Inflation, GDP deflator in Botswana
Botswana: Inflation, GDP deflator was 3.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Inflation, GDP deflator in Botswana, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for inflation, gdp deflator in Botswana is 3.6%, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 87.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, inflation, gdp deflator in Botswana peaked at 22.9% in 1985 and was at its lowest, -2.6%, in 2017.
Botswana ranks 93rd of 213 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.1% | 1.2% | 7.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 11.1% | 4.7% | 21.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.4% | -0.1% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.3% | 5.0% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 1.2% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.8% | -2.6% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 1.8% | 14.6% | 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 inflation, gdp deflator in Botswana?
- Inflation, gdp deflator in Botswana was 3.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.9% in 1985.
- What is the lowest inflation, gdp deflator recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.6% in 2017.
- How does Botswana rank for inflation, gdp deflator?
- Botswana ranks 93rd out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is inflation, gdp deflator rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. 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 Inflation, GDP deflator (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator shows the rate of price change in the economy as a whole. The GDP implicit deflator is the ratio of GDP in current local currency to GDP in constant local currency.