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:
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 (%) | 3.12 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (%) | 2.67 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Argentina (%) | 1.50 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Armenia (%) | 9.88 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Australia (%) | 1.02 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1979 - Mar 2026 |
| Austria (%) | 0.37 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (%) | 0.29 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Bahrain (%) | -3.79 Jun 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Jun 2023 |
| Bangladesh (%) | 7.08 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Belarus (%) | -3.05 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Belgium (%) | 0.81 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Bolivia (%) | -2.21 2024 | yearly | 2000 - 2024 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) | 0.98 2025 | yearly | 2007 - 2025 |
| Botswana (%) | 7.44 Dec 2022 | quarterly | Sep 2008 - Dec 2022 |
| Brazil (%) | 0.48 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Brunei (%) | 1.54 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Bulgaria (%) | 0.64 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Cambodia (%) | 1.04 2021 | yearly | 2008 - 2021 |
| Canada (%) | -0.22 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1977 - Dec 2025 |
| Chile (%) | -1.35 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1987 - Mar 2026 |
| China (%) | 5.84 2024 | yearly | 1953 - 2024 |
| Colombia (%) | -0.05 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Croatia (%) | 1.71 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2008 - Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (%) | -0.64 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Czech Republic (%) | 1.13 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Denmark (%) | 4.71 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| Ecuador (%) | 2.57 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Egypt (%) | -0.10 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Estonia (%) | 2.01 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| European Union (%) | 0.87 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Finland (%) | 1.09 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1991 - Mar 2026 |
| France (%) | 0.44 2024 | yearly | 1979 - 2024 |
| Georgia (%) | 8.45 2025 | yearly | 1997 - 2025 |
| Germany (%) | 0.83 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1992 - Mar 2026 |
| Ghana (%) | 3.06 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Greece (%) | 1.55 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) | 6.96 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1982 - Mar 2026 |
| Hungary (%) | 3.15 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Iceland (%) | 3.96 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Mar 2026 |
| India (%) | 3.39 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Indonesia (%) | 3.75 2025 | yearly | 2001 - 2025 |
| Iran (%) | 2.69 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Ireland (%) | 0.13 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Israel (%) | 0.72 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Mar 2026 |
| Italy (%) | -0.29 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1997 - Dec 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (%) | 2.80 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Japan (%) | 0.33 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1969 - Mar 2026 |
| Jordan (%) | 2.69 2023 | yearly | 2001 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (%) | 6.04 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Kenya (%) | 1.38 2024 | yearly | 2011 - 2024 |
| South Korea (%) | 3.11 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Sep 1983 - Mar 2026 |
| Kosovo (%) | 10.87 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2017 - Dec 2024 |
| Kuwait (%) | -1.34 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) | 5.09 2024 | yearly | 1993 - 2024 |
| Laos (%) | 2.19 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Latvia (%) | 2.16 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Lebanon (%) | -2.08 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (%) | 2.45 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Luxembourg (%) | 0.09 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) | 5.67 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| North Macedonia (%) | 2.72 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Mar 2026 |
| Malawi (%) | -1.78 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Malaysia (%) | 4.35 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Mar 2026 |
| Malta (%) | 3.37 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Mauritius (%) | 0.78 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Mexico (%) | -0.69 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Jun 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Moldova (%) | 4.93 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Mongolia (%) | 11.02 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Sep 2007 - Mar 2026 |
| Montenegro (%) | 3.20 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Dec 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 (%) | 1.37 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| New Zealand (%) | 1.18 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1988 - Dec 2025 |
| Nigeria (%) | 1.14 Sep 2018 | quarterly | Mar 2013 - Sep 2018 |
| Norway (%) | 1.06 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Oman (%) | 1.67 2025 | yearly | 1999 - 2025 |
| Pakistan (%) | -1.23 2019 | yearly | 2001 - 2019 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) | 0.21 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2009 - Dec 2025 |
| Panama (%) | 1.22 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Paraguay (%) | 2.36 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2018 - Dec 2025 |
| Peru (%) | 0.56 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Philippines (%) | 3.78 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Poland (%) | 2.08 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Dec 1999 - Mar 2026 |
| Portugal (%) | -0.01 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Qatar (%) | 0.01 2024 | yearly | 2012 - 2024 |
| Romania (%) | 1.28 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Russia (%) | 0.86 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) | -2.89 2025 | yearly | 1971 - 2025 |
| Serbia (%) | 5.10 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2015 - Mar 2026 |
| Singapore (%) | 4.10 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1986 - Mar 2026 |
| Slovakia (%) | 1.60 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Slovenia (%) | 2.22 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Dec 2025 |
| South Africa (%) | 2.06 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2009 - Mar 2026 |
| Spain (%) | 0.18 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 1996 - Mar 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (%) | -0.07 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2013 - Dec 2025 |
| Sudan (%) | 3.26 2010 | yearly | 1996 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) | 1.06 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 1994 - Dec 2025 |
| Switzerland (%) | 0.51 Mar 2026 | quarterly | Mar 2011 - Mar 2026 |
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| 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: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) | 4,025.983 Feb 2026 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Feb 2026 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) | 7,311.839 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: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) | -3,100.016 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 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.332 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -328.8 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 437.3 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | 2.4 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| 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) | 766.1 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | 42.5 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| 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) | 5.312 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 26.094 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 28.660 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Mar 2026 |
| Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) | 27.496 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 3,859.799 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) | 370.699 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) | 30.984 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) | 718.823 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) | 46.630 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) | 113.644 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) | 641.020 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) | 577.597 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) | 992.993 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) | 1,045.045 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) | 421.723 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) | 1,060.463 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 4,516.018 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) | 787.501 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) | 164.994 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) | 552.305 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) | 2,582.597 Mar 2026 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) | 0.000 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) | -4,224.311 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) | 3,313.515 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) | 5,032.348 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 89.900 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 91.200 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 69.700 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 86.200 2023 | yearly | 1980 - 2023 |
| 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) | 2,602.630 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Feb 2026 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 9,203.544 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2026 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 3.1 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 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) | 8,193.792 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.6 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 8,802.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 2.7 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 4,157.2 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 6,686.124 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 0.87 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Mar 2026 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 31.36 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) | 3,905,242.000 Mar 2026 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Mar 2026 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) | 117,994.148 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Feb 2026 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) | 33,367.049 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) | 112,060.718 Feb 2026 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Feb 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) | 109,983.788 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 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) | 89,746.632 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) | 55,801.724 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) | 32,444.274 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) | 2,497.926 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) | 3,356.226 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) | 14,926.694 Mar 2026 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Mar 2026 |
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