Botswana vs Somalia: Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP

Botswana
2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Somalia
2.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Botswana rank
70th
Somalia rank
73rd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP over time

  • Botswana
  • Somalia
246810196019912023

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Somalia, a difference of 0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Somalia ahead.

Botswana ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 180 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Somalia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Somalia Difference Ahead
1970s 4.72 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 5.44 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.7207 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Somalia
1980s 3.56 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 4.28 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.7198 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Somalia
1990s 3.19 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.2 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.0131 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Somalia
2000s 3.34 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.95 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 1.39 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Botswana
2010s 2.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 3.22 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.7286 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Somalia
2020s 2.29 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 2.49 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP 0.2022 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP Somalia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Somalia?
Botswana, at 2.35 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP against 2.33 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP in Somalia as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Somalia?
0.02 international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Somalia?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Somalia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per unit of gdp?
Botswana ranks 70th and Somalia ranks 73rd of 180 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per unit of GDP
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,590 data points, 1960–2023
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.