Botswana Trade Balance
2001 - 2020 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Botswana's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 326.5 USD mn in Jul 2020, compared with a deficit of 533.8 USD mn in the previous month. Botswana's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to Jul 2020, with an averaged value of -12.0 USD mn. The data reached an all-time high of 370.5 USD mn in May 2016 and a record low of -865.0 USD mn in Jul 2012. CEIC converts monthly Trade Balance into USD. The Central Statistical Office of the Republic of Botswana provides Trade Balance in local currency. The Bank of Botswana average market exchange rate is used for currency conversions. Trade Balance prior to January 2005 is sourced from the International Monetary Fund.
In the latest reports, Botswana's Total Exports reached 187.2 USD mn in Jul 2020, a decrease of 18.9 % year on year. Total Imports recorded 513.8 USD mn in Jul 2020, a decrease of 3.3 % year on year.
What was Botswana's Trade Balance in Jul 2020?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
-326.5 USD mn Jul 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
-533.8 USD mn Jun 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
-865.0 Jul 2012 |
370.5 May 2016 |
USD mn |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 Updated on 28 Sep 2020 |
Trade Balance by Country Comparison
| Country/Region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) |
-257.7 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1998 - Sep 2020 |
| Algeria (USD mn) |
-634.0 Sep 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Sep 2018 |
| Argentina (USD mn) |
1,422.7 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Aug 2020 |
| Armenia (USD mn) |
-175.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Nov 1995 - Aug 2020 |
| Australia (USD mn) |
1,903.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jul 1971 - Aug 2020 |
| Austria (USD mn) |
598.4 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jul 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) |
-41.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) |
856.2 2019 |
yearly |
1966 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) |
-1,615.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jul 1986 - Jun 2020 |
| Belarus (USD mn) |
340.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| Belgium (USD mn) |
1,053.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Aug 2020 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) |
-136.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| Botswana (USD mn) |
-326.5 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Brazil (USD mn) |
6,163.8 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1959 - Sep 2020 |
| Brunei (USD mn) |
-226.1 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) |
-260.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Aug 2020 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) |
-645.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1981 - Jun 2020 |
| Canada (USD mn) |
-1,848.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Aug 2020 |
| Chile (USD mn) |
886.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1968 - Sep 2020 |
| China (USD mn) |
36,998.6 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1981 - Sep 2020 |
| Colombia (USD mn) |
-1,001.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1958 - Aug 2020 |
| Croatia (USD mn) |
-714.5 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Jul 2020 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) |
-345.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) |
1,353.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1996 - Aug 2020 |
| Denmark (USD mn) |
661.6 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Aug 2020 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) |
435.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1965 - Aug 2020 |
| Egypt (USD mn) |
-3,019.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Estonia (USD mn) |
-133.5 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Aug 2020 |
| European Union (USD mn) |
23,725.5 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Aug 2020 |
| Finland (USD mn) |
-289.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1992 - Aug 2020 |
| France (USD mn) |
-9,119.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| Georgia (USD mn) |
-399.3 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Germany (USD mn) |
18,622.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Greece (USD mn) |
-1,502.7 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Aug 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) |
-1,887.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Hungary (USD mn) |
311.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1976 - Aug 2020 |
| Iceland (USD mn) |
-82.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| India (USD mn) |
-2,720.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Sep 2020 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) |
2,437.5 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1967 - Sep 2020 |
| Iran (USD mn) |
20,500.0 2015 |
yearly |
1950 - 2015 |
| Ireland (USD mn) |
8,011.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1970 - Aug 2020 |
| Israel (USD mn) |
-2,170.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Aug 2020 |
| Italy (USD mn) |
6,888.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Aug 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) |
-381.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1981 - Jun 2020 |
| Japan (USD mn) |
4,506.3 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Jordan (USD mn) |
-814.4 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1972 - Jul 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) |
-436.7 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Sep 1995 - Aug 2020 |
| Kenya (USD mn) |
-773.2 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1992 - Aug 2020 |
| South Korea (USD mn) |
8,696.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Sep 2020 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) |
-270.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) |
242.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Jun 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) |
-142.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Aug 2020 |
| Laos (USD mn) |
-37.8 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1992 - Jun 2020 |
| Latvia (USD mn) |
-186.6 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Aug 2020 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) |
-548.6 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Jul 2020 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) |
24.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1999 - Aug 2020 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) |
-662.1 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Jul 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) |
-968.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Aug 2020 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) |
-120.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1993 - Aug 2020 |
| Malawi (USD mn) |
-123.8 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1964 - May 2020 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) |
3,453.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1990 - Aug 2020 |
| Malta (USD mn) |
-165.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1960 - Aug 2020 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) |
-144.0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - Jul 2020 |
| Mexico (USD mn) |
6,497.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Aug 2020 |
| Moldova (USD mn) |
-268.2 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Aug 2020 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) |
193.3 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Sep 2020 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) |
-157.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Morocco (USD mn) |
-1,416.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) |
8.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Nepal (USD mn) |
-635.7 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1974 - Aug 2020 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) |
4,545.5 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1996 - Aug 2020 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) |
-232.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) |
-2,239.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Norway (USD mn) |
-877.6 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Sep 2020 |
| Oman (USD mn) |
1,089.2 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1975 - Mar 2020 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) |
-2,432.2 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1968 - Sep 2020 |
| Panama (USD mn) |
-534.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1964 - Aug 2020 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) |
135.3 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Sep 2020 |
| Peru (USD mn) |
321.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Philippines (USD mn) |
-2,075.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Poland (USD mn) |
981.4 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1986 - Aug 2020 |
| Portugal (USD mn) |
-1,239.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Qatar (USD mn) |
1,901.4 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2014 - Aug 2020 |
| Romania (USD mn) |
-1,791.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1990 - Aug 2020 |
| Russia (USD mn) |
4,030.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Aug 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) |
108,440.2 2019 |
yearly |
1957 - 2019 |
| Serbia (USD mn) |
-530.5 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Aug 2020 |
| Singapore (USD mn) |
2,223.6 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1976 - Sep 2020 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) |
396.8 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Aug 2020 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) |
213.8 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Nov 1991 - Jul 2020 |
| South Africa (USD mn) |
2,254.7 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Aug 2020 |
| Spain (USD mn) |
