Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita was 0.1043 million SLC per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Botswana, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per person.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Botswana stood at 0.1043 million SLC per person.
The figure is down 1.9% on the previous year and up 63.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.1063 million SLC per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per person, in 1970.
That places Botswana 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +29.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 million SLC per person | +35.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 million SLC per person | +29.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +20.5% |
| 1976 | 0.0003 million SLC per person | +21.0% |
| 1977 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +18.4% |
| 1978 | 0.0004 million SLC per person | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0005 million SLC per person | +20.9% |
| 1980 | 0.0007 million SLC per person | +31.5% |
| 1981 | 0.0008 million SLC per person | +18.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0009 million SLC per person | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 0.001 million SLC per person | +11.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0012 million SLC per person | +19.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0014 million SLC per person | +22.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0018 million SLC per person | +27.6% |
| 1987 | 0.0022 million SLC per person | +19.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0026 million SLC per person | +22.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0048 million SLC per person | +81.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0053 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 1991 | 0.0058 million SLC per person | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0062 million SLC per person | +6.8% |
| 1993 | 0.007 million SLC per person | +12.0% |
| 1994 | 0.0078 million SLC per person | +12.4% |
| 1995 | 0.0087 million SLC per person | +11.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0105 million SLC per person | +19.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0117 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0126 million SLC per person | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 0.0154 million SLC per person | +22.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0176 million SLC per person | +14.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0187 million SLC per person | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 0.0196 million SLC per person | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0208 million SLC per person | +5.7% |
| 2004 | 0.023 million SLC per person | +10.6% |
| 2005 | 0.0271 million SLC per person | +18.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0309 million SLC per person | +13.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0339 million SLC per person | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0376 million SLC per person | +10.7% |
| 2009 | 0.0364 million SLC per person | -3.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0422 million SLC per person | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0498 million SLC per person | +18.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0504 million SLC per person | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.056 million SLC per person | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0639 million SLC per person | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0622 million SLC per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0736 million SLC per person | +18.3% |
| 2017 | 0.0735 million SLC per person | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0756 million SLC per person | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 0.077 million SLC per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0723 million SLC per person | -6.1% |
| 2021 | 0.0866 million SLC per person | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.103 million SLC per person | +19.0% |
| 2023 | 0.1063 million SLC per person | +3.2% |
| 2024 | 0.1043 million SLC per person | -1.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1043 million SLC per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1236 million SLC per person, 84% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1043 million SLC per person is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.5688 million SLC per person, 18% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | +81.0% | 0.0026 million SLC per person | 0.0048 million SLC per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0003 million SLC per person | 0.0001 million SLC per person | 0.0005 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0017 million SLC per person | 0.0007 million SLC per person | 0.0048 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0091 million SLC per person | 0.0053 million SLC per person | 0.0154 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0266 million SLC per person | 0.0176 million SLC per person | 0.0376 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0624 million SLC per person | 0.0422 million SLC per person | 0.077 million SLC per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0945 million SLC per person | 0.0723 million SLC per person | 0.1063 million SLC per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 94 Egypt 0.1193 million SLC per person compare
- 95 Saudi Arabia 0.1152 million SLC per person compare
- 96 South Africa 0.1137 million SLC per person compare
- 98 Australia 0.1023 million SLC per person compare
- 99 Poland 0.0992 million SLC per person compare
- 100 Ireland 0.0989 million SLC per person 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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.02 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 467.27 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -36.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 185.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -27.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Botswana?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita in Botswana was 0.1043 million SLC per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1063 million SLC per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per person in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita?
- Botswana ranks 97th out of 192 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 63.1%. 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 — Value Standard Local Currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.