Consumer price index in Botswana
Botswana: Consumer price index was 202.64 2010 = 100 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Consumer price index in Botswana, 1974–2025
Source: International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in 2010 = 100.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 202.64 2010 = 100 for consumer price index in 2025. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 52.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, consumer price index in Botswana peaked at 202.64 2010 = 100 in 2025 and was at its lowest, 3.04 2010 = 100, in 1974.
Botswana ranks 60th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.08 2010 = 100 | 3.04 2010 = 100 | 5.24 2010 = 100 | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.91 2010 = 100 | 5.96 2010 = 100 | 14.59 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.17 2010 = 100 | 16.26 2010 = 100 | 40.55 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.91 2010 = 100 | 44.03 2010 = 100 | 93.5 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 128.36 2010 = 100 | 100 2010 = 100 | 149.75 2010 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 181.83 2010 = 100 | 152.59 2010 = 100 | 202.64 2010 = 100 | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Botswana
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2025)
- Broad money 44.1% (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Net foreign assets 60.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net domestic credit 119.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net migration -5,665 (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.76 (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.1% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 13.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is consumer price index in Botswana?
- Consumer price index in Botswana was 202.64 2010 = 100 in 2025, according to International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest consumer price index recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 202.64 2010 = 100 in 2025.
- What is the lowest consumer price index recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 2010 = 100 in 1974.
- How does Botswana rank for consumer price index?
- Botswana ranks 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is consumer price index rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Consumer price index (2010 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Index of the prices of consumption goods and services, as compared to a certain reference period (2010=100).