Botswana Unemployment Rate
1991 - 2020 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data
Botswana Unemployment Rate increased to 18.72 % in Dec 2020, from the previously reported number of 18.19 % in Dec 2019. Botswana Unemployment Rate is updated yearly, available from Dec 1991 to Dec 2020, with an average rate of 17.90 %. The data reached an all-time high of 23.80 % in Dec 2003 and a record low of 13.82 % in Dec 1991. The data is reported by reported by CEIC Data.
In the latest reports, Botswana Population reached 2.35 million people in Dec 2020. Monthly Earnings of Botswana stood at 486.30 USD in Mar 2020. The country's Labour Force Participation Rate increased to 70.97 % in Dec 2020.
What was Botswana's Unemployment Rate in 2020?
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
18.72 % 2020 yearly 1991 - 2020 |
18.19 % 2019 yearly 1991 - 2020 |
13.82 1991 |
23.80 2003 |
% |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 Updated on 16 Sep 2020 |
Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison
| Country/Region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (%) |
11.90 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Algeria (%) |
11.70 Sep 2017 |
quarterly |
Jun 2014 - Sep 2017 |
| Argentina (%) |
13.10 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Armenia (%) |
17.50 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Australia (%) |
7.00 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1978 - Oct 2020 |
| Austria (%) |
5.52 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Sep 2020 |
| Azerbaijan (%) |
6.94 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Bahrain (%) |
4.30 2016 |
yearly |
1991 - 2016 |
| Bangladesh (%) |
4.15 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Belarus (%) |
0.20 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Oct 2020 |
| Belgium (%) |
5.20 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Sep 2020 |
| Bolivia (%) |
3.40 2017 |
yearly |
1999 - 2017 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) |
15.70 2019 |
yearly |
2006 - 2019 |
| Botswana (%) |
18.72 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Brazil (%) |
14.60 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2012 - Sep 2020 |
| Brunei (%) |
9.04 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (%) |
4.80 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Cambodia (%) |
0.10 2017 |
yearly |
2007 - 2017 |
| Canada (%) |
8.90 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1976 - Oct 2020 |
| Chile (%) |
11.60 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2009 - Oct 2020 |
| China (%) |
4.19 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Colombia (%) |
15.77 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Croatia (%) |
6.40 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Cyprus (%) |
8.00 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Czech Republic (%) |
2.79 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1993 - Sep 2020 |
| Denmark (%) |
5.80 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2007 - Oct 2020 |
| Ecuador (%) |
6.64 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2013 - Sep 2020 |
| Egypt (%) |
7.30 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Estonia (%) |
7.70 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1989 - Sep 2020 |
| European Union (%) |
6.20 Jan 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Jan 2020 |
| Finland (%) |
8.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1988 - Oct 2020 |
| France (%) |
9.00 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1975 - Sep 2020 |
| Georgia (%) |
11.57 2019 |
yearly |
1991 - 2019 |
| Germany (%) |
4.50 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Ghana (%) |
4.51 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Greece (%) |
16.80 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1998 - Aug 2020 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (%) |
6.40 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 1981 - Oct 2020 |
| Hungary (%) |
4.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Oct 2020 |
| Iceland (%) |
5.60 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| India (%) |
5.40 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Indonesia (%) |
7.07 2020 |
yearly |
1984 - 2020 |
| Iran (%) |
10.60 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2001 - Mar 2020 |
| Ireland (%) |
7.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Israel (%) |
4.71 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2012 - Oct 2020 |
| Italy (%) |
9.79 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Oct 2020 |
| Ivory Coast (%) |
3.42 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Japan (%) |
3.00 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1953 - Sep 2020 |
| Jordan (%) |
23.00 May 2020 |
quarterly |
Feb 2000 - May 2020 |
| Kazakhstan (%) |
5.00 Jul 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Jul 2020 |
| Kenya (%) |
2.65 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| South Korea (%) |
4.20 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jun 1999 - Oct 2020 |
| Kosovo (%) |
29.10 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2016 - Mar 2020 |
| Kuwait (%) |
2.09 2018 |
yearly |
1999 - 2018 |
| Kyrgyzstan (%) |
5.50 2019 |
yearly |
1992 - 2019 |
| Laos (%) |
0.60 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Latvia (%) |
8.00 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Lebanon (%) |
11.35 2018 |
yearly |
2004 - 2018 |
| Lithuania (%) |
10.40 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Luxembourg (%) |
6.28 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1995 - Oct 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (%) |
2.90 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Sep 1996 - Oct 2020 |
| North Macedonia (%) |
16.70 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Jun 2020 |
| Malawi (%) |
6.60 2013 |
yearly |
2005 - 2013 |
| Malaysia (%) |
5.40 May 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2016 - May 2020 |
| Malta (%) |
4.40 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2000 - Jun 2020 |
| Mauritius (%) |
7.10 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2004 - Mar 2020 |
| Mexico (%) |
3.26 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Mar 2020 |
| Moldova (%) |
4.22 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| Mongolia (%) |
7.30 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Montenegro (%) |
15.20 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Jun 2020 |
| Morocco (%) |
12.70 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Sep 2020 |
| Mozambique (%) |
3.24 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Myanmar (%) |
