Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP was -26.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Botswana, 2006–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Botswana recorded -26.4% for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 10.3% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Botswana peaked at -23.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -39.2%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 81st of 162 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | -29.3% | — |
| 2007 | -31.1% | +6.2% |
| 2008 | -35.8% | +14.8% |
| 2009 | -39.2% | +9.6% |
| 2010 | -33.5% | -14.4% |
| 2011 | -29.8% | -11.1% |
| 2012 | -31.5% | +5.8% |
| 2013 | -29.5% | -6.5% |
| 2014 | -29.1% | -1.2% |
| 2015 | -31.2% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | -26.8% | -14.3% |
| 2017 | -28.2% | +5.1% |
| 2018 | -29.1% | +3.2% |
| 2019 | -28.8% | -0.9% |
| 2020 | -33.9% | +17.6% |
| 2021 | -28.4% | -16.2% |
| 2022 | -25.1% | -11.6% |
| 2023 | -23.9% | -4.8% |
| 2024 | -26.4% | +10.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -33.9% | -39.2% | -29.3% | 4 |
| 2010s | -29.7% | -33.5% | -26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | -27.5% | -33.9% | -23.9% | 5 |
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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 cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Botswana?
- Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp in Botswana was -26.4% in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was -23.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -39.2% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 81st out of 162 countries with data for 2024.
- Is cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Cash surplus/deficit as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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