What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?

212.99 million current GBP, with Botswana ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?

53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Equatorial Guinea: Gross domestic product (GDP)

Botswana

9.65 billion current GBP

in 2014

Equatorial Guinea

9.44 billion current GBP

in 2014

Botswana rank

121st

Equatorial Guinea rank

123rd

Gross domestic product (GDP) over time

Botswana
Equatorial Guinea

How they compare

Botswana currently reports 9.65 billion current GBP against 9.44 billion current GBP in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 212.99 million current GBP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Botswana ahead.

Botswana ranks 121st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 123rd of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Equatorial Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.63 million current GBP	17.73 million current GBP	1.90 million current GBP	Botswana
1970s	171.05 million current GBP	36.80 million current GBP	134.25 million current GBP	Botswana
1980s	967.08 million current GBP	40.07 million current GBP	927.01 million current GBP	Botswana
1990s	2.77 billion current GBP	147.62 million current GBP	2.63 billion current GBP	Botswana
2000s	4.97 billion current GBP	3.70 billion current GBP	1.27 billion current GBP	Botswana
2010s	9.30 billion current GBP	10.16 billion current GBP	858.35 million current GBP	Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), Botswana or Equatorial Guinea?: Botswana, at 9.65 billion current GBP against 9.44 billion current GBP in Equatorial Guinea as of 2014.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp) between Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?: 212.99 million current GBP, with Botswana ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Equatorial Guinea?: 53 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2014.
How do Botswana and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp)?: Botswana ranks 121st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 123rd of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Gross domestic product (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)
Unit: current GBP
Source: Fouquin and Hugot (2016) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 13,609 data points, 1827–2014
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

This data is expressed in British pounds. It is not adjusted for inflation or differences in living costs between countries.