0.312 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
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 (%) 3.2 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 21.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 219.430 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,721.343 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,971.167 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
M2 Growth (%) 0.8 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 0.0 Dec 2025 monthly Feb 2006 - Dec 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) 8,475.037 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.3 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 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) 4,375.7 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,884.237 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 3.29 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 31.99 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 36,236.254 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 119,456.291 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) 116,109.420 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2025
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 110,784.798 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,868.365 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,878.999 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 89,990.027 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 32,540.993 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 57,198.185 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) 2,644.363 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,722.141 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025

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