Botswana Visitor Arrivals Growth

1996 - 2018 | Yearly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Visitor Arrivals

  • Botswana Visitor Arrivals grew 3.1 % in Dec 2018, compared with an increase of 3.7 % in the previous year
  • Botswana Visitor Arrivals Growth rate data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1996 to Dec 2018
  • The data reached an all-time high of 27.3 % in Dec 2014 and a record low of -26.6 % in Dec 2009
CEIC calculates annual Tourist Arrivals Growth from annual Tourist Arrivals. The World Bank provides Tourist Arrivals.

Further information about Botswana Visitor Arrivals

  • In the latest reports, Botswana Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,830,000.0 person in the year of Dec 2018
  • Tourism Revenue of Botswana reached 217.0 USD mn in Dec 2020, an increase of 91.5 % change from the previous year

View Botswana's Visitor Arrivals Growth from 1996 to 2018 in the chart:

Botswana Visitor Arrivals Growth

What was Botswana's Visitor Arrivals Growth in 2018?

Botswana Visitor Arrivals grew 3.1 % in Dec 2018, compared with an increase of 3.7 % in the previous year See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
3.1 2018 3.7 2017 -26.6 2009 27.3 2014 % yearly 1996 - 2018

Visitor Arrivals Growth by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 10.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Algeria (%) 25.6 2016 yearly 2004 - 2016
Argentina (%) 0.8 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Armenia (%) -4.7 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Australia (%) 0.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1977 - Jan 2026
Austria (%) 9.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2026
Azerbaijan (%) -74.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bahrain (%) -82.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bangladesh (%) -5.5 2024 yearly 1982 - 2024
Belarus (%) -69.6 2020 yearly 2001 - 2020
Belgium (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1993 - 2024
Bolivia (%) -73.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) -0.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Botswana (%) 3.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Brazil (%) 12.7 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Brunei (%) -75.9 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Bulgaria (%) 6.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
Cambodia (%) 12.8 May 2019 monthly Jan 1999 - May 2019
Canada (%) -2.1 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1973 - Dec 2025
Chile (%) -60.7 Mar 2020 monthly Jul 2017 - Mar 2020
China (%) 9.6 Feb 2016 monthly Jan 2001 - Feb 2016
Colombia (%) -8.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2008 - Jan 2026
Croatia (%) 7.4 Dec 2025 monthly Nov 2000 - Dec 2025
Cyprus (%) 9.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Czech Republic (%) 2.6 2019 yearly 2004 - 2019
Denmark (%) -52.9 2020 yearly 2004 - 2020
Ecuador (%) -9.3 2024 yearly 1998 - 2024
Egypt (%) 123.9 2022 yearly 1983 - 2022
Estonia (%) 5.1 2025 yearly 1997 - 2025
European Union (%) 3.8 2025 yearly 2009 - 2025
Finland (%) 3.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
France (%) -46.2 2020 yearly 2005 - 2020
Georgia (%) -80.4 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Germany (%) 4.6 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2025
Greece (%) 49.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) -6.2 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2007 - Jan 2026
Hungary (%) 16.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Dec 2025
Iceland (%) -77.8 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
India (%) 5.2 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 1988 - Jan 2026
Indonesia (%) -12.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Iran (%) -83.0 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Ireland (%) -2.8 2025 yearly 2024 - 2025
Israel (%) 33.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Feb 2026
Italy (%) 1.4 2025 yearly 1991 - 2025
Ivory Coast (%) -67.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Japan (%) 6.4 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1963 - Feb 2026
Jordan (%) 18.0 2025 yearly 2003 - 2025
Kazakhstan (%) -76.1 2020 yearly 1997 - 2020
Kenya (%) 15.6 2024 yearly 1992 - 2024
South Korea (%) -0.3 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (%) 2.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Kuwait (%) 52.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Dec 2023
Kyrgyzstan (%) 1.1 2024 yearly 1999 - 2024
Laos (%) 10.8 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2007 - Dec 2024
Latvia (%) 0.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Lebanon (%) -19.1 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Lithuania (%) 0.3 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Luxembourg (%) 2.3 2025 yearly 1981 - 2025
Macau SAR, China (%) 18.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Feb 2026
North Macedonia (%) 3.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Malawi (%) 4.1 2018 yearly 1996 - 2018
Malaysia (%) 2.0 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1990 - Dec 2025
Malta (%) 21.4 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2026
Mauritius (%) 12.1 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1999 - Feb 2026
Mexico (%) 8.6 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Jan 2026
Moldova (%) 33.8 2025 yearly 1993 - 2025
Mongolia (%) 16.5 2025 yearly 1996 - 2025
Montenegro (%) -11.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2011 - Jan 2026
Morocco (%) 90.8 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Apr 2023
Myanmar (%) -41.0 Feb 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Feb 2025
Nepal (%) 8.8 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Feb 2026
Netherlands (%) 1.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2013 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (%) 4.3 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1979 - Jan 2026
Nigeria (%) -12.5 2016 yearly 1996 - 2016
Norway (%) -76.2 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Oman (%) -75.2 2020 yearly 2002 - 2020
Panama (%) 13.9 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2025
Paraguay (%) 15.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Peru (%) 5.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2026
Philippines (%) -0.5 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1989 - Nov 2025
Poland (%) 3.9 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Portugal (%) -75.7 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Qatar (%) 21.3 2024 yearly 2010 - 2024
Romania (%) -20.1 Dec 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2024
Russia (%) 10.3 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Saudi Arabia (%) 12.5 Sep 2015 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2015
Serbia (%) 1.0 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 2006 - Jan 2026
Singapore (%) -7.0 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Slovakia (%) 11.8 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Slovenia (%) 9.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2026
South Africa (%) 20.9 2025 yearly 1976 - 2025
Spain (%) 1.2 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2026
Sri Lanka (%) 16.3 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2026
Sudan (%) 55.6 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Sweden (%) -74.3 2020 yearly 1996 - 2020
Switzerland (%) 1.7 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2026
Syria (%) 34.5 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Taiwan, China (%) 11.1 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1984 - Jan 2026
Tajikistan (%) 140.1 2018 yearly 1997 - 2018
Thailand (%) 4.6 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1982 - Feb 2026

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Botswana Key Series

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: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,813.062 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 (BWP mn) 6,822.392 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
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: 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: 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: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 44.626 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: 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: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,107.181 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,165.604 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 601.151 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2025
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 669.318 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 325.366 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 553.097 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 Balance (BWP mn) -1,761.007 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 6,396.107 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 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
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 1.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 495.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 102.4 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 0.952 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 34.2 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
External Debt (USD mn) 1,498.8 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.8 2025 yearly 1995 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 144.7 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 0.8 2024 yearly 1994 - 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.312 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 3,862.226 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
BW: BOP: Net Errors and Omissions (USD mn) -211.979 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid (USD mn) 117.708 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received (USD mn) 128.299 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
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: M2 (BWP mn) 119,456.291 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 36,236.254 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 2004 - 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: Households (BWP mn) 57,198.185 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: Resident Business: Finance (BWP mn) 2,722.141 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025

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