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Botswana

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Key indicators

GDP per capita (PPP) (2031)
$32,874
GDP (2031)
$33.6B
GDP growth (2031)
4.0% ↑
Inflation (2031)
4.5% →
Unemployment (2025)
24.5% ↑
Population (2031)
2.8M
Population growth (2031)
1.3% ↓
Gini index (2015)
54.9
Government debt (2031)
64.4% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$467.3M
Life expectancy (2024)
69.3 yrs
Health spending (2023)
6.3% of GDP
Internet users (2024)
57.5%
Mobile subscriptions (2024)
164.0/100
Trade openness (2025)
69.5% of GDP
Exchange rate (2025)
13.50/USD
Foreign reserves (2024)
$3.5B
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. Most recent data: 2031.

GDP overview

Nominal GDP and real growth. Dashed = IMF forecast.

GDP per capita (PPP)

Purchasing power parity adjusted, in international dollars

Inflation (CPI)

Unemployment

ILO modeled estimate

Population

Fiscal and trade

Government debt (2031)
64.4% of GDP
Current account (2031)
-2.4% of GDP
FDI inflows (2024)
$467.3M

Income inequality (Gini)

Gini index (2015)
0.55
Assessment
Very high inequality
Source: World Bank PIP via OWID. 0 = perfect equality, 1 = maximum inequality.

Business environment

New business density (2024)
13.33/1k
Tax revenue (2023)
22.4% of GDP
Services sector (2025)
64.6% of GDP

Financial access and costs

ATMs per 100k (2024)
37.9
Bank branches per 100k (2024)
8.0
ICT service exports (2024)
3.8%
Goods and services tax (2023)
4.4%

Historical data

Historical economic data
Year GDP GDP/cap PPP Growth Inflation Unemp. Population Gini Debt Curr. acct FDI Life exp. Health Internet FX rate
2031 * $33.6B $32,874 4.0% 4.5% - 2.8M - 64.4% -2.4% - - - - -
2030 * $30.9B $27,934 3.9% 4.5% - 2.7M - 61.2% -2.1% - - - - -
2029 * $28.0B $25,973 3.9% 4.5% - 2.7M - 58.6% -1.8% - - - - -
2028 * $25.4B $24,104 3.0% 4.8% - 2.7M - 55.5% -2.0% - - - - -
2027 * $23.7B $22,624 2.2% 5.7% - 2.6M - 51.9% -1.4% - - - - -
2026 * $21.9B $21,299 4.7% 5.1% - 2.6M - 47.0% -1.9% - - - - -
2025 $19.5B $20,698 -0.9% 2.8% 24.5% 2.5M - 38.6% 3.7% - - - - 13.50
2024 $19.4B $20,612 -3.0% 2.8% 23.8% 2.5M - 33.2% -4.2% $467.3M 69.3 - 57.5% 13.56
2023 $19.4B $21,029 3.2% 5.1% 23.4% 2.5M - 22.5% 1.5% $741.5M 69.2 6.3% - 13.60
2022 $20.3B $19,974 5.5% 12.2% 23.6% 2.4M - 21.0% -0.6% $709.6M 68.8 5.7% 57.9% 12.37
2021 $18.8B $17,961 11.9% 6.7% 23.1% 2.4M - 22.3% -1.8% -$319.1M 63.3 6.3% 54.7% 11.09
2020 $14.9B $15,292 -8.7% 1.9% 21.0% 2.4M - 23.5% -9.8% $31.8M 67.6 6.1% 51.7% 11.46
2019 $16.7B $15,960 3.0% 2.7% 20.1% 2.3M - 21.5% -6.9% $93.6M 67.2 6.1% 48.8% 10.76
2018 $17.0B $15,786 4.2% 3.2% 19.7% 2.3M - 19.6% 0.4% $286.0M 66.4 6.0% 46.1% 10.20
2017 $16.1B $15,701 4.1% 3.3% 19.7% 2.3M - 19.6% 5.6% $260.6M 65.4 6.6% 43.6% 10.35
2016 $15.1B $16,228 7.2% 2.8% 19.3% 2.2M - 22.3% 8.0% $142.5M 64.3 5.8% 41.2% 10.90
2015 $13.5B $14,144 -4.9% 3.1% 18.9% 2.2M 54.9 24.5% 2.2% $378.6M 63.2 6.1% 38.9% 10.13
2014 $15.5B $15,003 5.7% 4.4% 18.5% 2.2M - 23.9% 11.1% $515.2M 62.2 5.9% 36.7% 8.98
2013 $14.3B $13,621 11.1% 5.9% 18.2% 2.1M - 23.8% 4.5% $67.1M 61.2 6.5% 30.0% 8.40
2012 $13.9B $12,737 -0.2% 7.5% 17.9% 2.1M - 26.4% -5.9% $146.1M 60.4 6.4% 16.0% 7.64
2011 $15.1B $13,635 6.8% 8.5% 18.1% 2.1M - 27.9% -0.9% $293.2M 59.7 5.9% 9.0% 6.84
2010 $12.6B $12,753 10.1% 6.9% 17.9% 2.0M - 26.5% -5.9% $218.4M 59.1 6.3% 6.0% 6.79
2009 $10.1B $11,686 -14.1% 8.1% 16.2% 2.0M 56.9 22.4% -6.4% $208.7M 58.3 6.6% 6.2% 7.16
2008 $10.7B $13,810 3.3% 12.6% 16.3% 2.0M - 7.8% 1.4% $520.9M 57.7 5.9% 6.3% 6.83
2007 $10.6B $13,389 5.8% 7.1% 17.0% 1.9M - 5.9% 15.7% $494.6M 56.7 5.5% 5.3% 6.14
2006 $9.9B $12,563 6.0% 11.6% 17.8% 1.9M - 6.1% 19.7% $486.9M 55.1 4.9% 4.3% 5.83
2005 $9.8B $11,458 5.0% 8.6% 19.9% 1.8M - 7.5% 16.2% $420.9M 54.4 5.3% 3.3% 5.12
Source: World Bank + IMF World Economic Outlook. * = IMF forecast.

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