Botswana Trade Balance
2001 - 2020 | Monthly | USD mn | CEIC Data
Botswana's Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 344.4 USD mn in May 2020, compared with a deficit of 101.5 USD mn in the previous month. Botswana's Trade Balance data is updated monthly, available from Jan 2001 to May 2020, with an averaged value of -11.4 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 22.8 USD mn in May 2020, a decrease of 95.5 % year on year. Total Imports recorded 367.2 USD mn in May 2020, a decrease of 32.8 % year on year.
What was Botswana's Trade Balance in May 2020?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
-344.4 USD mn May 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2020 |
-101.5 USD mn Apr 2020 monthly Jan 2001 - May 2020 |
-865.0 Jul 2012 |
370.5 May 2016 |
USD mn |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - May 2020 Updated on 28 Jul 2020 |
Trade Balance by Country Comparison
| Country/Region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (USD mn) |
-261.4 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| Algeria (USD mn) |
-634.0 Sep 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Sep 2018 |
| Argentina (USD mn) |
1,482.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Jun 2020 |
| Armenia (USD mn) |
-141.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Nov 1995 - Jun 2020 |
| Australia (USD mn) |
5,658.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jul 1971 - Jun 2020 |
| Austria (USD mn) |
-499.1 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - May 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (USD mn) |
-109.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Bahrain (USD mn) |
856.2 2019 |
yearly |
1966 - 2019 |
| Bangladesh (USD mn) |
-1,309.4 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jul 1986 - May 2020 |
| Belarus (USD mn) |
207.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Belgium (USD mn) |
1,013.9 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Jun 2020 |
| Bolivia (USD mn) |
-6.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1994 - Jun 2020 |
| Botswana (USD mn) |
-344.4 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - May 2020 |
| Brazil (USD mn) |
8,060.3 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1959 - Jul 2020 |
| Brunei (USD mn) |
301.5 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Bulgaria (USD mn) |
-265.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Jun 2020 |
| Cambodia (USD mn) |
-326.2 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1981 - Apr 2020 |
| Canada (USD mn) |
-2,352.9 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Jun 2020 |
| Chile (USD mn) |
1,173.2 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1968 - Jul 2020 |
| China (USD mn) |
62,329.4 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1981 - Jul 2020 |
| Colombia (USD mn) |
-620.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1958 - Jun 2020 |
| Croatia (USD mn) |
-698.1 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - May 2020 |
| Cyprus (USD mn) |
-438.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Czech Republic (USD mn) |
2,420.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1996 - Jun 2020 |
| Denmark (USD mn) |
1,192.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Jun 2020 |
| Ecuador (USD mn) |
399.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1965 - Jun 2020 |
| Egypt (USD mn) |
-2,586.3 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - May 2020 |
| Estonia (USD mn) |
-11.9 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Jun 2020 |
| European Union (USD mn) |
17,647.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Finland (USD mn) |
-230.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1992 - Jun 2020 |
| France (USD mn) |
-8,956.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Georgia (USD mn) |
-441.9 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Jul 2020 |
| Germany (USD mn) |
16,325.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Greece (USD mn) |
-1,586.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) |
-4,302.1 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Hungary (USD mn) |
810.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1976 - Jun 2020 |
| Iceland (USD mn) |
-94.7 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| India (USD mn) |
-4,830.0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jul 2020 |
| Indonesia (USD mn) |
1,249.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1967 - Jun 2020 |
| Iran (USD mn) |
20,500.0 2015 |
yearly |
1950 - 2015 |
| Ireland (USD mn) |
7,418.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1970 - Jun 2020 |
| Israel (USD mn) |
-2,312.8 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Jul 2020 |
| Italy (USD mn) |
6,226.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Jun 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (USD mn) |
-51.4 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1981 - Apr 2020 |
| Japan (USD mn) |
-3,940.4 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1995 - Jun 2020 |
| Jordan (USD mn) |
-705.3 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1972 - May 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (USD mn) |
1,141.9 May 2020 |
monthly |
Sep 1995 - May 2020 |
| Kenya (USD mn) |
-691.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1992 - Jun 2020 |
| South Korea (USD mn) |
4,133.9 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jul 2020 |
| Kosovo (USD mn) |
-277.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Kuwait (USD mn) |
461.1 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - May 2020 |
| Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) |
-90.7 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - May 2020 |
| Laos (USD mn) |
-338.6 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Dec 1992 - Dec 2019 |
| Latvia (USD mn) |
-202.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Jun 2020 |
| Lebanon (USD mn) |
-423.0 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - May 2020 |
| Lithuania (USD mn) |
-20.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| Luxembourg (USD mn) |
-434.9 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - May 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (USD mn) |
-542.1 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| North Macedonia (USD mn) |
-118.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 1993 - Jun 2020 |
| Malawi (USD mn) |
-118.2 Jun 2019 |
monthly |
Jan 1964 - Jun 2019 |
| Malaysia (USD mn) |
5,815.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1990 - Jun 2020 |
| Malta (USD mn) |
-250.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1960 - Jun 2020 |
| Mauritius (USD mn) |
-190.7 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - May 2020 |
| Mexico (USD mn) |
4,618.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Jun 2020 |
| Moldova (USD mn) |
-223.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Mongolia (USD mn) |
354.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Jun 2020 |
| Montenegro (USD mn) |
-176.1 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Jun 2020 |
| Morocco (USD mn) |
-756.5 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - May 2020 |
| Myanmar (USD mn) |
-415.1 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - May 2020 |
| Nepal (USD mn) |
-575.9 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1974 - Jun 2020 |
| Netherlands (USD mn) |
4,554.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1996 - Jun 2020 |
| New Zealand (USD mn) |
274.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Nigeria (USD mn) |
