Botswana Visitor Arrivals
1995 - 2018 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data
Key information about Botswana Visitor Arrivals
- Botswana Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,830,000 person in Dec 2018, compared with 1,775,000 person in the previous year
- Botswana Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2018
- The data reached an all-time high of 2,344,000 person in Dec 2008 and a record low of 636,000 person in Dec 1995
View Botswana's Visitor Arrivals from 1995 to 2018 in the chart:
What was Botswana's Visitor Arrivals in 2018?
Botswana Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,830,000 person in Dec 2018, compared with 1,775,000 person in the previous year See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,830,000 2018 | 1,775,000 2017 | 636,000 1995 | 2,344,000 2008 | Person | yearly | 1995 - 2018 |
Visitor Arrivals by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person) | 2,155,698 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Algeria (Person) | 493,533 2016 | yearly | 2003 - 2016 |
| Argentina (Person) | 719,994 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2025 |
| Armenia (Person) | 2,208,179 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Australia (Person) | 716,680 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Jan 2026 |
| Austria (Person) | 3,251,984 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1974 - Jan 2026 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 796,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bahrain (Person) | 1,909,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (Person) | 630,685 2024 | yearly | 1981 - 2024 |
| Belarus (Person) | 3,598,000 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
| Belgium (Person) | 9,638,187 2024 | yearly | 1992 - 2024 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 323,300 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 63,252 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Botswana (Person) | 1,830,000 2018 | yearly | 1995 - 2018 |
| Brazil (Person) | 6,657,377 2024 | yearly | 1989 - 2024 |
| Brunei (Person) | 1,071,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 790,342 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Jan 2026 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 472,952 May 2019 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2019 |
| Canada (Person) | 893,666 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Jan 2026 |
| Chile (Person) | 163,447 Mar 2020 | monthly | Jul 2016 - Mar 2020 |
| China (Person) | 4,096,200 Feb 2016 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2016 |
| Colombia (Person) | 520,406 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Jan 2026 |
| Croatia (Person) | 256,018 Dec 2025 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Dec 2025 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 146,516 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 37,202,000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
| Denmark (Person) | 15,595,000 2020 | yearly | 2003 - 2020 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 1,290,514 2024 | yearly | 1997 - 2024 |
| Egypt (Person) | 12,199,600 2022 | yearly | 1982 - 2022 |
| Estonia (Person) | 1,949,843 2025 | yearly | 1996 - 2025 |
| European Union (Person) | 451,211,683 2025 | yearly | 2008 - 2025 |
| Finland (Person) | 293,824 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| France (Person) | 117,109,000 2020 | yearly | 2004 - 2020 |
| Georgia (Person) | 1,513,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Germany (Person) | 3,051,569 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Dec 2025 |
| Greece (Person) | 1,314,997 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 2,168,061 Feb 2026 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Feb 2026 |
| Hungary (Person) | 3,387,000 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| Iceland (Person) | 488,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| India (Person) | 1,007,000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Mar 1987 - Jan 2026 |
| Indonesia (Person) | 1,014,397 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1979 - Jan 2026 |
| Iran (Person) | 1,550,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Ireland (Person) | 6,404,500 2025 | yearly | 2023 - 2025 |
| Israel (Person) | 117,600 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Feb 2026 |
| Italy (Person) | 74,968,015 2025 | yearly | 1990 - 2025 |
| Ivory Coast (Person) | 668,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Japan (Person) | 3,466,700 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Feb 2026 |
| Jordan (Person) | 4,175,189 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 2,035,000 2020 | yearly | 1996 - 2020 |
| Kenya (Person) | 2,294,600 2024 | yearly | 1991 - 2024 |
| South Korea (Person) | 1,264,262 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Jan 2026 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 149,707 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Sep 2025 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 11,332 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2023 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 8,856,500 2024 | yearly | 1998 - 2024 |
| Laos (Person) | 4,120,832 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Latvia (Person) | 335,374 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Lebanon (Person) | 2,796,991 2024 | yearly | 1996 - 2024 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 5,050,100 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 1,604,107 2025 | yearly | 1980 - 2025 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 1,496,509 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Feb 2026 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 32,715 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Malawi (Person) | 871,000 2018 | yearly | 1995 - 2018 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 2,603,390 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Dec 2025 |
| Malta (Person) | 235,772 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Jan 2026 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 107,650 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Feb 2026 |
| Mexico (Person) | 4,287,586 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Jan 2026 |
| Moldova (Person) | 90,501 2025 | yearly | 1992 - 2025 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 847,170 2025 | yearly | 1995 - 2025 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 24,261 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Jan 2026 |
| Morocco (Person) | 630,077 May 2023 | monthly | Jan 2005 - May 2023 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 1,063,072 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Nepal (Person) | 105,441 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Feb 2026 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 1,182,000 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Jan 2026 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 370,616 Jan 2026 | monthly | Apr 1978 - Jan 2026 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 5,265,000 2016 | yearly | 1995 - 2016 |
| Norway (Person) | 1,397,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Oman (Person) | 869,000 2020 | yearly | 2001 - 2020 |
| Panama (Person) | 247,029 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Paraguay (Person) | 109,791 Dec 2023 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2023 |
| Peru (Person) | 271,744 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Feb 2026 |
| Philippines (Person) | 430,763 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Nov 2025 |
| Poland (Person) | 19,723,200 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Portugal (Person) | 4,208,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Qatar (Person) | 4,907,000 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Romania (Person) | 916,132 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Russia (Person) | 9,054,084 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 2,073,000 Sep 2015 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2015 |
