Botswana

BWASub-Saharan Africa Upper middle incomeCapital: Gaborone
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70/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Botswana in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Botswana· trajectory line: 1980 → today
▶About Botswana

Botswana's GDP is $21.94B (2026), with a population of 2.6M, and GDP per capita of $8,490. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 4.7%, inflation at 5.1%, government debt at 47.0% of GDP, life expectancy of 69.3 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

▶Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$21.94B2026▲ 12.3%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)4.7%2026▲ 622.2%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$8,4902026▲ 10.8%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$56.95B2026▲ 7.7%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$22,0392026▲ 6.3%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)0.03%2026▲ 4.0%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$19.22B2025▲ 1.4%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$7,3902025▼ 2.9%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$19,9602025▼ 1.5%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)27.9%2025▼ 4.1%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)64.6%2025▲ 1.8%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.8%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)31.5%2025▼ 0.8%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)45.8%2025▲ 1.1%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)29.2%2025▼ 19.5%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)32.0%2024▼ 3.8%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)3.6%2025▲ 87.5%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$50,0292025▼ 2.0%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)5.7%2025▲ 2.0%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)28.7%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$5,4562021▲ 11.1%WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)8.5%2021▲ 1.2%WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)-5.5%2025▲ 64.2%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.50%2021▲ 81.1%WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.24%2021▲ 250.1%WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021—WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)1.0%2021▲ 53.8%WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.30%2021▼ 10.2%WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$5.56B2025▼ 0.9%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$17,6872025▼ 2.3%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$6,7912025▼ 2.3%WB
▶Fiscal & Monetary23 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
▶Trade15 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)69.5%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)32.0%2025▲ 18.3%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)37.5%2025▼ 11.5%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$6.38B2025▲ 22.2%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$7.48B2025▼ 8.5%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$5.12B2025▲ 9.7%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$6.39B2025▼ 11.4%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)2.4%2024▼ 36.6%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)0.0%2024▲ 196.0%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$467.3M2024▼ 37.0%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$128.3M2024▲ 83.2%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.7%2024▲ 84.4%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)0.5%2023▲ 7.4%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)-4.3%2024▼ 386.2%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$-821.1M2024▼ 384.3%WB
▶External Debt7 indicators · 2023–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
External Debt (% of GNI)11.9%2024▲ 6.1%WB
External Debt Stocks (USD)$2.32B2024▲ 6.1%WB
Total Debt Service (% of GNI)1.5%2024▲ 10.9%WB
Present Value of External Debt (USD)$1.55B2024—WB
Use of IMF Credit (USD)$321.4M2024▼ 2.8%WB
Net ODA Received (% of GNI)1.5%2023▲ 214.4%WB
Net ODA Received (USD)$284.6M2023▲ 213.6%WB
▶Finance12 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
▶Business Environment1 indicator · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)402023▲ 3.1%WB
▶Private Sector6 indicators · 2023 · WB
▶People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population2.6M2025▲ 1.6%WB
Population Growth (%)1.6%2025▼ 1.4%WB
Population Density (per km²)42023▲ 1.7%WB
Surface Area (sq km)581,7302023▲ 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)566,7302023▲ 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)68.0%2025▲ 0.7%WB
Urban Population (total)1.7M2025▲ 2.4%WB
Rural Population (%)32.0%2025▼ 1.5%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth69.3 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male66.8 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female71.9 years2024▲ 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)2.72024▼ 1.1%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)24.42024▼ 1.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)5.72024▲ 0.2%WB
Net Migration-5,6652025▲ 2.0%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)32.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)64.0%2025▲ 0.2%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)4.1%2025▲ 1.2%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)56.3%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)6.4%2025▲ 1.0%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)50.0%2025▼ 0.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)223.72024▼ 0.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)150.82024▼ 0.9%WB
▶Labor20 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force1.2M2025▲ 2.2%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)68.8%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)63.7%2025▲ 0.4%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)74.0%2025▲ 0.3%WB
Unemployment (%)24.5%2025▲ 2.8%WB
Female Unemployment (%)27.9%2025▲ 1.2%WB
Male Unemployment (%)21.5%2025▲ 4.7%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)46.0%2025▲ 1.6%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)18.0%2025▼ 0.4%WB
