Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Botswana's foreign direct investment stands at -649.00M as of 2025-12-31, down from 577.95M in 2024. Historical data runs from 1974 to 2025 (52 observations).
In 2025, Botswana's foreign direct investment was -649.00M, down from 577.95M in 2024.
In 2024, Botswana's foreign direct investment was 577.95M, down from 741.53M in 2023.
In 2023, Botswana's foreign direct investment was 741.53M, up from 709.62M in 2022.
In 2022, Botswana's foreign direct investment was 709.62M, up from -319.06M in 2021.
In 2021, Botswana's foreign direct investment was -319.06M, down from 31.79M in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -649.00M | -1.23B |
| 2024 | 577.95M | -163.59M |
| 2023 | 741.53M | +31.91M |
| 2022 | 709.62M | +1.03B |
| 2021 | -319.06M | -350.85M |
| 2020 | 31.79M | -61.81M |
| 2019 | 93.61M | -192.35M |
| 2018 | 285.96M | +25.38M |
| 2017 | 260.58M | +118.05M |
| 2016 | 142.52M | -236.03M |
| 2015 | 378.55M | -136.63M |
| 2014 | 515.18M | +448.05M |
| 2013 | 67.14M | -78.95M |
| 2012 | 146.08M | -147.12M |
| 2011 | 293.21M | +74.83M |
| 2010 | 218.38M | +9.68M |
| 2009 | 208.70M | -312.22M |
| 2008 | 520.92M | +26.28M |
| 2007 | 494.63M | +7.72M |
| 2006 | 486.91M | +66.06M |
| 2005 | 420.85M | +29.96M |
| 2004 | 390.89M | -27.15M |
| 2003 | 418.04M | +10.04M |
| 2002 | 408.00M | +377.32M |
| 2001 | 30.68M | -26.49M |
| 2000 | 57.17M | +20.50M |
| 1999 | 36.68M | -58.64M |
| 1998 | 95.32M | -4.79M |
| 1997 | 100.11M | +28.93M |
| 1996 | 71.18M | +769,090 |
| 1995 | 70.41M | +84.57M |
| 1994 | -14.15M | +272.79M |
| 1993 | -286.95M | -285.39M |
| 1992 | -1.56M | +6.65M |
| 1991 | -8.21M | -104.10M |
| 1990 | 95.89M | +53.70M |
| 1989 | 42.19M | +2.26M |
| 1988 | 39.92M | -73.66M |
| 1987 | 113.58M | +43.18M |
| 1986 | 70.40M | +16.79M |
| 1985 | 53.61M | -8.54M |
| 1984 | 62.15M | +38.36M |
| 1983 | 23.79M | +2.72M |
| 1982 | 21.07M | -67.36M |
| 1981 | 88.44M | -23.11M |
| 1980 | 111.55M | -16.30M |
| 1979 | 127.85M | +87.04M |
| 1978 | 40.81M | +28.58M |
| 1977 | 12.23M | +963,362 |
| 1976 | 11.27M | +49.54M |
| 1975 | -38.27M | -38.34M |
| 1974 | 70,000 | — |
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Botswana's foreign direct investment is -649.00M as of 2025-12-31, compared with 577.95M in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 741.53M (2023); the lowest is -649.00M (2025), across data from 1974 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.