Botswana vs South Sudan: Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person
Botswana
-2.2%
in 2025
South Sudan
-2.8%
in 2023
Botswana rank
188th
South Sudan rank
190th
Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person over time
- Botswana
- South Sudan
How they compare
Botswana currently reports -2.2% against -2.8% in South Sudan, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was South Sudan ahead.
Botswana ranks 188th and South Sudan ranks 190th of 200 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.1% | -0.2% | 0.9% | South Sudan |
| 2010s | 3.3% | -4.3% | 7.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1% | -4.7% | 4.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person, Botswana or South Sudan?
- Botswana, at -2.2% against -2.8% in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person between Botswana and South Sudan?
- 0.6%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Sudan?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Sudan rank globally for annual growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Botswana ranks 188th and South Sudan ranks 190th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual growth rate of real GDP per employed person (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.