Botswana vs Zambia: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per

Botswana
30,616 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Zambia
35,527 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
in 2023
Botswana rank
176th
Zambia rank
174th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per over time

  • Botswana
  • Zambia
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196119922023

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 35,527 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 30,616 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Botswana, a difference of 4,911 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.2 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.

Botswana ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 174th of 192 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Botswana Zambia Difference Ahead
1960s 569.35 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 6,613 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 6,043 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1970s 1,780 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 7,779 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 5,999 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1980s 5,387 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 8,406 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 3,018 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Zambia
1990s 11,437 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 8,939 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2,498 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2000s 17,352 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 13,907 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 3,445 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Botswana
2010s 23,567 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 26,448 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 2,882 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Zambia
2020s 28,405 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 32,853 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre 4,447 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre Zambia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per, Botswana or Zambia?
Zambia, at 35,527 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre against 30,616 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre in Botswana as of 2023.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per between Botswana and Zambia?
4,911 constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
59 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2023.
How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per?
Botswana ranks 176th and Zambia ranks 174th of 192 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per square kilometre
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
226 places, 9,168 data points, 1961–2023
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.