-497.5 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Mar 2020 |
| Norway (USD mn) |
-1,074.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Oman (USD mn) |
1,089.2 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1975 - Mar 2020 |
| Pakistan (USD mn) |
-1,640.0 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1968 - Jul 2020 |
| Panama (USD mn) |
-466.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1964 - Jun 2020 |
| Paraguay (USD mn) |
177.2 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Jul 2020 |
| Peru (USD mn) |
433.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Philippines (USD mn) |
-1,303.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Poland (USD mn) |
1,231.4 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1986 - May 2020 |
| Portugal (USD mn) |
-932.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Qatar (USD mn) |
4,273.4 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| Romania (USD mn) |
-1,487.7 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1990 - Jun 2020 |
| Russia (USD mn) |
5,753.9 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (USD mn) |
117,268.6 2019 |
yearly |
1957 - 2019 |
| Serbia (USD mn) |
-445.1 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jun 2020 |
| Singapore (USD mn) |
3,579.9 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1976 - Jun 2020 |
| Slovakia (USD mn) |
799.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Slovenia (USD mn) |
135.1 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Nov 1991 - Jun 2020 |
| South Africa (USD mn) |
2,721.4 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Spain (USD mn) |
-391.6 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1985 - May 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (USD mn) |
-161.3 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1982 - Jun 2020 |
| Sudan (USD mn) |
-800.3 Dec 2019 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Dec 2019 |
| Sweden (USD mn) |
246.7 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - May 2020 |
| Switzerland (USD mn) |
3,106.6 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Syria (USD mn) |
-7,035.9 2019 |
yearly |
1950 - 2019 |
| Taiwan (USD mn) |
4,468.3 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2008 - Jul 2020 |
| Tajikistan (USD mn) |
-184.7 Nov 2019 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Nov 2019 |
| Thailand (USD mn) |
1,610.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Tunisia (USD mn) |
-342.6 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1959 - Jul 2020 |
| Turkey (USD mn) |
-2,778.7 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2013 - Jun 2020 |
| Ukraine (USD mn) |
-656.2 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Jun 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates (USD mn) |
-13,296.1 Dec 2017 |
monthly |
Jan 2009 - Dec 2017 |
| United Kingdom (USD mn) |
-17,381.4 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| United States (USD mn) |
-70,985.0 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1986 - Jun 2020 |
| Uruguay (USD mn) |
87.8 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jun 2020 |
| Venezuela (USD mn) |
-3,437.1 Oct 2014 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Oct 2014 |
| Vietnam (USD mn) |
2,776.1 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1996 - Jul 2020 |
| Yemen (USD mn) |
-352.1 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1990 - Apr 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) |
87.800 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Dec 2019 |
| MPI: Diamonds (2013=100) |
103.300 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Dec 2019 |
| 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 (%) |
-4.6 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) |
-15.192 May 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - May 2020 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) |
4,514.844 2019 |
yearly |
1973 - 2019 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) |
22.8 Dec 2019 |
quarterly |
Jun 2007 - Dec 2019 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) |
2,493.1 2019 |
yearly |
2002 - 2019 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) |
13.5 2019 |
yearly |
2002 - 2019 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) |
86.904 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) |
28.774 2024 |
yearly |
1998 - 2024 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) |
89.101 2024 |
yearly |
2000 - 2024 |
| Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) |
4,054.220 May 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - May 2020 |
| Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) |
-183.330 May 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - May 2020 |
| Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) |
849.820 May 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - May 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) |
4,237.550 May 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - May 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) |
3,485.590 May 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - May 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) |
0.000 May 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - May 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: Central Government Debt: Total: % of GDP (%) |
15.235 2017 |
yearly |
1991 - 2017 |
| Demographic and Labour Market | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Population (Person mn) |
2.4 2020 |
yearly |
1950 - 2020 |
| Labour Force Participation Rate (%) |
70.8 2019 |
yearly |
1990 - 2019 |
| Employed Persons (Person) |
485,524.000 2019 |
yearly |
1985 - 2019 |
| Unemployment Rate (%) |
18.19 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| 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) |
2.607 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| 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) |
5,404.000 Sep 2019 |
quarterly |
Sep 2007 - Sep 2019 |
| Average Monthly Earnings: Financial Intermediaries (BWP) |
17,381.000 Dec 2018 |
quarterly |
Sep 2007 - Dec 2018 |
| Average Monthly Earnings: Mining & Quarrying (BWP) |
17,387.000 Dec 2018 |
quarterly |
Sep 2007 - Dec 2018 |
| Average Monthly Earnings: Water & Electricity (BWP) |
11,792.000 Dec 2018 |
quarterly |
Sep 2007 - Dec 2018 |
| BW: Employment To Population Ratio: Modeled ILO Estimate: Aged 15+ (%) |
57.935 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| BW: Unemployment: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Labour Force (%) |
18.193 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| BW: Labour Force Participation Rate: Modeled ILO Estimate: % of Total Population... (%) |
70.820 2019 |
yearly |
1990 - 2019 |
| BW: Population: Female (Person) |
1,166,077.000 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| 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 (%) |
0.9 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1975 - Jul 2020 |
| CPI: Food and Non Alcoholic Beverage Change (%) |
3.918 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Jul 2020 |
| Forecast: Consumer Price Index Growth (%) |
2.581 2021 |
yearly |
1980 - 2021 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trade Balance (USD mn) |
-344.4 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - May 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) |
22.8 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) |
-95.5 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - May 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) |
387.228 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) |
949.137 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