| Serbia (Person) | 143,857 Jan 2026 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Jan 2026 |
| Singapore (Person) | 1,107,883 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Jan 2026 |
| Slovakia (Person) | 2,421,263 2025 | yearly | 1998 - 2025 |
| Slovenia (Person) | 218,099 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Jan 2026 |
| South Africa (Person) | 14,183,030 2025 | yearly | 1975 - 2025 |
| Spain (Person) | 5,127,256 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Jan 2026 |
| Sri Lanka (Person) | 279,328 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1979 - Feb 2026 |
| Sudan (Person) | 824,169 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Sweden (Person) | 1,957,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 682,086 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Jan 2026 |
| Syria (Person) | 2,424,000 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Taiwan, China (Person) | 723,375 Jan 2026 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Jan 2026 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 1,035,000 2018 | yearly | 1996 - 2018 |
| Thailand (Person) | 3,263,802 Feb 2026 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Feb 2026 |
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| Government and Public Finance | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) | -2.3 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) | -331.433 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Tax Revenue (USD mn) | 166.469 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) | 26.2 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2007 - Sep 2025 |
| National Government Debt (USD mn) | 4,996.3 2025 | yearly | 2002 - 2025 |
| Government Debt: % of GDP (%) | 29.1 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 2014 - Sep 2025 |
| Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) | 129.415 2031 | yearly | 1981 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) | 234.248 2031 | yearly | 1999 - 2031 |
| Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) | 101.797 2031 | yearly | 2000 - 2031 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) | 0.000 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) | -4,417.046 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) | 2,405.346 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) | 6,822.392 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) | 2,218.546 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) | 5,813.062 Nov 2025 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Nov 2025 |
| Foreign Trade | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) | 4.332 2028 | yearly | 1980 - 2028 |
| Trade Balance (USD mn) | -133.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports (USD mn) | 351.8 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports Growth (%) | -10.1 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| 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) | 485.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports Growth (%) | -22.5 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2025 |
| 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) | 6.354 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Exports to China (USD mn) | 42.667 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Imports from China (USD mn) | 39.613 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) | 944.931 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 3,013.936 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) | 102.480 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) | 129.745 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) | 19.581 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) | 44.626 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) | 145.172 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) | 354.263 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) | 471.316 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) | 1,253.494 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 601.151 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) | 1,165.604 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) | 1,107.181 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) | 669.318 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) | 553.097 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) | 325.366 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) | 3,919.227 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) | 297.524 Dec 2025 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) | 0.585 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) | 4,635.100 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) | 6,396.107 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) | -1,761.007 Dec 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Export Value Index (2015=100) | 114.093 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Volume Index (2015=100) | 101.817 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Export Volume Index (2015=100) | 117.152 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Import Value Index (2015=100) | 115.483 2021 | yearly | 1980 - 2021 |
| Monetary | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) | 3.2 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Household Debt: % of GDP (%) | 21.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) | 219.430 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Money Supply M1 (USD mn) | 2,721.343 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2000 - Nov 2025 |
| Money Supply M2 (USD mn) | 8,971.167 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| M2 Growth (%) | 0.8 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2025 |
| Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) | 0.0 Dec 2025 | monthly | Feb 2006 - Dec 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) | 5,165.9 Apr 2021 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Apr 2021 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) | 19.402 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Jun 1994 - Sep 2025 |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) | 7.2 Sep 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Sep 2025 |
| Total Deposits (USD mn) | 8,475.037 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Deposits Growth (%) | 3.3 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Domestic Credit (USD mn) | 8,802.1 Sep 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Sep 2025 |
| Domestic Credit Growth (%) | 9.6 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2005 - Sep 2025 |
| Household Debt (USD mn) | 4,375.7 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans (USD mn) | 6,884.237 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Total Loans Growth (%) | 3.29 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2003 - Dec 2025 |
| Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) | 31.99 Sep 2025 | quarterly | Dec 2002 - Sep 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) | 36,236.254 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) | 119,456.291 Nov 2025 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2025 |
| Depository Corp Survey: Assets: Domestic Claims (BWP mn) | 116,109.420 Nov 2025 | monthly | Dec 2004 - Nov 2025 |
| Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) | 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) | 110,784.798 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) | 2,868.365 Dec 2025 | quarterly | Mar 2001 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) | 89,990.027 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) | 14,878.999 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) | 32,540.993 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) | 2,722.141 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business: Government ... (BWP mn) | 2,644.363 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
| Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) | 57,198.185 Dec 2025 | monthly | Dec 2002 - Dec 2025 |
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