01 · Economic overview

What should a reader know first?

Latest values orient the reader; the three-era analysis below shows how the economic record developed.

Nominal GDP$19.40B2024 · Latest current-price total · World rank 130 of 210

Real GDP growth-3.0%2024 · Latest constant-price annual change · Constant-price annual change

GDP per capita$7,6952024 · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted · Current U.S. dollars; not PPP adjusted

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Share of the official world total · Official world aggregate denominator

Largest broad activity45.7%2024 · Largest broad production activity · Other activities

Manufacturing5.9%2024 · Share of total gross value added · World gap −9.8 pp

Economic overview annual rank and index table55 annual rows

Annual core economic measures, world ranks and comparable world indices. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic overview annual rank and index table

Botswana	1970	$66.80M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	$113	Not published	Not published	12.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1971	$88.46M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	$147	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1972	$114.14M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	$183	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1973	$169.43M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	$260	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1974	$235.51M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	$344	Not published	Not published	22.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1975	$274.09M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	$380	Not published	Not published	23.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1976	$296.96M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	$392	Not published	Not published	22.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1977	$382.83M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	$479	Not published	Not published	24.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1978	$455.91M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	$537	Not published	Not published	23.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1979	$594.57M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	$659	Not published	Not published	25.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1980	$852.42M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	$909	Not published	Not published	32.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1981	$974.35M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	$1,004	Not published	Not published	35.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1982	$853.47M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	$846	Not published	Not published	31.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1983	$926.39M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	$886	Not published	Not published	32.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1984	$969.84M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	$895	Not published	Not published	32.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1985	$837.59M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	$747	Not published	Not published	26.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1986	$1.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	$964	Not published	Not published	30.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1987	$1.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	$1,286	Not published	Not published	36.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1988	$1.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	$1,447	Not published	Not published	37.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1989	$3.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	33.3%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	$2,378	Not published	Not published	59.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1990	$3.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	$2,850	Not published	Not published	65.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1991	$3.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	$2,882	Not published	Not published	64.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1992	$4.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$2,949	Not published	Not published	62.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1993	$4.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	$2,875	Not published	Not published	60.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1994	$4.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$2,917	Not published	Not published	58.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1995	$4.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	$3,156	Not published	Not published	58.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1996	$4.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	$3,156	Not published	Not published	57.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1997	$5.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	$3,194	Not published	Not published	59.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1998	$4.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	$2,981	Not published	Not published	56.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1999	$5.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	$3,340	Not published	Not published	61.8 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2000	$5.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	$3,451	Not published	Not published	62.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2001	$5.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	$3,206	Not published	Not published	59.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2002	$5.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	$3,104	Not published	Not published	56.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2003	$7.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	$4,194	Not published	Not published	68.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2004	$8.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	$4,891	Not published	Not published	71.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2005	$9.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	$5,298	Not published	Not published	72.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2006	$9.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	$5,292	Not published	Not published	67.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2007	$10.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	$5,529	Not published	Not published	63.7 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2008	$10.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	$5,503	Not published	Not published	58.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2009	$10.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-14.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	$5,083	Not published	Not published	57.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2010	$12.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	$6,216	Not published	Not published	65.2 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2011	$15.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	$7,287	Not published	Not published	69.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2012	$13.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	$6,596	Not published	Not published	62.4 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2013	$14.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	$6,667	Not published	Not published	62.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2014	$15.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	$7,122	Not published	Not published	65.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2015	$13.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	$6,141	Not published	Not published	60.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2016	$15.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	$6,749	Not published	Not published	66.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2017	$16.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	$7,105	Not published	Not published	66.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2018	$17.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	$7,408	Not published	Not published	65.5 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2019	$16.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	$7,159	Not published	Not published	63.1 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2020	$14.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-8.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	$6,311	Not published	Not published	57.6 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2021	$18.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	$7,808	Not published	Not published	62.9 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2022	$20.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	$8,329	Not published	Not published	65.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2023	$19.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	$7,826	Not published	Not published	59.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2024	$19.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	$7,695	Not published	Not published	56.3 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

The long view

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Indexing allows the country and benchmark trajectories to be compared without confusing their very different economic sizes.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BotswanaAfricaSouthern AfricaWorldConstant prices · U.S. dollars · index, shared start = 100

02 · Economic size and world position

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Full historical record

Nominal GDP

Nominal scale, real volume and share of world output provide three distinct views of economic size.

Botswana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BotswanaSouthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars

Formation1970–1990

$66.80M → $3.72B

Compound annual change: +22.3% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$3.72B → $12.64B

Compound annual change: +6.3% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$12.64B → $19.40B

Compound annual change: +3.1% CAGR

Nominal GDP$19.40B2024 · Published series · World rank 130 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP$17.65B2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Share of world GDP0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the economic size and world position section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Economic size and world position: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Botswana	1970	$66.80M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$435.32M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1971	$88.46M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$547.73M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1972	$114.14M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$692.12M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1973	$169.43M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$839.56M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1974	$235.51M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$913.42M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1975	$274.09M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$990.57M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1976	$296.96M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1977	$382.83M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.21B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1978	$455.91M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1979	$594.57M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.55B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1980	$852.42M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1981	$974.35M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$1.94B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1982	$853.47M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.10B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1983	$926.39M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1984	$969.84M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.67B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1985	$837.59M	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$2.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1986	$1.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.14B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1987	$1.54B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.39B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1988	$1.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$3.81B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1989	$3.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1990	$3.72B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.44B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1991	$3.87B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$5.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1992	$4.07B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1993	$4.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.13B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1994	$4.26B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1995	$4.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$6.80B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1996	$4.85B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.20B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1997	$5.02B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.77B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1998	$4.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$7.83B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1999	$5.48B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.59B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2000	$5.79B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.76B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2001	$5.49B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$8.78B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2002	$5.42B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2003	$7.45B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.66B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2004	$8.84B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$9.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2005	$9.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.28B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2006	$9.92B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.09B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2007	$10.57B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.74B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2008	$10.73B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2009	$10.12B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$10.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2010	$12.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$11.46B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2011	$15.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2012	$13.91B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$12.22B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2013	$14.27B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.58B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2014	$15.47B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.35B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2015	$13.53B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$13.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2016	$15.08B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.64B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2017	$16.11B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.24B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2018	$17.03B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$15.88B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2019	$16.70B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.36B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2020	$14.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$14.93B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2021	$18.75B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$16.71B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2022	$20.32B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.63B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2023	$19.41B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$18.19B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2024	$19.40B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	$17.65B	Not published	Not published	0.0 (world = 100)	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Current U.S.-dollar GDP reflects domestic prices and exchange rates as well as production. It is not PPP adjusted.

Latest common comparison

Africa$2.83T2024

Southern Africa$441.26B2024

World$111.57T2024

03 · Output and income per person

What does the record show per person?

