Botswana vs South Africa: Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
3.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
77th
South Africa rank
79th
Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- South Africa
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 3.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.
Botswana ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 79th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -0.0384 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2357 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2741 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1970s | 0.1612 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2396 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0784 current LCU per US$ of GDP | South Africa |
| 1980s | 0.5466 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4117 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1349 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 1.08 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.6904 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3942 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 2.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.53 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5929 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 2.41 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.94 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4694 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 3.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1988 current LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or South Africa?
- Botswana, at 3.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 2.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and South Africa?
- 0.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and South Africa rank globally for gross domestic savings (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 77th and South Africa ranks 79th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.