Botswana vs Gabon: Gross domestic product (GDP)
Botswana
45.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Gabon
49.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Botswana rank
125th
Gabon rank
122nd
Gross domestic product (GDP) over time
- Botswana
- Gabon
How they compare
Gabon currently reports 49.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 45.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Botswana, a difference of 3.42 billion international-$ in 2021 prices.
That makes Gabon's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Gabon ahead.
Botswana ranks 125th and Gabon ranks 122nd of 184 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Gabon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gabon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 428.98 million international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.52 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 3.09 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Gabon |
| 1970s | 1.46 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 8.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 7.13 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Gabon |
| 1980s | 5.50 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 10.87 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.36 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Gabon |
| 1990s | 14.51 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 12.93 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 1.58 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Botswana |
| 2000s | 27.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 22.45 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 5.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Botswana |
| 2010s | 37.24 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 34.32 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 2.92 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Botswana |
| 2020s | 41.82 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 46.37 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | 4.55 billion international-$ in 2021 prices | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Botswana or Gabon?
- Gabon, at 49.00 billion international-$ in 2021 prices against 45.59 billion international-$ in 2021 prices in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Botswana and Gabon?
- 3.42 billion international-$ in 2021 prices, with Gabon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gabon?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Gabon rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?
- Botswana ranks 125th and Gabon ranks 122nd of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic output of a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.