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Full historical record

GDP per person

Current and constant-price per-person measures separate present-dollar scale from real change.

Botswana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BotswanaSouthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · U.S. dollars per person

Formation1970–1990

$113 → $2,850

Compound annual change: +17.5% CAGR

Integration1990–2010

$2,850 → $6,216

Compound annual change: +4.0% CAGR

Current era2010–2024

$6,216 → $7,695

Compound annual change: +1.5% CAGR

GDP per person$7,6952024 · Published series · World rank 109 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP per person$7,0002024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the output and income per person section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Output and income per person: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Botswana	1970	$113	Not published	Not published	12.2 (world = 100)	$737	Not published	Not published	14.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	1971	$147	Not published	Not published	14.7 (world = 100)	$912	Not published	Not published	17.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	1972	$183	Not published	Not published	16.2 (world = 100)	$1,112	Not published	Not published	20.3 (world = 100)
Botswana	1973	$260	Not published	Not published	19.3 (world = 100)	$1,287	Not published	Not published	22.5 (world = 100)
Botswana	1974	$344	Not published	Not published	22.9 (world = 100)	$1,333	Not published	Not published	23.3 (world = 100)
Botswana	1975	$380	Not published	Not published	23.1 (world = 100)	$1,375	Not published	Not published	24.3 (world = 100)
Botswana	1976	$392	Not published	Not published	22.4 (world = 100)	$1,445	Not published	Not published	24.7 (world = 100)
Botswana	1977	$479	Not published	Not published	24.8 (world = 100)	$1,516	Not published	Not published	25.3 (world = 100)
Botswana	1978	$537	Not published	Not published	23.9 (world = 100)	$1,594	Not published	Not published	25.9 (world = 100)
Botswana	1979	$659	Not published	Not published	25.9 (world = 100)	$1,716	Not published	Not published	27.3 (world = 100)
Botswana	1980	$909	Not published	Not published	32.6 (world = 100)	$1,852	Not published	Not published	29.4 (world = 100)
Botswana	1981	$1,004	Not published	Not published	35.9 (world = 100)	$2,000	Not published	Not published	31.8 (world = 100)
Botswana	1982	$846	Not published	Not published	31.0 (world = 100)	$2,084	Not published	Not published	33.6 (world = 100)
Botswana	1983	$886	Not published	Not published	32.2 (world = 100)	$2,250	Not published	Not published	35.9 (world = 100)
Botswana	1984	$895	Not published	Not published	32.2 (world = 100)	$2,468	Not published	Not published	38.3 (world = 100)
Botswana	1985	$747	Not published	Not published	26.7 (world = 100)	$2,603	Not published	Not published	39.7 (world = 100)
Botswana	1986	$964	Not published	Not published	30.4 (world = 100)	$2,701	Not published	Not published	40.6 (world = 100)
Botswana	1987	$1,286	Not published	Not published	36.5 (world = 100)	$2,829	Not published	Not published	41.8 (world = 100)
Botswana	1988	$1,447	Not published	Not published	37.4 (world = 100)	$3,082	Not published	Not published	44.4 (world = 100)
Botswana	1989	$2,378	Not published	Not published	59.8 (world = 100)	$3,995	Not published	Not published	56.5 (world = 100)
Botswana	1990	$2,850	Not published	Not published	65.7 (world = 100)	$4,164	Not published	Not published	58.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	1991	$2,882	Not published	Not published	64.3 (world = 100)	$4,352	Not published	Not published	61.1 (world = 100)
Botswana	1992	$2,949	Not published	Not published	62.5 (world = 100)	$4,359	Not published	Not published	60.9 (world = 100)
Botswana	1993	$2,875	Not published	Not published	60.7 (world = 100)	$4,317	Not published	Not published	60.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	1994	$2,917	Not published	Not published	58.6 (world = 100)	$4,351	Not published	Not published	59.7 (world = 100)
Botswana	1995	$3,156	Not published	Not published	58.0 (world = 100)	$4,537	Not published	Not published	61.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	1996	$3,156	Not published	Not published	57.6 (world = 100)	$4,685	Not published	Not published	61.9 (world = 100)
Botswana	1997	$3,194	Not published	Not published	59.4 (world = 100)	$4,946	Not published	Not published	63.8 (world = 100)
Botswana	1998	$2,981	Not published	Not published	56.6 (world = 100)	$4,873	Not published	Not published	62.0 (world = 100)
Botswana	1999	$3,340	Not published	Not published	61.8 (world = 100)	$5,229	Not published	Not published	65.1 (world = 100)
Botswana	2000	$3,451	Not published	Not published	62.9 (world = 100)	$5,221	Not published	Not published	63.1 (world = 100)
Botswana	2001	$3,206	Not published	Not published	59.5 (world = 100)	$5,127	Not published	Not published	61.5 (world = 100)
Botswana	2002	$3,104	Not published	Not published	56.1 (world = 100)	$5,314	Not published	Not published	63.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	2003	$4,194	Not published	Not published	68.5 (world = 100)	$5,439	Not published	Not published	63.6 (world = 100)
Botswana	2004	$4,891	Not published	Not published	71.9 (world = 100)	$5,465	Not published	Not published	62.0 (world = 100)
Botswana	2005	$5,298	Not published	Not published	72.7 (world = 100)	$5,588	Not published	Not published	61.8 (world = 100)
Botswana	2006	$5,292	Not published	Not published	67.9 (world = 100)	$5,918	Not published	Not published	63.4 (world = 100)
Botswana	2007	$5,529	Not published	Not published	63.7 (world = 100)	$6,140	Not published	Not published	63.9 (world = 100)
Botswana	2008	$5,503	Not published	Not published	58.4 (world = 100)	$6,214	Not published	Not published	64.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	2009	$5,083	Not published	Not published	57.6 (world = 100)	$5,226	Not published	Not published	55.5 (world = 100)
Botswana	2010	$6,216	Not published	Not published	65.2 (world = 100)	$5,635	Not published	Not published	58.0 (world = 100)
Botswana	2011	$7,287	Not published	Not published	69.5 (world = 100)	$5,903	Not published	Not published	59.6 (world = 100)
Botswana	2012	$6,596	Not published	Not published	62.4 (world = 100)	$5,795	Not published	Not published	57.7 (world = 100)
Botswana	2013	$6,667	Not published	Not published	62.0 (world = 100)	$6,342	Not published	Not published	62.1 (world = 100)
Botswana	2014	$7,122	Not published	Not published	65.3 (world = 100)	$6,606	Not published	Not published	63.6 (world = 100)
Botswana	2015	$6,141	Not published	Not published	60.3 (world = 100)	$6,197	Not published	Not published	58.5 (world = 100)
Botswana	2016	$6,749	Not published	Not published	66.0 (world = 100)	$6,549	Not published	Not published	60.9 (world = 100)
Botswana	2017	$7,105	Not published	Not published	66.0 (world = 100)	$6,722	Not published	Not published	61.1 (world = 100)
Botswana	2018	$7,408	Not published	Not published	65.5 (world = 100)	$6,905	Not published	Not published	61.5 (world = 100)
Botswana	2019	$7,159	Not published	Not published	63.1 (world = 100)	$7,014	Not published	Not published	61.5 (world = 100)
Botswana	2020	$6,311	Not published	Not published	57.6 (world = 100)	$6,311	Not published	Not published	57.6 (world = 100)
Botswana	2021	$7,808	Not published	Not published	62.9 (world = 100)	$6,958	Not published	Not published	60.2 (world = 100)
Botswana	2022	$8,329	Not published	Not published	65.0 (world = 100)	$7,224	Not published	Not published	61.0 (world = 100)
Botswana	2023	$7,826	Not published	Not published	59.0 (world = 100)	$7,334	Not published	Not published	60.7 (world = 100)
Botswana	2024	$7,695	Not published	Not published	56.3 (world = 100)	$7,000	Not published	Not published	56.8 (world = 100)

