Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

2006 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • Botswana Public Consumption accounted for 30.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with a share of 27.0 % in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Sep 2023, with an average number of 30.0 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 40.3 % in Mar 2009 and a record low of 24.1 % in Sep 2007.

CEIC calculates Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Consumption Expenditure and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Botswana provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Botswana GDP expanded 5.4 % YoY in Mar 2023.
  • Botswana Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 7.8 % in Mar 2023.
  • Botswana GDP Per Capita reached 8,322.7 USD in Dec 2022.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 25.9 % in Sep 2023.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 29.8 % in Jun 2023.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 43.9 % in Sep 2023.

View Botswana's Public Consumption: % of GDP from Mar 2006 to Sep 2023 in the chart:

Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Public Consumption: % of GDP in Sep 2023?

Botswana Public Consumption accounted for 30.2 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2023, compared with a share of 27.0 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
30.2 Sep 2023 27.0 Jun 2023 24.1 Sep 2007 40.3 Mar 2009 % quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 9.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Algeria (%) 2.3 2022 yearly 1950 - 2022
Argentina (%) 15.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Armenia (%) 16.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2023
Australia (%) 20.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2022
Austria (%) 20.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 11.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2023
Bahrain (%) 15.8 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bangladesh (%) 5.7 2022 yearly 1973 - 2022
Belarus (%) 15.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Belgium (%) 24.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (%) 20.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 17.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2023
Botswana (%) 30.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2023
Brazil (%) 21.0 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Dec 2023
Brunei (%) 17.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Bulgaria (%) 20.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Cambodia (%) 7.4 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Canada (%) 21.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Dec 2023
Chile (%) 15.3 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
China (%) 15.9 2021 yearly 1952 - 2021
Colombia (%) 18.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2023
Croatia (%) 24.3 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (%) 22.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Czech Republic (%) 22.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 22.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2023
Ecuador (%) 14.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2023
Egypt (%) 8.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 2001 - Jun 2023
Estonia (%) 23.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
European Union (%) 20.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Finland (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2022
France (%) 23.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Georgia (%) 12.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2023
Germany (%) 22.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Ghana (%) 6.7 2022 yearly 2006 - 2022
Greece (%) 19.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 13.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2022
Hungary (%) 20.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Iceland (%) 27.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
India (%) 8.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2023
Indonesia (%) 9.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 12.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1988 - Jun 2023
Ireland (%) 11.2 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Israel (%) 26.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Italy (%) 19.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 10.1 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Japan (%) 20.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Jordan (%) 18.4 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 8.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Kenya (%) 12.3 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
South Korea (%) 17.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Dec 2023
Kosovo (%) 13.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Kuwait (%) 25.2 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (%) 17.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Laos (%) 14.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 19.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 15.7 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 20.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2023
Luxembourg (%) 18.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 14.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2023
North Macedonia (%) 16.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Malawi (%) 13.9 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 14.5 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2023
Malta (%) 18.8 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Dec 2023
Mauritius (%) 13.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2023
Mexico (%) 10.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2023
Moldova (%) 13.8 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
Mongolia (%) 20.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Montenegro (%) 13.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 19.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2007 - Jun 2023
Mozambique (%) 16.7 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022
Nepal (%) 5.4 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 24.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) 21.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2023
Nigeria (%) 4.4 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022
Norway (%) 21.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2023
Oman (%) 17.9 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Pakistan (%) 9.7 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 21.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2023
Panama (%) 13.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 12.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2023
Peru (%) 14.9 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Philippines (%) 13.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 20.1 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Portugal (%) 20.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Qatar (%) 13.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 14.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2023
Russia (%) 17.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 16.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Singapore (%) 10.2 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Slovakia (%) 24.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Slovenia (%) 18.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2023
South Africa (%) 19.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
Spain (%) 19.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 5.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Sudan (%) 17.9 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (%) 25.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Switzerland (%) 11.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2023
Syria (%) 10.9 2021 yearly 1963 - 2021

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -37.355 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 496.639 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 34.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 115.893 2029 yearly 1981 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 68.318 2029 yearly 1999 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 117.911 2029 yearly 2000 - 2029
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 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: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 6,680.970 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 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) -133.1 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 342.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -41.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 492.299 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) 475.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) -19.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2004 - Dec 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) 5.149 Nov 2023 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 11.960 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Sep 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 25.277 Oct 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Oct 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 12.138 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,606.002 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 4,623.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -1,798.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,421.500 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 629.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 17.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 3,453.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 101.400 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 20.200 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 21.100 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 75.900 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 637.700 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 460.400 Nov 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2023
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 766.000 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,042.300 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,400.500 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 742.700 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,007.400 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 436.800 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 357.900 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 699.000 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2023
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 4,506.900 Dec 2023 monthly Apr 2006 - Dec 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) -9.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 1.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 50.1 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 7.314 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.2 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2023
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) 0.165 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,345.403 2022 yearly 1996 - 2022
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -370.483 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods (USD mn) 7,756.801 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods (USD mn) 555.698 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net (USD mn) -585.220 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 236.647 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts (USD mn) 139.931 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service (USD mn) 587.659 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods (USD mn) 8,312.499 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.4 Dec 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 19.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 204.363 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,323.480 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,132.478 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.6 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 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 (%) 24.152 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1994 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,756.652 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 14.5 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 8.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 3,970.3 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,093.869 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) 11.97 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.73 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 109,898.347 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2023
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 31,398.381 Nov 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2023
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 5,035,000.000 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Aug 2023
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,743.128 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Dec 2023

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