1.71 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Nepal (%) |
1.47 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 2020 |
| Netherlands (%) |
3.80 Mar 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Mar 2020 |
| New Zealand (%) |
5.30 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1986 - Sep 2020 |
| Nigeria (%) |
27.11 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Norway (%) |
5.20 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1989 - Sep 2020 |
| Oman (%) |
2.80 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2018 - Oct 2020 |
| Pakistan (%) |
5.79 2018 |
yearly |
1980 - 2018 |
| Palestinian Territory (%) |
28.50 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1998 - Sep 2020 |
| Panama (%) |
7.10 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Paraguay (%) |
8.16 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2017 - Sep 2020 |
| Peru (%) |
16.43 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Mar 2001 - Oct 2020 |
| Philippines (%) |
10.00 Jul 2020 |
quarterly |
Jul 1982 - Jul 2020 |
| Poland (%) |
6.10 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1990 - Oct 2020 |
| Portugal (%) |
7.50 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1998 - Oct 2020 |
| Qatar (%) |
0.10 2018 |
yearly |
1997 - 2018 |
| Romania (%) |
5.30 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1997 - Oct 2020 |
| Russia (%) |
6.35 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1994 - Sep 2020 |
| Saudi Arabia (%) |
8.98 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Serbia (%) |
9.00 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2014 - Sep 2020 |
| Singapore (%) |
3.60 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1987 - Sep 2020 |
| Slovakia (%) |
7.35 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - Oct 2020 |
| Slovenia (%) |
5.20 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 1997 - Jun 2020 |
| South Africa (%) |
30.80 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2008 - Sep 2020 |
| Spain (%) |
16.26 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 1976 - Sep 2020 |
| Sri Lanka (%) |
5.40 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2012 - Jun 2020 |
| Sudan (%) |
20.30 2010 |
yearly |
1993 - 2010 |
| Sweden (%) |
8.91 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1983 - Oct 2020 |
| Switzerland (%) |
5.31 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1991 - Sep 2020 |
| Syria (%) |
14.90 2011 |
yearly |
2000 - 2011 |
| Taiwan (%) |
3.77 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 1993 - Oct 2020 |
| Tajikistan (%) |
2.30 Apr 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Apr 2018 |
| Thailand (%) |
2.10 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Oct 2020 |
| Tunisia (%) |
16.20 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Jun 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Turkey (%) |
13.20 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Ukraine (%) |
9.80 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 1999 - Jun 2020 |
| United Arab Emirates (%) |
2.23 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| United Kingdom (%) |
4.76 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 1971 - Aug 2020 |
| United States (%) |
6.90 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1948 - Oct 2020 |
| Uruguay (%) |
11.00 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Uzbekistan (%) |
8.98 2019 |
yearly |
2000 - 2019 |
| Venezuela (%) |
6.35 Dec 2018 |
monthly |
Jan 1999 - Dec 2018 |
| Vietnam (%) |
2.50 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2011 - Sep 2020 |
| Yemen (%) |
13.50 2014 |
yearly |
1994 - 2014 |
| Zambia (%) |
11.41 2020 |
yearly |
1991 - 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: 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) |
180.287 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Sep 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) |
2,344.510 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) |
-5,551.760 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) |
2,076.580 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) |
7,896.270 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) |
6,514.780 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Sep 2020 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) |
0.000 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2007 - Sep 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 |
| 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 |
- |
| Average Monthly Earnings (BWP) |
5,392.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 2007 - Mar 2020 |
| Average Monthly Earnings: Mining & Quarrying (BWP) |
14,074.000 Mar 2020 |
quarterly |
Sep 2007 - Mar 2020 |
| BW: Population: Total (Person) |
2,303,697.000 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| BW: Population: Female (Person) |
1,189,584.000 2019 |
yearly |
1960 - 2019 |
| BW: Population: Male (Person) |
1,114,113.000 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 (%) |
4.301 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Oct 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) |
-104.7 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) |
593.1 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) |
60.1 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Aluminum: Exports (USD th) |
146.370 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicament (USD th) |
1,636.683 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
8,079.550 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Total Imports (USD mn) |
697.8 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) |
49.3 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Medicament (USD th) |
111,634.690 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) |
15,043.476 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Total Exports to USA (USD mn) |
0.026 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Feb 2019 - Sep 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) |
68.371 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Advanced Economies: Canada (USD mn) |
9.885 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Sub-Saharan Africa: South A... (USD mn) |
1,144.863 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| BW: Imports: cif: Emerging and Developing Economies: Emerging and Developing Asi... (USD mn) |
99.217 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2000 - Aug 2020 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) |
-1,206.100 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) |
5,683.000 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) |
