GDP growth in Botswana
Botswana: GDP growth was -0.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in Botswana, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Botswana stood at -0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.6% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Botswana peaked at 26.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -14.1%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 200th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 8.4% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 7.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 0.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -14.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -4.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -8.7% | 11.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 197 Syria -0.2% compare
- 198 Mozambique -0.5% compare
- 199 Saint Lucia -0.6% compare
- 201 Trinidad and Tobago -0.8% compare
- 202 Cuba -1.1% compare
- 203 Liechtenstein -1.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 13.5 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 28.00 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.06 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -711.72 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 101,272 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,390 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 259.47 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Botswana?
- Gdp growth in Botswana was -0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.1% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for gdp growth?
- Botswana ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.