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

GDP per person is an accounting average, not a measure of household income distribution or living costs.

Latest common comparison

Africa$1,8692024

Southern Africa$6,0332024

World$13,6732024

04 · Real growth and output prices

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Full historical record

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth, per-person growth and the implicit deflator answer different questions.

Botswana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BotswanaSouthern AfricaAfricaWorldConstant prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

25.8% → 7.1%

Average annual rate: +13.7%

Integration1990–2010

7.1% → 10.1%

Average annual rate: +4.1%

Current era2010–2024

10.1% → -3.0%

Average annual rate: +3.7%

Real GDP growth-3.0%2024 · Published series · World rank 203 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Real GDP-per-person growth-4.6%2024 · Published series · World rank 202 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Implicit GDP deflator130.22024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the real growth and output prices section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Real growth and output prices: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Botswana	1970	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	1.0	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1971	25.8%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	23.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	1.0	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1972	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.0 pp vs world	21.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	1.1	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1973	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.3 pp vs world	1.2	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1974	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	1.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1975	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	1.8	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1976	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	2.1	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1977	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	2.3	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1978	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	2.4	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1979	14.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	2.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1980	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	3.3	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1981	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	3.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1982	8.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.6 pp vs world	3.6	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1983	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	3.8	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1984	13.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	4.1	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1985	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world	4.8	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1986	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	5.9	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1987	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	6.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1988	12.2%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	7.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1989	33.3%	Not published	Not published	+29.5 pp vs world	29.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.7 pp vs world	10.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1990	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	11.1	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1991	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.0 pp vs world	11.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1992	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	12.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1993	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	14.1	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1994	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	15.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1995	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	16.8	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1996	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	19.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1997	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	20.6	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1998	0.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	22.6	Not published	Not published
Botswana	1999	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	25.8	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2000	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	29.4	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2001	0.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	31.9	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2002	5.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	32.3	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2003	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	33.3	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2004	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	36.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2005	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	42.3	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2006	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	45.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2007	5.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	48.3	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2008	3.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	1.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	52.8	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2009	-14.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	-15.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.2 pp vs world	60.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2010	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	65.4	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2011	6.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	73.7	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2012	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	-1.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	75.9	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2013	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.3 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	77.1	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2014	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	84.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2015	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	-6.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world	87.6	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2016	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	98.1	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2017	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	95.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2018	4.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	95.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2019	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world	95.8	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2020	-8.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	-10.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	100.0	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2021	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	108.6	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2022	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	3.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	124.5	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2023	3.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	126.6	Not published	Not published
Botswana	2024	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world	-4.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world	130.2	Not published	Not published

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

The implicit GDP deflator covers domestically produced output and is not a consumer price index. Annual growth can be volatile.

Latest common comparison

Africa3.4%2024

Southern Africa0.5%2024

World2.8%2024

05 · Consumption and domestic demand

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Full historical record

Final Consumption

Household and government consumption sit inside final consumption; domestic demand also includes capital formation.

Botswana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BotswanaSouthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

105.6% → 60.9%

Percentage-point change: -44.6 pp

Integration1990–2010

60.9% → 73.5%

Percentage-point change: +12.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

73.5% → 77.4%

Percentage-point change: +3.9 pp

Final consumption77.4%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Household consumption45.3%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Government consumption32.1%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Domestic demand113.6%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the consumption and domestic demand section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Consumption and domestic demand: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices

Botswana	1970	105.6%	Not published	Not published	+32.9 pp vs world	85.9%	Not published	Not published	+28.8 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	164.2%	Not published	Not published	+63.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1971	90.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	73.3%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	17.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	155.7%	Not published	Not published	+55.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1972	84.1%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	70.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	149.9%	Not published	Not published	+49.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1973	83.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.3 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	149.7%	Not published	Not published	+49.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1974	79.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	63.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	135.2%	Not published	Not published	+34.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1975	81.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	63.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	17.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	130.1%	Not published	Not published	+29.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1976	84.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	65.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world	19.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	126.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1977	88.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	67.6%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	121.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1978	92.8%	Not published	Not published	+20.2 pp vs world	69.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	23.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	124.5%	Not published	Not published	+23.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1979	87.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.9 pp vs world	66.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	21.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	122.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1980	79.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	60.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	116.5%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1981	79.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	57.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	21.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	118.5%	Not published	Not published	+17.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1982	85.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	60.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	25.2%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	127.4%	Not published	Not published	+26.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1983	84.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	57.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	120.0%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1984	76.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	50.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.0 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	105.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1985	72.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	47.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.5 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+8.4 pp vs world	101.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1986	66.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world	43.5%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1987	63.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	39.6%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	84.3%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1988	61.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.4 pp vs world	76.4%	Not published	Not published	-24.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1989	53.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.2 pp vs world	31.0%	Not published	Not published	-26.7 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	89.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1990	60.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	36.5%	Not published	Not published	-21.5 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.8 pp vs world	97.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1991	64.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.9 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.6 pp vs world	96.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1992	66.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	40.3%	Not published	Not published	-18.1 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	96.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1993	67.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	-19.9 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	95.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1994	66.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	38.2%	Not published	Not published	-20.7 pp vs world	28.6%	Not published	Not published	+12.1 pp vs world	92.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1995	69.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.4 pp vs world	39.4%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	96.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1996	61.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-23.4 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	85.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1997	63.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	35.5%	Not published	Not published	-23.6 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.2 pp vs world	87.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1998	67.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	36.9%	Not published	Not published	-22.6 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	104.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1999	60.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	-27.0 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	85.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2000	58.2%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	33.3%	Not published	Not published	-26.3 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2001	57.9%	Not published	Not published	-18.5 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-25.7 pp vs world	23.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	87.8%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2002	59.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.3 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-24.8 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world	88.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2003	61.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-24.5 pp vs world	26.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	88.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2004	64.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.8 pp vs world	36.4%	Not published	Not published	-22.7 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	92.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2005	61.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	-25.8 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	84.0%	Not published	Not published	-15.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2006	61.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	33.3%	Not published	Not published	-24.7 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	82.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2007	62.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	-22.9 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2008	69.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	38.5%	Not published	Not published	-18.6 pp vs world	30.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	104.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2009	80.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	44.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	35.9%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	112.7%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2010	73.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	42.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.3 pp vs world	30.8%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	108.3%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2011	68.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	40.5%	Not published	Not published	-16.0 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	108.0%	Not published	Not published	+8.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2012	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	46.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	113.8%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2013	77.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	46.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	31.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.1 pp vs world	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2014	71.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	42.3%	Not published	Not published	-14.4 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.4 pp vs world	96.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2015	77.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.9 pp vs world	46.0%	Not published	Not published	-11.1 pp vs world	31.6%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	106.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2016	69.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	40.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	91.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2017	70.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	95.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2018	72.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	43.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world	29.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	98.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Botswana	2019	76.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	44.3%	Not published	Not published	-12.1 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	106.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2020	84.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	48.6%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.5 pp vs world	117.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2021	74.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	102.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2022	68.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	27.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.5 pp vs world	95.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2023	72.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	42.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	29.3%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	102.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2024	77.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	45.3%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	32.1%	Not published	Not published	+15.5 pp vs world	113.6%	Not published	Not published	+14.4 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Parent aggregates and their components should not be added together. Shares describe composition, not the quality of spending.

