Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Botswana
Botswana: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square was 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Botswana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 120.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Botswana peaked at 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 177th of 192 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 — Value Standard Local Currency, per square in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million SLC per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | +31.7% |
| 1972 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0003 million SLC per square kilometre | +36.1% |
| 1975 | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.7% |
| 1976 | 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 0.0012 million SLC per square kilometre | +36.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0014 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 0.0018 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 0.0022 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 0.0028 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.6% |
| 1986 | 0.0037 million SLC per square kilometre | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 0.0046 million SLC per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 0.0107 million SLC per square kilometre | +86.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0138 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0151 million SLC per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 0.0175 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 0.0202 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0231 million SLC per square kilometre | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0284 million SLC per square kilometre | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0323 million SLC per square kilometre | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0357 million SLC per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0448 million SLC per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0521 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0566 million SLC per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0605 million SLC per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 0.065 million SLC per square kilometre | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 0.0732 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 0.088 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 0.102 million SLC per square kilometre | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1145 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 0.1293 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 0.1277 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1515 million SLC per square kilometre | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 0.1823 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 0.1875 million SLC per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 0.2115 million SLC per square kilometre | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 0.245 million SLC per square kilometre | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 0.2418 million SLC per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2901 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 0.294 million SLC per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 0.3065 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.3169 million SLC per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0.3018 million SLC per square kilometre | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 0.3668 million SLC per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 0.4435 million SLC per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre | +4.9% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 9.79 million SLC per square kilometre, 5% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 26.01 million SLC per square kilometre, 2% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency, per square 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 | +86.1% | 0.0058 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0107 million SLC per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0036 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0012 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0107 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0243 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0122 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0448 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0869 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.0521 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1293 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2427 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.1515 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3169 million SLC per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3944 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.3018 million SLC per square kilometre | 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 174 Montenegro 0.5177 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 175 Solomon Islands 0.4887 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 176 Ecuador 0.4785 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 178 Turkmenistan 0.446 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 179 Jordan 0.4063 million SLC per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mauritania 0.3771 million SLC 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)
- 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 square in Botswana?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square in Botswana was 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4653 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square?
- Botswana ranks 177th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency, per square rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 120.0%. 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 square kilometre. 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 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 — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- 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 — Value Standard Local Currency 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.