Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Botswana
Botswana: Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 was 28.3 Percentage of GDP in 2029. ▼ Falling
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances in Botswana, 2000–2029
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 28.3 Percentage of GDP for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in 2029.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Botswana peaked at 54.54 Percentage of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 28.03 Percentage of GDP, in 2026.
Botswana ranks 80th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 30 years of available data.
Africa's Development: Public finances General government … 16 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.79 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2001 | 42.86 Percentage of GDP | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 46.02 Percentage of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 44.02 Percentage of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 41.99 Percentage of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 35.05 Percentage of GDP | -16.5% |
| 2006 | 34.13 Percentage of GDP | -2.6% |
| 2007 | 38.27 Percentage of GDP | +12.1% |
| 2008 | 47.98 Percentage of GDP | +25.4% |
| 2009 | 54.54 Percentage of GDP | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 44.75 Percentage of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2011 | 37.42 Percentage of GDP | -16.4% |
| 2012 | 38.34 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 34.81 Percentage of GDP | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 36.41 Percentage of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 39.7 Percentage of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2016 | 34.23 Percentage of GDP | -13.8% |
| 2017 | 35.04 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 35.89 Percentage of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 36.42 Percentage of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 38.5 Percentage of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 33.06 Percentage of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2022 | 29.43 Percentage of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2023 | 29.67 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 33.1 Percentage of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 30.01 Percentage of GDP | -9.3% |
| 2026 | 28.03 Percentage of GDP | -6.6% |
| 2027 | 28.37 Percentage of GDP | +1.2% |
| 2028 | 28.34 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2029 | 28.3 Percentage of GDP | -0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 28.3 Percentage of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 30.06 Percentage of GDP, 94% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 28.3 Percentage of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 22.12 Percentage of GDP, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.47 Percentage of GDP | 34.13 Percentage of GDP | 54.54 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.3 Percentage of GDP | 34.23 Percentage of GDP | 44.75 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.68 Percentage of GDP | 28.03 Percentage of GDP | 38.5 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 77 Armenia 29.04 Percentage of GDP compare
- 78 Saudi Arabia 28.98 Percentage of GDP compare
- 79 Jordan 28.84 Percentage of GDP compare
- 81 Trinidad and Tobago 28.04 Percentage of GDP compare
- 82 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 27.39 Percentage of GDP compare
- 83 Mauritius 27.23 Percentage of GDP compare
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 136.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6918 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 99.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Botswana?
- Africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances in Botswana was 28.3 Percentage of GDP in 2029, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 54.54 Percentage of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.03 Percentage of GDP in 2026.
- How does Botswana rank for africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances?
- Botswana ranks 80th out of 166 countries with data for 2029.
- Is africa's development dynamics (afdd) table 16 - public finances rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 16 - Public finances — General government expenditure. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. Table 16 shows data on public finance, including taxes, revenues, expenditure, and debt. Some of these figures are not available at the national level, but only for aggregations of groups of countries.