2,660.000 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) |
1.100 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) |
2,124.200 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) |
22.400 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) |
0.700 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) |
241.700 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) |
25.300 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) |
45.100 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) |
0.000 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Aug 2020 |
| Exports: EU: UK (BWP mn) |
0.200 Jan 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Jan 2020 |
| Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) |
0.000 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Aug 2020 |
| Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) |
680.400 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) |
1,734.400 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2005 - Aug 2020 |
| Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) |
908.100 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) |
613.400 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) |
682.600 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) |
1.200 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Sep 2020 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) |
200.400 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Apr 2006 - Sep 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 Volume Index (2000=100) |
188.915 2018 |
yearly |
1980 - 2018 |
| BW: Export Value Index (2000=100) |
246.253 2018 |
yearly |
1980 - 2018 |
| BW: Import Value Index (2000=100) |
302.108 2018 |
yearly |
1980 - 2018 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) |
3.9 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) |
21.7 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) |
217.383 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) |
2,068.241 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2000 - Sep 2020 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) |
7,753.473 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| M2 Growth (%) |
4.3 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Sep 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) |
11.0 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Aug 2020 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) |
5.8 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) |
6,923.775 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) |
6,089.7 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) |
32.4 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2005 - Jun 2020 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) |
3,589.1 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) |
5,474.766 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Aug 2020 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) |
4.37 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) |
31.95 Jun 2020 |
quarterly |
Dec 2002 - Jun 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) |
23,822.437 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) |
89,306.127 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M3 (BWP mn) |
85,653.196 Sep 2019 |
monthly |
Dec 2004 - Sep 2019 |
| Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) |
5,420,059.000 Aug 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1992 - Aug 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) |
79,749.496 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) |
63,773.592 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) |
41,340.068 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) |
10,030.855 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) |
22,270.578 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Dec 2002 - Sep 2020 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) |
2,516.153 Sep 2020 |
quarterly |
Mar 2001 - Sep 2020 |
| BW: Bank Non-Performing Loans to Total Gross Loans (%) |
4.788 2019 |
yearly |
2012 - 2019 |
| Banking Statistics | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liquid Assets Ratio (%) |
15.1 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Capital Adequacy Ratio (%) |
18.4 2019 |
yearly |
2007 - 2019 |
| Bank of Botswana: Assets (BWP mn) |
59,774.519 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Commercial Banks: Assets (BWP mn) |
103,302.318 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Interest and Foreign Exchange Rates | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Lending Rate (% pa) |
5.750 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Exchange Rate against USD (BWP/USD) |
11.452 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 1957 - Oct 2020 |
| Policy Rate (% pa) |
3.75 Nov 2020 |
monthly |
Aug 1976 - Nov 2020 |
| Short Term Interest Rate (% pa) |
1.04 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Long Term Interest Rate (% pa) |
4.88 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Sep 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 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Sep 2020 |
| Deposit Rate: Commercial and Merchant Banks: Savings Account (% pa) |
1.767 Sep 2020 |
monthly |
Oct 2004 - Sep 2020 |
| Foreign Exchange Rate: BOB: Avg: Euro (EUR/BWP) |
0.076 Nov 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2002 - Nov 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) |
6,890.4 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Oct 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: % of GDP (%) |
19.6 2019 |
yearly |
2003 - 2019 |
| Market Capitalization (USD mn) |
3,111.697 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Oct 2020 |
| Market Capitalization: Botswana Stock Exchange (BWP mn) |
35,634.000 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Oct 2020 |
| Dividend Yield: Botswana Stock Exchange (%) |
5.300 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Oct 2020 |
| Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Volume (Unit mn) |
61.624 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Oct 2020 |
| Shares Trading: Botswana Stock Exchange: Value (BWP mn) |
65.863 Oct 2020 |
monthly |
Jan 2003 - Oct 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) |
2,292.810 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Exports: Television (USD th) |
1,732.727 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: ICT Goods (USD th) |
186,967.944 2018 |
yearly |
2000 - 2018 |
| Imports: Telecommunication Equipment (USD th) |
84,596.660 2019 |
yearly |
1995 - 2019 |
| Imports: Television (USD th) |
14,243.006 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 |