Latest common comparison

Africa80.9%2024

Southern Africa84.2%2024

World73.2%2024

06 · Investment and capital formation

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Full historical record

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation combines fixed investment and inventory change as shares of GDP.

Botswana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BotswanaSouthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · national currency · percent

Formation1970–1990

58.6% → 36.9%

Percentage-point change: -21.7 pp

Integration1990–2010

36.9% → 34.7%

Percentage-point change: -2.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

34.7% → 36.2%

Percentage-point change: +1.5 pp

Gross capital formation36.2%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Gross fixed capital formation28.5%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Changes in inventories7.7%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Investment and capital formation: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the investment and capital formation section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Botswana	1970	58.6%	Not published	Not published	+30.8 pp vs world	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.0 pp vs world	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1971	65.2%	Not published	Not published	+37.7 pp vs world	66.5%	Not published	Not published	+43.3 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1972	65.9%	Not published	Not published	+38.5 pp vs world	66.9%	Not published	Not published	+40.4 pp vs world	-1.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1973	65.8%	Not published	Not published	+37.2 pp vs world	61.4%	Not published	Not published	+34.2 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1974	55.8%	Not published	Not published	+27.3 pp vs world	42.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1975	48.7%	Not published	Not published	+21.9 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1976	41.6%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1977	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1978	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1979	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	5.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1980	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1981	39.3%	Not published	Not published	+11.9 pp vs world	34.9%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1982	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	35.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.5 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1983	36.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.9 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1984	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1985	28.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	2.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1986	22.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	-0.6%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1987	20.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	-1.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1988	14.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.6 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	-12.8%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1989	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1990	36.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	32.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1991	32.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.4 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1992	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	-0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1993	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world	27.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	0.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1994	26.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	0.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1995	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	27.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	0.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1996	23.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	23.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	0.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1997	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	-2.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1998	37.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1999	25.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	26.7%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2000	29.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	+3.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2001	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.3 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Botswana	2002	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	+2.9 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world
Botswana	2003	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	24.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2004	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world
Botswana	2005	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world	20.2%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2006	21.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	20.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	1.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2007	23.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	24.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	-1.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2008	35.5%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+9.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2009	32.6%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2010	34.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.1 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2011	39.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+7.7 pp vs world
Botswana	2012	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+10.6 pp vs world	31.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2013	24.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	27.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	-2.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2014	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	-0.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2015	28.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	27.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.1 pp vs world	1.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2016	22.1%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2017	25.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	24.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	0.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2018	25.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	-0.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2019	30.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	28.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world
Botswana	2020	32.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2021	27.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	26.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2022	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	2.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2023	30.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2024	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

A larger investment share is not automatically better; depreciation, utilization and project quality are outside this accounting measure.

Latest common comparison

Africa20.9%2024

Southern Africa15.5%2024

World26.0%2024

07 · Trade structure and external balance

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Full historical record

Trade openness

Exports, imports, openness and net exports distinguish exposure from surplus or deficit.

Botswana is shown against compatible UN benchmarks. The three fixed eras are labeled on the chart and summarized below.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

BotswanaSouthern AfricaAfricaWorldCurrent prices · percent

Formation1970–1990

97.2% → 105.2%

Percentage-point change: +8.0 pp

Integration1990–2010

105.2% → 94.6%

Percentage-point change: -10.6 pp

Current era2010–2024

94.6% → 67.0%

Percentage-point change: -27.7 pp

Exports26.0%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Imports40.9%2024 · Published series · World rank unavailable

Net exports-14.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade openness67.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Trade structure and external balance: annual rates, ranks and comparison indices55 annual rows

