GDP growth in Botswana
Botswana: GDP growth was -0.7% in 2025. β Volatile
GDP growth in Botswana, 1961β2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp growth in Botswana stood at -0.7%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 73.6% on the previous year and up 84.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in Botswana peaked at 26.4% in 1972 and was at its lowest, -14.1%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 200th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.7% | 5.8% | 15.1% | 9 |
| 1970s | 15.7% | 8.4% | 26.4% | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.5% | 7.1% | 19.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.4% | 0.4% | 9.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.3% | -14.1% | 8.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.7% | -4.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | -8.7% | 11.9% | 6 |
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- 197 Syrian Arab Republic -0.2% compare
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- 199 St. Lucia -0.6% compare
- 201 Trinidad and Tobago -0.8% compare
- 202 Cuba -1.1% compare
- 203 Liechtenstein -1.2% compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate -0.7337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8731 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 6,791 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp -5.48 (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.66 (2025)
- Gdp per capita worldbank constant usd 6,791 (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp 5.69 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd 17.40 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in Botswana?
- Gdp growth in Botswana was -0.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 1972.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.1% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for gdp growth?
- Botswana ranks 200th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 84.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.