Botswana vs Tanzania: Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate

Botswana
5.46 % change on previous year
in 2023
Tanzania
5.43 % change on previous year
in 2023
Botswana rank
41st
Tanzania rank
43rd

Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate over time

  • Botswana
  • Tanzania
-40-2002040196119922023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 5.46 % change on previous year against 5.43 % change on previous year in Tanzania, a difference of 0.03 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 22 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 41st and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 184 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 3 and Tanzania in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Tanzania Difference Ahead
1960s 5.98 % change on previous year 6.78 % change on previous year 0.7946 % change on previous year Tanzania
1970s 16.51 % change on previous year 4.97 % change on previous year 11.55 % change on previous year Botswana
1980s 15.25 % change on previous year -1.07 % change on previous year 16.32 % change on previous year Botswana
1990s 7.05 % change on previous year 3.36 % change on previous year 3.69 % change on previous year Botswana
2000s 5.6 % change on previous year 9 % change on previous year 3.4 % change on previous year Tanzania
2010s 2.82 % change on previous year 6.43 % change on previous year 3.62 % change on previous year Tanzania
2020s 3.03 % change on previous year 7.82 % change on previous year 4.79 % change on previous year Tanzania

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate, Botswana or Tanzania?
Botswana, at 5.46 % change on previous year against 5.43 % change on previous year in Tanzania as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate between Botswana and Tanzania?
0.03 % change on previous year, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Tanzania?
63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Tanzania rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), annual growth rate?
Botswana ranks 41st and Tanzania ranks 43rd of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
184 places, 10,706 data points, 1951–2023
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Gross domestic product (GDP). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.