Adjusted savings: net national savings in Botswana
Botswana: Adjusted savings: net national savings was 2.6% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Botswana, 1975–2021
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of GNI.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: net national savings in Botswana stood at 2.6%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.8% on the previous year and down 87.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: net national savings in Botswana peaked at 41.7% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 139th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 47 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: net national savings in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GNI | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.8% | — |
| 1976 | 7.0% | +46.1% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | +22.6% |
| 1978 | 10.1% | +16.9% |
| 1979 | 17.8% | +76.7% |
| 1980 | 16.2% | -8.8% |
| 1981 | 16.5% | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 14.8% | -10.3% |
| 1983 | 17.7% | +19.9% |
| 1984 | 15.9% | -10.0% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +50.5% |
| 1986 | 27.6% | +15.2% |
| 1987 | 31.5% | +14.2% |
| 1988 | 41.7% | +32.4% |
| 1989 | 40.7% | -2.5% |
| 1990 | 31.1% | -23.7% |
| 1991 | 32.1% | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 27.4% | -14.4% |
| 1993 | 28.1% | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 16.8% | -40.3% |
| 1995 | 15.1% | -10.1% |
| 1996 | 24.6% | +63.0% |
| 1997 | 25.7% | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 27.8% | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 30.0% | +7.9% |
| 2000 | 30.4% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 34.1% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | -32.5% |
| 2003 | 18.2% | -21.0% |
| 2004 | 17.0% | -6.8% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +52.2% |
| 2006 | 26.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +9.2% |
| 2008 | 19.6% | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 6.6% | -66.1% |
| 2010 | 12.9% | +94.3% |
| 2011 | 20.5% | +58.7% |
| 2012 | 18.0% | -12.1% |
| 2013 | 15.1% | -16.0% |
| 2014 | 18.9% | +25.0% |
| 2015 | 13.2% | -30.0% |
| 2016 | 10.8% | -18.2% |
| 2017 | 12.2% | +12.3% |
| 2018 | 6.9% | -43.3% |
| 2019 | 5.6% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 2.0% | -63.8% |
| 2021 | 2.6% | +27.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.7% | 4.8% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 1980s | 24.7% | 14.8% | 41.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.9% | 15.1% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.9% | 6.6% | 34.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 5.6% | 20.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.0% | 2.6% | 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)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 14.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.3206 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 2,452 constant 2015 US$ per person (2024)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate -8.52 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3751 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 2,918 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate -8.93 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 5.06 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: net national savings in Botswana?
- Adjusted savings: net national savings in Botswana was 2.6% in 2021, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 1988.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: net national savings recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for adjusted savings: net national savings?
- Botswana ranks 139th out of 177 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: net national savings rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 87.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Adjusted savings: net national savings (% of GNI). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. 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.