Annual non-duplicative measures used in the trade structure and external balance section. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Botswana	1970	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	72.1%	Not published	Not published	+60.8 pp vs world	-46.9%	Not published	Not published	-47.0 pp vs world	97.2%	Not published	Not published	+74.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1971	33.8%	Not published	Not published	+22.4 pp vs world	72.9%	Not published	Not published	+61.5 pp vs world	-39.1%	Not published	Not published	-39.1 pp vs world	106.7%	Not published	Not published	+83.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1972	38.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	71.7%	Not published	Not published	+60.0 pp vs world	-33.5%	Not published	Not published	-33.7 pp vs world	109.8%	Not published	Not published	+86.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1973	39.6%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	73.3%	Not published	Not published	+60.4 pp vs world	-33.7%	Not published	Not published	-34.0 pp vs world	112.9%	Not published	Not published	+86.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1974	37.6%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	69.1%	Not published	Not published	+53.1 pp vs world	-31.5%	Not published	Not published	-31.5 pp vs world	106.8%	Not published	Not published	+74.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1975	40.0%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world	67.9%	Not published	Not published	+52.7 pp vs world	-27.9%	Not published	Not published	-27.9 pp vs world	107.9%	Not published	Not published	+77.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1976	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+26.5 pp vs world	66.3%	Not published	Not published	+50.5 pp vs world	-24.1%	Not published	Not published	-24.0 pp vs world	108.5%	Not published	Not published	+77.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1977	48.2%	Not published	Not published	+32.4 pp vs world	68.0%	Not published	Not published	+51.9 pp vs world	-19.8%	Not published	Not published	-19.5 pp vs world	116.2%	Not published	Not published	+84.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1978	48.8%	Not published	Not published	+33.3 pp vs world	71.3%	Not published	Not published	+55.6 pp vs world	-22.5%	Not published	Not published	-22.2 pp vs world	120.1%	Not published	Not published	+88.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1979	50.0%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	70.6%	Not published	Not published	+53.5 pp vs world	-20.6%	Not published	Not published	-20.4 pp vs world	120.7%	Not published	Not published	+86.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1980	52.0%	Not published	Not published	+33.7 pp vs world	67.2%	Not published	Not published	+48.6 pp vs world	-15.2%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	119.2%	Not published	Not published	+82.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1981	51.1%	Not published	Not published	+33.1 pp vs world	68.7%	Not published	Not published	+50.3 pp vs world	-17.5%	Not published	Not published	-17.2 pp vs world	119.8%	Not published	Not published	+83.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1982	48.4%	Not published	Not published	+31.4 pp vs world	74.7%	Not published	Not published	+57.4 pp vs world	-26.3%	Not published	Not published	-25.9 pp vs world	123.1%	Not published	Not published	+88.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1983	53.4%	Not published	Not published	+37.0 pp vs world	72.8%	Not published	Not published	+56.0 pp vs world	-19.3%	Not published	Not published	-19.0 pp vs world	126.2%	Not published	Not published	+93.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1984	60.4%	Not published	Not published	+43.5 pp vs world	65.3%	Not published	Not published	+48.2 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	125.7%	Not published	Not published	+91.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1985	58.6%	Not published	Not published	+42.0 pp vs world	59.9%	Not published	Not published	+43.2 pp vs world	-1.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.1 pp vs world	118.4%	Not published	Not published	+85.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1986	63.7%	Not published	Not published	+47.8 pp vs world	52.8%	Not published	Not published	+36.7 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.1 pp vs world	116.5%	Not published	Not published	+84.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1987	65.8%	Not published	Not published	+49.3 pp vs world	50.7%	Not published	Not published	+34.1 pp vs world	15.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	116.5%	Not published	Not published	+83.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1988	72.2%	Not published	Not published	+55.3 pp vs world	49.9%	Not published	Not published	+32.8 pp vs world	22.3%	Not published	Not published	+22.5 pp vs world	122.2%	Not published	Not published	+88.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1989	57.6%	Not published	Not published	+40.1 pp vs world	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+30.4 pp vs world	9.5%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	105.7%	Not published	Not published	+70.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1990	53.4%	Not published	Not published	+34.5 pp vs world	51.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.6 pp vs world	1.6%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	105.2%	Not published	Not published	+67.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1991	51.5%	Not published	Not published	+32.9 pp vs world	48.5%	Not published	Not published	+29.8 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	100.0%	Not published	Not published	+62.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1992	46.8%	Not published	Not published	+27.0 pp vs world	43.3%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	90.0%	Not published	Not published	+50.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1993	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	40.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.4 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	86.4%	Not published	Not published	+49.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1994	47.8%	Not published	Not published	+28.4 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	+21.4 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	88.2%	Not published	Not published	+49.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1995	50.8%	Not published	Not published	+30.2 pp vs world	43.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.6 pp vs world	94.6%	Not published	Not published	+53.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1996	53.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.7 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.5 pp vs world	16.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	91.0%	Not published	Not published	+49.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1997	60.9%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	47.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	108.6%	Not published	Not published	+65.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1998	49.3%	Not published	Not published	+27.5 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	+31.1 pp vs world	-3.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	101.8%	Not published	Not published	+58.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1999	55.2%	Not published	Not published	+33.4 pp vs world	43.7%	Not published	Not published	+22.1 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+11.2 pp vs world	98.9%	Not published	Not published	+55.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2000	51.8%	Not published	Not published	+28.3 pp vs world	40.1%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.6 pp vs world	91.9%	Not published	Not published	+44.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2001	48.7%	Not published	Not published	+25.7 pp vs world	38.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.9 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.8 pp vs world	87.5%	Not published	Not published	+41.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2002	50.9%	Not published	Not published	+27.8 pp vs world	39.0%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+11.8 pp vs world	89.9%	Not published	Not published	+43.7 pp vs world
Botswana	2003	47.6%	Not published	Not published	+23.6 pp vs world	36.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.7 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	+10.9 pp vs world	84.1%	Not published	Not published	+36.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2004	49.6%	Not published	Not published	+23.9 pp vs world	42.2%	Not published	Not published	+16.7 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+7.2 pp vs world	91.8%	Not published	Not published	+40.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2005	51.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.4 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.8 pp vs world	16.0%	Not published	Not published	+15.6 pp vs world	86.9%	Not published	Not published	+33.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2006	51.8%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	34.8%	Not published	Not published	+6.8 pp vs world	16.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.3 pp vs world	86.6%	Not published	Not published	+29.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2007	56.5%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	+13.2 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+13.7 pp vs world	98.5%	Not published	Not published	+40.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2008	46.9%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	52.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.8 pp vs world	-5.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	99.0%	Not published	Not published	+37.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2009	35.8%	Not published	Not published	+9.6 pp vs world	52.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.0 pp vs world	-16.8%	Not published	Not published	-17.5 pp vs world	88.5%	Not published	Not published	+36.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2010	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+13.6 pp vs world	52.5%	Not published	Not published	+24.8 pp vs world	-10.4%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	94.6%	Not published	Not published	+38.4 pp vs world
Botswana	2011	44.2%	Not published	Not published	+13.9 pp vs world	54.7%	Not published	Not published	+25.3 pp vs world	-10.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world	99.0%	Not published	Not published	+39.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2012	48.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	63.8%	Not published	Not published	+34.6 pp vs world	-15.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	111.9%	Not published	Not published	+52.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2013	61.4%	Not published	Not published	+31.3 pp vs world	64.4%	Not published	Not published	+35.3 pp vs world	-3.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	125.8%	Not published	Not published	+66.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2014	61.3%	Not published	Not published	+31.5 pp vs world	58.2%	Not published	Not published	+29.3 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	119.5%	Not published	Not published	+60.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2015	53.1%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world	59.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.3 pp vs world	-6.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.3 pp vs world	112.9%	Not published	Not published	+57.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2016	54.6%	Not published	Not published	+27.4 pp vs world	45.9%	Not published	Not published	+19.5 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	+8.0 pp vs world	100.5%	Not published	Not published	+46.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2017	42.9%	Not published	Not published	+14.8 pp vs world	39.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	81.9%	Not published	Not published	+26.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2018	44.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.1 pp vs world	43.2%	Not published	Not published	+15.0 pp vs world	1.0%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world	87.5%	Not published	Not published	+30.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2019	37.2%	Not published	Not published	+9.0 pp vs world	46.1%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	-8.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world	83.2%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2020	31.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	46.5%	Not published	Not published	+21.1 pp vs world	-15.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	77.8%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2021	41.9%	Not published	Not published	+13.3 pp vs world	46.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.2 pp vs world	-4.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	88.8%	Not published	Not published	+32.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2022	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+12.6 pp vs world	42.1%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	85.6%	Not published	Not published	+24.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2023	32.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.2 pp vs world	36.6%	Not published	Not published	+8.2 pp vs world	-4.3%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	68.8%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world
Botswana	2024	26.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	+12.8 pp vs world	-14.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	67.0%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Trade openness is exports plus imports relative to GDP. Imports are positive in the source but subtracted in the expenditure identity.

