Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Botswana
Botswana: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in Botswana, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2019, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Botswana stood at 0.0001 units per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.0% on the previous year and up 58.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Botswana peaked at 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
Botswana ranks 173rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in Botswana, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 1963 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 1965 | 0 units per square kilometre | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1967 | 0 units per square kilometre | +19.4% |
| 1968 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1969 | 0 units per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 1970 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 1971 | 0 units per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1972 | 0 units per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 0 units per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0 units per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0 units per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 0 units per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0 units per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0 units per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 0 units per square kilometre | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0 units per square kilometre | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 2007 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2008 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2010 | 0 units per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2011 | 0 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.001 units per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0001 units per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0002 units per square kilometre, 34% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0001 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 170 Vanuatu 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 171 Yemen 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 172 Zambia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 174 Liberia 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 175 Congo 0.0001 units per square kilometre compare
- 176 Guyana 0.0001 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Botswana?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in Botswana was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0001 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does Botswana rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- Botswana ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.