Australia vs Botswana: GDP per capita

Australia
100,632 current LCU
in 2025
Botswana
105,023 current LCU
in 2025
Australia rank
111th
Botswana rank
109th

GDP per capita over time

  • Australia
  • Botswana
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k196019922025

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 105,023 current LCU against 100,632 current LCU in Australia, a difference of 4,391 current LCU.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 111th and Botswana ranks 109th of 213 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 6 and Botswana in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Botswana Difference Ahead
1960s 2,017 current LCU 60.49 current LCU 1,957 current LCU Australia
1970s 5,099 current LCU 361.87 current LCU 4,737 current LCU Australia
1980s 14,751 current LCU 2,126 current LCU 12,625 current LCU Australia
1990s 27,528 current LCU 9,156 current LCU 18,372 current LCU Australia
2000s 45,600 current LCU 26,657 current LCU 18,943 current LCU Australia
2010s 68,477 current LCU 62,438 current LCU 6,039 current LCU Australia
2020s 90,770 current LCU 96,204 current LCU 5,435 current LCU Botswana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, Australia or Botswana?
Botswana, at 105,023 current LCU against 100,632 current LCU in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between Australia and Botswana?
4,391 current LCU, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Botswana?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and Botswana rank globally for gdp per capita?
Australia ranks 111th and Botswana ranks 109th of 213 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
GDP per capita (current LCU)
Unit
current LCU
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
213 places, 11,862 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.