Latest common comparison

Africa55.1%2024

Southern Africa64.2%2024

World57.1%2024

08 · Industry mix and structural change

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Six mutually exclusive activities show the production structure. Manufacturing remains nested inside its parent activity.

Full historical record

Structural change across six activities

Other activities is the largest current activity at 45.7%. Each activity shows change separately for 1970–1990, 1990–2010, and 2010–current.

AMA activity values measure gross value added, not sales, revenue, shipments, gross output, or physical production.

Agriculture, forestry and fishing1.8%

1970–1990-31.7 pp1990–2010-2.4 pp2010–2024-0.4 pp

World specialization: 0.43×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities18.4%

1970–1990+32.7 pp1990–2010-18.4 pp2010–2024-11.5 pp

World specialization: 0.87×

Construction12.6%

1970–1990+0.0 pp1990–2010+1.5 pp2010–2024+2.9 pp

World specialization: 2.19×

Trade, restaurants and hotels15.9%

1970–1990-1.6 pp1990–2010+4.9 pp2010–2024+3.4 pp

World specialization: 1.10×

Transport, storage and communication5.5%

1970–1990-1.3 pp1990–2010+1.3 pp2010–2024+1.1 pp

World specialization: 0.56×

Other activities45.7%

1970–1990+1.9 pp1990–2010+13.2 pp2010–2024+4.4 pp

World specialization: 1.03×

Industry composition and economic scale

The 100% area view isolates changes in production mix. The current-dollar area view combines those shares with nominal GDP so the total height also shows the expansion or contraction of the economy.

Created by Tesseron World Observatory; data from UN Statistics Division Analysis of Main Aggregates – 28 January 2026 data snapshot.

Agriculture, forestry and fishingMining, manufacturing and utilitiesConstructionTrade, restaurants and hotelsTransport, storage and communicationOther activitiesShare of total gross value added

Formation1970–1990

26.2% → 28.1%

Percentage-point change: +1.9 pp

Integration1990–2010

28.1% → 41.3%

Percentage-point change: +13.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

41.3% → 45.7%

Percentage-point change: +4.4 pp

How to read specialization

World specialization compares an activity's share of this country's gross value added with that activity's share of world gross value added. A result of 1.00× means the shares match; above 1.00× means the activity is relatively more prominent locally, while below 1.00× means it is relatively less prominent. It describes economic structure, not productivity or competitiveness.

