Economy
Botswana's GDP growth rate is -0.7339% as of 2025-12-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks. Other tracked indicators include GDP (current US$) at 19.93B, GDP per capita at 7,778, GNI per capita at 7,390.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP growth rate | -0.7339% | +2.05 | -2.78% | 26.36% | -14.14% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| GDP (current US$) | 19.93B | +642.23M | 19.29B | 20.32B | 30.41M | USD | 2025-12-31 | |
| GDP per capita | 7,778 | +128.3 | 7,650 | 8,329 | 58.92 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| GNI per capita | 7,390 | -220 | 7,610 | 8,150 | 70 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| Inflation rate | 2.66% | -0.1586 | 2.82% | 16.43% | 1.89% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| Unemployment rate | 24.48% | +0.667 | 23.81% | 24.48% | 13.82% | % | 2025-12-31 | |
| Lending interest rate | 6.26% | -0.4786 | 6.74% | 24.21% | 5.25% | % | 2024-12-31 | |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 4.01B | +85.46M | 3.92B | 5.36B | 3.37B | USD | 2026-02-28 | |
| Current account | -4.23% | -5.72 | 1.49% | 31.98% | -28.28% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Exports | 27.39% | -4.86 | 32.25% | 75.13% | 22.77% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Imports | 43.71% | +7.16 | 36.55% | 71.53% | 34.83% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Remittances | 0.6613% | +0.3005 | 0.3607% | 16.51% | 0.1302% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Government debt | 19.62% | +3.42 | 16.19% | 21.89% | 5.94% | % of GDP | 2020-12-31 | |
| Gross savings | 33.39% | -2.18 | 35.57% | 49.82% | 20.26% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Gross capital formation | 35.99% | +5.69 | 30.3% | 50.94% | 6.02% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Population | 2.56M | +40,983 | 2.52M | 2.56M | 516,165 | people | 2025-12-31 | |
| Life expectancy | 69.29 | +0.13 | 69.16 | 69.29 | 51.22 | years | 2024-12-31 |
Botswana's GDP growth is -0.7339% as of 2025-12-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Botswana's inflation rate (CPI) is 2.66% as of 2025-12-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Botswana has 56 macroeconomic and markets indicators on ECONOMY, sourced from national statistics offices and central banks, last updated 2026-02-28.
Last updated 2026-02-28