Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Botswana
Botswana: Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital was 20.5% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Botswana, 1970–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Botswana stood at 20.5%.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Botswana peaked at 22.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 18th of 204 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.9% | — |
| 1971 | 11.4% | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 12.6% | +10.8% |
| 1973 | 13.6% | +8.0% |
| 1974 | 15.4% | +13.5% |
| 1975 | 15.4% | -0.1% |
| 1976 | 14.6% | -5.2% |
| 1977 | 13.6% | -7.0% |
| 1978 | 12.7% | -6.7% |
| 1979 | 12.0% | -5.6% |
| 1980 | 12.5% | +3.9% |
| 1981 | 11.4% | -8.4% |
| 1982 | 11.9% | +4.0% |
| 1983 | 12.2% | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 12.0% | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 11.5% | -3.8% |
| 1986 | 11.8% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 12.5% | +5.8% |
| 1988 | 11.6% | -6.5% |
| 1989 | 11.3% | -3.3% |
| 1990 | 11.8% | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 12.2% | +3.8% |
| 1992 | 12.9% | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 12.8% | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 14.2% | +11.1% |
| 1995 | 14.1% | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 14.4% | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 12.9% | -10.4% |
| 1998 | 11.8% | -8.6% |
| 1999 | 11.7% | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.6% | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 10.4% | -10.0% |
| 2002 | 13.0% | +25.4% |
| 2003 | 21.3% | +62.8% |
| 2004 | 21.4% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | -14.4% |
| 2006 | 17.7% | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.5% | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | -10.1% |
| 2012 | 18.2% | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 19.3% | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 19.4% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 19.4% | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 21.4% | -3.2% |
| 2018 | 22.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 21.6% | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 20.3% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 20.5% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.2% | 10.9% | 15.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.9% | 11.3% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.9% | 11.7% | 14.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.2% | 10.4% | 21.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.2% | 18.2% | 22.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.4% | 20.3% | 20.5% | 2 |
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More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 2.52 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.98 Percent per annum (2029)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,454 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,277 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 111,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Botswana?
- Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital in Botswana was 20.5% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 22.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital?
- Botswana ranks 18th out of 204 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: consumption of fixed capital (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross National Income (GNI) which is the total income earned by all residents within an economic territory during an accounting period. It is equal to gross domestic product plus earned income receivable from abroad minus earned income payable abroad.