Current specialization against world

Agriculture, forestry and fishing0.43×

Mining, manufacturing and utilities0.87×

Construction2.19×

Trade, restaurants and hotels1.10×

Transport, storage and communication0.56×

Other activities1.03×

Industry mix, specialization and world comparison table55 annual rows

Annual shares for the six mutually exclusive broad industries, with world comparisons and ranks wherever comparable data exist. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Botswana	1970	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+26.9 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.7 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1971	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+27.3 pp vs world	15.7%	Not published	Not published	-14.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1972	36.3%	Not published	Not published	+27.6 pp vs world	15.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1973	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+27.2 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	-15.7 pp vs world	8.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	26.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1974	35.1%	Not published	Not published	+26.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	26.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1975	33.3%	Not published	Not published	+25.0 pp vs world	18.2%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.7 pp vs world	24.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1976	28.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.6 pp vs world	22.2%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+3.3 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.2 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1977	25.1%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	24.0%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	+2.7 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-3.1 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1978	23.4%	Not published	Not published	+15.8 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	10.2%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.3 pp vs world	28.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1979	19.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.0 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1980	15.4%	Not published	Not published	+8.6 pp vs world	36.4%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	8.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1981	13.7%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	+7.1 pp vs world	9.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.8 pp vs world	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	27.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1982	13.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.7 pp vs world	36.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.4 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	9.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	29.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1983	11.2%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.3 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	8.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	30.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world
Botswana	1984	8.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	43.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	29.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1985	7.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	47.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.4 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.4 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	-8.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1986	6.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.4 pp vs world	52.4%	Not published	Not published	+24.7 pp vs world	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.3 pp vs world
Botswana	1987	5.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	53.7%	Not published	Not published	+26.3 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-1.0 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-7.1 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	25.6%	Not published	Not published	-12.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1988	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	53.0%	Not published	Not published	+25.8 pp vs world	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	25.5%	Not published	Not published	-13.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1989	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	53.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.2 pp vs world	7.2%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	2.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world	25.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1990	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.5 pp vs world	48.3%	Not published	Not published	+21.7 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+2.0 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1991	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	45.8%	Not published	Not published	+19.8 pp vs world	8.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.6 pp vs world	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.0 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	30.6%	Not published	Not published	-9.6 pp vs world
Botswana	1992	4.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	42.8%	Not published	Not published	+17.5 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-9.1 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	33.9%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world
Botswana	1993	4.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	40.7%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.6 pp vs world	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-7.4 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-6.4 pp vs world
Botswana	1994	4.1%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+15.2 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	35.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1995	4.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	39.9%	Not published	Not published	+15.4 pp vs world	6.6%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	10.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	4.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	34.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world
Botswana	1996	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	42.3%	Not published	Not published	+18.0 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.6 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.5 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	32.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.9 pp vs world
Botswana	1997	3.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	42.8%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	6.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	10.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world	32.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world
Botswana	1998	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.1 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.3 pp vs world	34.6%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Botswana	1999	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	42.4%	Not published	Not published	+19.3 pp vs world	6.4%	Not published	Not published	+1.0 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	32.6%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2000	3.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	45.1%	Not published	Not published	+21.6 pp vs world	5.4%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world	3.6%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	31.9%	Not published	Not published	-11.7 pp vs world
Botswana	2001	2.8%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world	43.5%	Not published	Not published	+20.9 pp vs world	5.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.4 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	33.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2002	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	39.7%	Not published	Not published	+17.6 pp vs world	7.6%	Not published	Not published	+2.3 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	3.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.9 pp vs world	34.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2003	2.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.7 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	+14.5 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.8 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.0 pp vs world	36.7%	Not published	Not published	-8.4 pp vs world
Botswana	2004	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	36.5%	Not published	Not published	+14.0 pp vs world	7.8%	Not published	Not published	+2.4 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.3 pp vs world	37.5%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2005	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.6 pp vs world	40.9%	Not published	Not published	+17.8 pp vs world	7.0%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	-3.6 pp vs world	3.2%	Not published	Not published	-6.2 pp vs world	36.3%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2006	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	41.0%	Not published	Not published	+17.4 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	-2.8 pp vs world	3.1%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	-8.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2007	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	39.6%	Not published	Not published	+16.0 pp vs world	7.9%	Not published	Not published	+2.2 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	3.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.1 pp vs world	35.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2008	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	35.7%	Not published	Not published	+11.7 pp vs world	7.5%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	-5.6 pp vs world	38.1%	Not published	Not published	-5.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2009	2.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.3 pp vs world	25.9%	Not published	Not published	+3.6 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.7 pp vs world	13.2%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	44.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.6 pp vs world
Botswana	2010	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	29.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	9.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	12.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.5 pp vs world	4.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	41.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2011	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	33.7%	Not published	Not published	+9.4 pp vs world	9.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.4 pp vs world	12.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	4.1%	Not published	Not published	-4.8 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	-5.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2012	2.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.8 pp vs world	28.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.0 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	12.4%	Not published	Not published	-1.7 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	41.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.1 pp vs world
Botswana	2013	2.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	30.0%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	10.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.1 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	39.5%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2014	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.5 pp vs world	33.3%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	9.9%	Not published	Not published	+4.3 pp vs world	13.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.4 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	36.8%	Not published	Not published	-6.8 pp vs world
Botswana	2015	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	28.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.7 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-1.4 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.4 pp vs world	41.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2016	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world	31.7%	Not published	Not published	+10.0 pp vs world	10.1%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	13.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.8 pp vs world	4.3%	Not published	Not published	-4.9 pp vs world	38.3%	Not published	Not published	-6.5 pp vs world
Botswana	2017	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	27.8%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	10.9%	Not published	Not published	+5.2 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.1 pp vs world	4.6%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	40.4%	Not published	Not published	-4.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2018	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	4.7%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	41.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2019	2.2%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world	21.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.2 pp vs world	11.9%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	14.7%	Not published	Not published	+0.5 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	44.8%	Not published	Not published	+0.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2020	2.3%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	16.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.2 pp vs world	11.3%	Not published	Not published	+5.5 pp vs world	14.5%	Not published	Not published	+0.8 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.1 pp vs world	49.8%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world
Botswana	2021	1.9%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	23.3%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	11.5%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.9 pp vs world	4.8%	Not published	Not published	-4.7 pp vs world	43.7%	Not published	Not published	-0.3 pp vs world
Botswana	2022	1.7%	Not published	Not published	-2.9 pp vs world	28.2%	Not published	Not published	+5.4 pp vs world	11.0%	Not published	Not published	+5.3 pp vs world	14.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	4.9%	Not published	Not published	-4.6 pp vs world	39.3%	Not published	Not published	-3.9 pp vs world
Botswana	2023	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.6 pp vs world	24.3%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	11.6%	Not published	Not published	+5.8 pp vs world	15.2%	Not published	Not published	+0.7 pp vs world	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-4.5 pp vs world	42.0%	Not published	Not published	-2.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2024	1.8%	Not published	Not published	-2.4 pp vs world	18.4%	Not published	Not published	-2.7 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	+6.9 pp vs world	15.9%	Not published	Not published	+1.5 pp vs world	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-4.3 pp vs world	45.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.2 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

09 · Manufacturing position

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Domestic share, its place inside the parent industry, real growth, specialization and world contribution are kept together.

Full historical record

Manufacturing in the economic structure

Manufacturing accounts for 5.9% of total gross value added in 2024. In 2024, Botswana was 9.8 percentage points below the world value.

Latest share: 5.9%
World specialization: 0.37×
Latest year: 2024

Formation1970–1990

5.9% → 5.8%

Percentage-point change: -0.1 pp

Integration1990–2010

5.8% → 9.0%

Percentage-point change: +3.2 pp

Current era2010–2024

9.0% → 5.9%

Percentage-point change: -3.2 pp

Share of total GVA5.9%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Share within parent activity31.8%2024 · Derived measure · World rank unavailable

Real manufacturing growth-2.5%2024 · Published series · World rank 172 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Share of world manufacturing0.0%2024 · Derived measure · World rank 150 of 210 · highest-to-lowest

Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table55 annual rows

Manufacturing's annual structural, growth and world-position measures. Annual rows cover the full 1970–2024 AMA record wherever the source publishes a value. World ranks run highest-to-lowest. The position index converts rank to a 0–100 scale: 100 is first and 0 is last; it is not a performance score. World comparison is either a world-equals-100 value index or a percentage-point gap, according to the measure.

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Manufacturing annual rates, ranks and specialization table

