Gross capital formation in Botswana
Botswana: Gross capital formation was 29.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Gross capital formation in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, gross capital formation in Botswana stood at 29.2%.
That represents a change of down 19.5% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross capital formation in Botswana peaked at 50.9% in 1972 and was at its lowest, 6.0%, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Gross capital formation in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.0% | — |
| 1961 | 7.4% | +23.0% |
| 1962 | 8.8% | +18.9% |
| 1963 | 9.8% | +11.5% |
| 1964 | 12.3% | +25.2% |
| 1965 | 13.3% | +8.0% |
| 1966 | 21.8% | +64.5% |
| 1967 | 25.4% | +16.6% |
| 1968 | 30.7% | +20.8% |
| 1969 | 38.3% | +24.5% |
| 1970 | 45.3% | +18.5% |
| 1971 | 50.4% | +11.3% |
| 1972 | 50.9% | +1.0% |
| 1973 | 50.9% | -0.1% |
| 1974 | 47.9% | -5.9% |
| 1975 | 41.9% | -12.5% |
| 1976 | 33.8% | -19.4% |
| 1977 | 33.5% | -0.9% |
| 1978 | 36.4% | +8.7% |
| 1979 | 37.2% | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 40.1% | +7.6% |
| 1981 | 43.4% | +8.4% |
| 1982 | 37.7% | -13.2% |
| 1983 | 29.4% | -22.0% |
| 1984 | 29.4% | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 23.0% | -21.9% |
| 1986 | 21.5% | -6.6% |
| 1987 | 15.5% | -27.9% |
| 1988 | 23.6% | +52.2% |
| 1989 | 36.1% | +53.1% |
| 1990 | 37.4% | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 33.2% | -11.1% |
| 1992 | 30.4% | -8.4% |
| 1993 | 28.8% | -5.4% |
| 1994 | 26.0% | -9.7% |
| 1995 | 27.1% | +4.4% |
| 1996 | 23.4% | -13.6% |
| 1997 | 24.1% | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 37.9% | +57.7% |
| 1999 | 25.6% | -32.5% |
| 2000 | 29.6% | +15.3% |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 30.2% | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 30.1% | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 31.4% | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 25.4% | -19.1% |
| 2006 | 21.7% | -14.5% |
| 2007 | 23.1% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +53.7% |
| 2009 | 32.6% | -8.0% |
| 2010 | 34.7% | +6.4% |
| 2011 | 39.1% | +12.7% |
| 2012 | 36.0% | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 24.9% | -30.9% |
| 2014 | 25.3% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 28.4% | +12.6% |
| 2016 | 22.1% | -22.4% |
| 2017 | 25.0% | +13.3% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +19.0% |
| 2020 | 32.7% | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 27.4% | -16.4% |
| 2022 | 26.8% | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 30.1% | +12.5% |
| 2024 | 36.2% | +20.1% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | -19.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.4% | 6.0% | 38.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 42.8% | 33.5% | 50.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.0% | 15.5% | 43.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.4% | 23.4% | 37.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 28.9% | 21.7% | 35.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 22.1% | 39.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.4% | 26.8% | 36.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 39 Switzerland 29.5% compare
- 40 Nepal 29.4% compare
- 41 Congo 29.4% compare
- 43 South Korea 29.1% compare
- 44 Laos 29.0% compare
- 45 Bosnia and Herzegovina 28.7% 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)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) -7.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 0.2392 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$) 1,861 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), annual -7.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 3.02 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (constant LCU), per 23,518 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.6463 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross capital formation in Botswana?
- Gross capital formation in Botswana was 29.2% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gross capital formation recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 50.9% in 1972.
- What is the lowest gross capital formation recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.0% in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for gross capital formation?
- Botswana ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gross capital formation rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 Gross capital formation (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.