-1,593.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1985 - Aug 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) |
-341.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - Aug 2020 |
| Sudan (USD mn) |
-445.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Sweden (USD mn) |
-183.7 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) |
1,878.6 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Sep 2020 |
| Syria (USD mn) |
-7,191.1 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) |
7,103.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Tajikistan (USD mn) |
-184.7 Nov 2019 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Nov 2019 |
| Thailand (USD mn) |
4,349.4 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) |
-335.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1959 - Sep 2020 |
| Turkey (USD mn) |
-2,106.3 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2013 - Jul 2020 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) |
-278.9 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Aug 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) |
-10,386.2 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2009 - Dec 2018 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) |
-23,189.3 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| United States (USD mn) |
-83,113.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1986 - Aug 2020 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) |
116.7 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Aug 2020 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) |
-3,437.1 Oct 2014 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Oct 2014 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) |
2,959.0 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1996 - Sep 2020 |
| Yemen (USD mn) |
-429.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1990 - Jun 2020 |
Botswana Key Series
| 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) |
30.000 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| MPI: Diamonds (2013=100) |
33.300 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| 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 (%) |
-5.9 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) |
69.066 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 2020 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) |
509.913 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 2020 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) |
25.1 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2007 - Jun 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) |
90.662 2025 |
yearly |
1980 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) |
92.632 2025 |
yearly |
1998 - 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) |
81.257 2025 |
yearly |
2000 - 2025 |
| Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) |
6,177.470 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 2020 |
| Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) |
798.500 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 2020 |
| Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) |
5,895.290 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) |
5,378.970 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) |
5,000.540 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) |
0.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Jul 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) |
2.652 2025 |
yearly |
1980 - 2025 |
| 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 (%) |
1.8 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1975 - Sep 2020 |
| CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) |
4.199 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Sep 2020 |
| Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) |
4.000 2025 |
yearly |
1980 - 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) |
3.415 2025 |
yearly |
1980 - 2025 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) |
-326.5 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) |
187.2 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) |
-18.9 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Jul 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) |
513.8 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) |
-3.3 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Jul 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) |
0.969 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jul 2020 |
| BW: Exports: fob: Advanced Economies: Belgium (USD mn) |
4.292 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Canada (USD mn) |
3.675 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: South A... (USD mn) |
431.467 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developing Asi... (USD mn) |
39.637 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) |
-3,775.100 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) |
5,939.900 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) |
2,164.800 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) |
0.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) |
1,713.100 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) |
16.900 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) |
2.200 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) |
130.400 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) |
32.900 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) |
52.600 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) |
0.300 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jul 2020 |
| Exports: EU: UK (BWP mn) |
0.200 Jan 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jan 2020 |
| Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) |
0.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jul 2020 |
| Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) |
625.300 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) |
942.400 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Jul 2020 |
| Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) |
748.900 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) |
1,725.300 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) |
649.900 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) |
1.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jul 2020 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) |
163.500 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jul 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 |
| 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) |
2,039.536 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2000 - Jul 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) |
7,545.043 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| M2 Growth (%) |
3.0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) |
2.5 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2006 - Aug 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) |
5,420.1 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1992 - Aug 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) |
32.138 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) |
10.7 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) |
5.2 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) |
6,767.209 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) |
5,327.3 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - Jul 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) |
32.4 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2005 - Jun 2020 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) |
3,540.6 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) |
5,558.489 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) |
6.44 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
31.95 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) |
23,579.808 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - Jul 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) |
87,230.979 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3 (BWP mn) |
85,653.196 Sep 2019 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - Sep 2019 |
| Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) |
5,500,719.000 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1992 - Jul 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) |
78,238.154 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) |
64,263.704 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) |
40,934.511 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) |
9,992.346 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) |
23,162.217 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) |
2,657.716 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2001 - Jun 2020 |
| Banking Statistics | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Assets Ratio (%) |
13.4 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) |
18.4 2019 |
yearly |
2007 - 2019 |
| Bank of Botswana: Assets (BWP mn) |
64,625.866 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Commercial Banks: Assets (BWP mn) |
102,451.077 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Lending Rate (% pa) |
5.750 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Exchange Rate against USD (BWP/USD) |
11.518 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Sep 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 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Deposit Rate: Commercial and Merchant Banks: Savings Account (% pa) |
1.850 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Jul 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Rate: BOB: Avg: Euro (EUR/BWP) |
0.074 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Energy | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Production (GWh) |
198 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Jun 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) |
7,001.2 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) |
19.6 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Market Capitalization (USD mn) |
3,132.678 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn) |
36,479.000 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%) |
5.700 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn) |
99.430 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn) |
77.931 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 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 |