11,239.445 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) |
367.2 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) |
-32.8 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - May 2020 |
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) |
2.881 2024 |
yearly |
1980 - 2024 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) |
95,799.143 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
16,452.250 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) |
4.854 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2019 - Mar 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) |
18.720 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - May 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: South A... (USD mn) |
74.411 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Apr 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developing Asi... (USD mn) |
7.111 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Apr 2020 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) |
0.000 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - May 2020 |
| Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) |
2.900 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Apr 2020 |
| Exports: EU: UK (BWP mn) |
0.200 Jan 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jan 2020 |
| Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) |
120.000 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Mar 2020 |
| Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) |
146.400 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Imports: EU: UK (BWP mn) |
0.200 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Apr 2020 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) |
1,960.214 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2000 - May 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) |
7,366.694 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - May 2020 |
| M2 Growth (%) |
7.5 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - May 2020 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) |
2.5 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2006 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) |
5,391.1 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1992 - Jun 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) |
28.456 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 1994 - Mar 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) |
15.2 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) |
20.3 2019 |
yearly |
2002 - 2019 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) |
8.8 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2003 - May 2020 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) |
6,556.661 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) |
253.678 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) |
4.4 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) |
4,873.4 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - May 2020 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) |
3,344.2 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) |
5,287.472 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) |
10.737 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2003 - Mar 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
30.53 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Mar 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) |
23,654.540 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - May 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) |
88,896.283 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - May 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3 (BWP mn) |
85,653.196 Sep 2019 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - Sep 2019 |
| Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) |
5,702,989.000 Apr 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1992 - Apr 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) |
79,121.341 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) |
63,805.631 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) |
40,356.084 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) |
9,959.182 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) |
23,249.025 May 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - May 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) |
2,812.740 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| BW: Domestic Credit: Net (BWP mn) |
37,535.923 2018 |
yearly |
1976 - 2018 |
| Banking Statistics | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Assets Ratio (%) |
13.9 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) |
18.4 2019 |
yearly |
2007 - 2019 |
| Bank of Botswana: Assets (BWP mn) |
67,040.362 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Commercial Banks: Assets (BWP mn) |
102,821.968 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Lending Rate (% pa) |
5.750 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Exchange Rate against USD (BWP/USD) |
11.561 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Jul 2020 |
| Policy Rate (% pa) |
4.25 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1976 - Jul 2020 |
| Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) |
1.00 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 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 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - May 2020 |
| Deposit Rate: Commercial and Merchant Banks: Savings Account (% pa) |
1.906 May 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - May 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Rate: BOB: Avg: Euro (EUR/BWP) |
0.075 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Jul 2020 |
| Energy | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electricity Production (GWh) |
146 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Mar 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 |
| Financial Market | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Equity Market Index (19Jun1989=100) |
7,096.3 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jul 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) |
19.6 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Market Capitalization (USD mn) |
3,170.294 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn) |
37,113.000 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%) |
5.900 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn) |
33.914 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn) |
89.857 Jun 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Jun 2020 |
| Transport and Telecommunications | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Motor Vehicle Registered (Unit th) |
391.686 2015 |
yearly |
2005 - 2015 |
| Number of Subscriber Fixed Line (Unit) |
142,481.000 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Number of Subscriber Mobile (Person) |
3,381,228.000 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Teledensity: Fixed Line (Number) |
6.321 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Teledensity: Mobile (Number) |
150.006 2018 |
yearly |
1960 - 2018 |
| Exports: ICT Goods (USD th) |
14,835.757 2018 |
yearly |
2000 - 2018 |
| Exports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
3,702.333 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Exports: Television (USD th) |
3,918.431 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) |
186,967.944 2018 |
yearly |
2000 - 2018 |
| Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
94,397.427 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |
| Imports: Television (USD th) |
13,940.306 2018 |
yearly |
1995 - 2018 |