Employment in Industry (%)15.8%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employment in Services (%)66.2%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)69.1%2024▲ 1.8%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)25.6%2025▼ 0.2%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)71.9%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)19.2%2024▲ 32.9%WB
Employers (% of total employment)2.5%2025▲ 0.5%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)46.7%2025▲ 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)52.0%2025▼ 0.5%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)28.1%2025▼ 0.2%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)38.0%2024▲ 1.1%WB
▶Education21 indicators · 2003–2024 · WB
▶Health51 indicators · 2007–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)6.3%2023▲ 9.1%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$4902023▲ 2.5%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.7%2023▲ 9.6%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)4.3%2023▼ 3.0%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)0.42023▼ 6.9%WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)32023▼ 8.3%WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)2.42022▼ 1.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)33.32024▼ 3.8%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)17.62024▼ 2.8%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)1552023▲ 29.2%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)29.62024▼ 3.3%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)36.82024▼ 3.2%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)58.6%2021▲ 18.1%WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)28.3%2021▼ 33.3%WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)5.9%2021▼ 21.3%WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)95.0%2024▲ 0.0%WHO
HIV Incidence (per 1,000)1.82024▼ 5.3%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)1432024▼ 18.3%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)28.9%2007▼ 0.7%WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)10.0%2007▼ 1.0%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)29.4%2024▼ 1.3%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)6.6%2024▼ 5.7%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)8.32021▼ 6.3%WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)7.32020▼ 10.9%WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)61.231191592021—WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)14.356060752021—WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)53.103671932021—WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)32.1017157962024—WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)33.3114651322024—WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)17.6411843832024—WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)95.066103472023—WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)1432024—WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)132024—WHO
People Living with HIV3500002025—WHO
Malaria Deaths (WHO Estimates)12024—WHO
Estimated Malaria Incidence (WHO)0.2004231022024—WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)8.96956922022—WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)832025—WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)952025—WHO
Physicians (total)1,0802024▲ 14.8%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel7,6202024▲ 1.8%WHO
Dentists (total)872024▼ 2.2%WHO
Pharmacists (total)1372024▲ 3.8%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)7.32007—WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)28.92007—WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)11.82007—WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)602023—WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)16.52021—WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)489.596771242023—WHO
▶Energy & Environment17 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
▶Agriculture12 indicators · 2014–2024 · WB
▶Technology13 indicators · 2013–2024 · WB
▶Infrastructure8 indicators · 2006–2023 · WB
▶Gender8 indicators · 2014–2025 · WB
▶Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.692023▲ 3.6%WB
Government Effectiveness0.432023▼ 2.0%WB
Political Stability1.042023▼ 3.3%WB
Regulatory Quality0.52023▼ 19.9%WB
Rule of Law0.392023▼ 15.0%WB
Voice & Accountability0.52023▲ 12.1%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)73.6%2023▼ 0.6%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)67.0%2023▲ 0.7%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)61.3%2023▼ 6.5%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)87.2%2023▼ 0.1%WB
▶Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.8%2024▲ 15.4%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$567.8M2024▲ 16.9%WB
Armed Forces Personnel9,0002020▲ 0.0%WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)0.9%2020▲ 1.5%WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)8.0%2024▲ 9.0%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)11.42021▲ 21.7%WB
▶Poverty & Inequality12 indicators · 2015 · WB
▶Social Protection8 indicators · 2015–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Social Insurance Coverage (%)3.8%2015——
Social Assistance Coverage (%)52.2%2015▼ 29.3%—
Labor Market Programs Coverage (%)6.2%2015——
Social Protection Coverage (%)55.4%2015▼ 24.8%—
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.412020▲ 0.4%WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.442020▲ 0.4%WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.392020▲ 0.4%WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School5.1 years2020▲ 0.2%WB
▶Tourism5 indicators · 2018–2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
International Tourism, Arrivals1.8M2018▲ 3.1%WB
Tourism Receipts (USD)$217.0M2020▼ 69.5%WB
Tourism Expenditures (USD)$91.8M2020▼ 68.8%WB
Tourism Receipts (% of total exports)4.6%2020▼ 60.1%WB
International Tourism, Transport Services (USD)$6.0M2020▼ 18.9%WB
▶Urban Development4 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Urban Population Growth (%)2.3%2025▲ 2.2%WB
Population in Slums (% of urban)39.6%2022▲ 0.0%WB
Rural Population Growth (%)0.1%2025▼ 71.0%WB
Access to Safely Managed Drinking Water (%)63.3%2024▼ 1.0%WHO

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