Botswana vs Zambia: Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.5464 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Zambia
0.5482 constant LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
98th
Zambia rank
97th
Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 0.5482 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5464 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0018 constant LCU per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 4 and Zambia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.83 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.07 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 2.76 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1970s | 2.37 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.34 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 1.15 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.03 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.1222 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.9532 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 1.18 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.2252 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2000s | 0.8328 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.8391 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0063 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
| 2010s | 0.7058 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.4043 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.3015 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.5564 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.5616 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | 0.0052 constant LCU per US$ of GDP | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 0.5482 constant LCU per US$ of GDP against 0.5464 constant LCU per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Zambia?
- 0.0018 constant LCU per US$ of GDP, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Zambia?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Zambia rank globally for manufacturing, value added (constant lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 98th and Zambia ranks 97th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Manufacturing, value added (constant 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
Manufacturing, value added (constant 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.