Industry (including construction), value added in Botswana
Botswana: Industry (including construction), value added was -7.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Industry (including construction), value added in Botswana, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, industry (including construction), value added in Botswana stood at -7.8%.
That represents a change of up 41.7% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Botswana peaked at 114.0% in 1969 and was at its lowest, -31.7%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 194th of 198 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 | 24.1% | -8.3% | 114.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 23.8% | 9.0% | 70.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.8% | 3.5% | 22.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.7% | -1.8% | 7.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3% | -31.7% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | -10.5% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.1% | -20.5% | 19.3% | 6 |
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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 industry (including construction), value added in Botswana?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Botswana was -7.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 114.0% in 1969.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -31.7% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Botswana ranks 194th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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 Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.