Botswana	1970	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	38.0%	Not published	Not published	-46.1 pp vs world	Not published	Not published	Not published	Not published	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1971	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world	37.8%	Not published	Not published	-45.9 pp vs world	26.2%	Not published	Not published	+23.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1972	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.6 pp vs world	38.4%	Not published	Not published	-45.2 pp vs world	27.2%	Not published	Not published	+20.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1973	5.7%	Not published	Not published	-20.0 pp vs world	37.2%	Not published	Not published	-45.9 pp vs world	17.7%	Not published	Not published	+8.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1974	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	37.1%	Not published	Not published	-42.1 pp vs world	58.1%	Not published	Not published	+56.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1975	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-16.9 pp vs world	40.6%	Not published	Not published	-38.5 pp vs world	36.0%	Not published	Not published	+38.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1976	8.2%	Not published	Not published	-16.2 pp vs world	36.8%	Not published	Not published	-42.0 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+10.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1977	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	34.5%	Not published	Not published	-43.9 pp vs world	18.1%	Not published	Not published	+14.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1978	7.7%	Not published	Not published	-16.4 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-47.2 pp vs world	1.5%	Not published	Not published	-1.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1979	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	27.5%	Not published	Not published	-49.7 pp vs world	13.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1980	6.6%	Not published	Not published	-16.3 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-55.6 pp vs world	-5.4%	Not published	Not published	-5.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1981	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-16.6 pp vs world	15.6%	Not published	Not published	-57.9 pp vs world	-11.4%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1982	8.4%	Not published	Not published	-13.7 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-50.9 pp vs world	25.0%	Not published	Not published	+26.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1983	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.7 pp vs world	22.7%	Not published	Not published	-51.3 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+4.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1984	7.9%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-56.7 pp vs world	-2.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1985	6.5%	Not published	Not published	-15.2 pp vs world	13.8%	Not published	Not published	-61.7 pp vs world	-8.5%	Not published	Not published	-12.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1986	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-15.8 pp vs world	11.7%	Not published	Not published	-67.6 pp vs world	2.0%	Not published	Not published	-0.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1987	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-14.9 pp vs world	12.7%	Not published	Not published	-66.6 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	+18.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1988	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-15.1 pp vs world	12.6%	Not published	Not published	-67.5 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1989	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-15.5 pp vs world	11.1%	Not published	Not published	-68.7 pp vs world	47.3%	Not published	Not published	+44.6 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1990	5.8%	Not published	Not published	-15.0 pp vs world	12.0%	Not published	Not published	-66.4 pp vs world	5.7%	Not published	Not published	+4.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1991	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-14.6 pp vs world	12.9%	Not published	Not published	-65.8 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+6.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1992	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-13.8 pp vs world	14.0%	Not published	Not published	-64.2 pp vs world	2.6%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1993	5.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	12.8%	Not published	Not published	-64.7 pp vs world	-8.6%	Not published	Not published	-7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1994	5.3%	Not published	Not published	-13.9 pp vs world	13.3%	Not published	Not published	-64.9 pp vs world	3.5%	Not published	Not published	-0.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1995	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-13.5 pp vs world	14.1%	Not published	Not published	-63.9 pp vs world	17.4%	Not published	Not published	+12.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1996	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-12.6 pp vs world	14.2%	Not published	Not published	-62.3 pp vs world	20.7%	Not published	Not published	+18.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1997	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-12.2 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-61.8 pp vs world	14.4%	Not published	Not published	+9.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1998	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-11.0 pp vs world	16.6%	Not published	Not published	-60.2 pp vs world	9.3%	Not published	Not published	+7.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	1999	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.5 pp vs world	14.3%	Not published	Not published	-61.6 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	-2.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2000	6.1%	Not published	Not published	-11.2 pp vs world	13.6%	Not published	Not published	-60.3 pp vs world	-1.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2001	6.3%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	14.6%	Not published	Not published	-58.1 pp vs world	1.1%	Not published	Not published	+1.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2002	6.8%	Not published	Not published	-9.2 pp vs world	17.1%	Not published	Not published	-55.0 pp vs world	7.1%	Not published	Not published	+6.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2003	6.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.0 pp vs world	18.7%	Not published	Not published	-52.8 pp vs world	-4.4%	Not published	Not published	-7.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2004	7.2%	Not published	Not published	-10.1 pp vs world	19.7%	Not published	Not published	-56.8 pp vs world	6.2%	Not published	Not published	-13.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2005	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	16.3%	Not published	Not published	-57.7 pp vs world	7.3%	Not published	Not published	+3.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2006	7.4%	Not published	Not published	-9.7 pp vs world	18.0%	Not published	Not published	-54.5 pp vs world	25.4%	Not published	Not published	+18.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2007	8.9%	Not published	Not published	-8.2 pp vs world	22.5%	Not published	Not published	-50.0 pp vs world	25.7%	Not published	Not published	+19.7 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2008	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	22.6%	Not published	Not published	-47.3 pp vs world	-2.6%	Not published	Not published	-3.8 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2009	9.1%	Not published	Not published	-7.2 pp vs world	35.0%	Not published	Not published	-37.6 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+11.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2010	9.0%	Not published	Not published	-7.7 pp vs world	30.2%	Not published	Not published	-40.6 pp vs world	3.9%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2011	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.7 pp vs world	24.1%	Not published	Not published	-45.2 pp vs world	11.4%	Not published	Not published	+7.0 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2012	8.5%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	30.1%	Not published	Not published	-39.4 pp vs world	3.7%	Not published	Not published	+1.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2013	8.3%	Not published	Not published	-8.3 pp vs world	27.7%	Not published	Not published	-42.3 pp vs world	6.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.4 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2014	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-8.6 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-47.4 pp vs world	8.3%	Not published	Not published	+4.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2015	7.5%	Not published	Not published	-9.5 pp vs world	26.8%	Not published	Not published	-49.4 pp vs world	-15.5%	Not published	Not published	-19.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2016	6.7%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	21.3%	Not published	Not published	-56.1 pp vs world	5.0%	Not published	Not published	+2.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2017	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	23.2%	Not published	Not published	-52.9 pp vs world	-2.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2018	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.4 pp vs world	25.8%	Not published	Not published	-49.2 pp vs world	-1.2%	Not published	Not published	-5.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2019	6.4%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	29.8%	Not published	Not published	-45.7 pp vs world	4.5%	Not published	Not published	+3.1 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2020	6.0%	Not published	Not published	-10.3 pp vs world	35.4%	Not published	Not published	-42.2 pp vs world	-14.9%	Not published	Not published	-12.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2021	5.5%	Not published	Not published	-11.3 pp vs world	23.6%	Not published	Not published	-51.8 pp vs world	8.1%	Not published	Not published	-0.9 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2022	5.6%	Not published	Not published	-10.7 pp vs world	20.0%	Not published	Not published	-51.9 pp vs world	8.2%	Not published	Not published	+6.2 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2023	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-10.0 pp vs world	24.4%	Not published	Not published	-49.0 pp vs world	1.9%	Not published	Not published	+0.3 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world
Botswana	2024	5.9%	Not published	Not published	-9.8 pp vs world	31.8%	Not published	Not published	-42.2 pp vs world	-2.5%	Not published	Not published	-5.5 pp vs world	0.0%	Not published	Not published	-100.0 pp vs world

Calculations created by Tesseron World Observatory, data from UNSD Analysis of Main Aggregates (2026-01-28_89ede278; source updated 2026-01-28T00:00:00).

Interpretation note

Manufacturing is part of mining, manufacturing and utilities; it is not a seventh broad-industry slice. Share and real growth describe different dimensions.

Current manufacturing specialization

Africa0.52×

Southern Africa0.42×

World0.37×

Botswana Economic Overview

Read the economy through three eras

What should a reader know first?

Real output, indexed to a shared starting year

Real GDP trajectory

How large is the economy, and where does it sit globally?

Nominal GDP

Nominal GDP and UN benchmarks

What does the record show per person?

GDP per person

GDP per person and UN benchmarks

How quickly has real activity changed, and how have output prices moved?

Real GDP growth

Real GDP growth and UN benchmarks

How is output used for consumption and domestic demand?

Final Consumption

Final consumption and UN benchmarks

How much current output is directed toward capital formation?

Gross Capital Formation

Gross capital formation and UN benchmarks

How exposed is the economy to trade, and what is the external balance?

Trade openness

Trade openness and UN benchmarks

Which activities produce value, and how is the mix changing?

Structural change across six activities

Industry composition and economic scale

Broad industry structure over time

What role does manufacturing play at home and in the world?

Manufacturing in the economic structure