Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana
Botswana: Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency was 262,925 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 262,925 million SLC for gross domestic product — value standard local currency in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 89.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Botswana peaked at 263,712 million SLC in 2023 and was at its lowest, 47.85 million SLC, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 132nd of 218 countries on this measure, 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 in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 47.85 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 63.02 million SLC | +31.7% |
| 1972 | 88.21 million SLC | +40.0% |
| 1973 | 117.61 million SLC | +33.3% |
| 1974 | 160.03 million SLC | +36.1% |
| 1975 | 202.69 million SLC | +26.7% |
| 1976 | 258.23 million SLC | +27.4% |
| 1977 | 322.33 million SLC | +24.8% |
| 1978 | 377.57 million SLC | +17.1% |
| 1979 | 484.58 million SLC | +28.3% |
| 1980 | 662.52 million SLC | +36.7% |
| 1981 | 815.27 million SLC | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 878.78 million SLC | +7.8% |
| 1983 | 1,016 million SLC | +15.6% |
| 1984 | 1,259 million SLC | +23.9% |
| 1985 | 1,594 million SLC | +26.6% |
| 1986 | 2,103 million SLC | +32.0% |
| 1987 | 2,589 million SLC | +23.1% |
| 1988 | 3,270 million SLC | +26.3% |
| 1989 | 6,085 million SLC | +86.1% |
| 1990 | 6,923 million SLC | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 7,818 million SLC | +12.9% |
| 1992 | 8,585 million SLC | +9.8% |
| 1993 | 9,892 million SLC | +15.2% |
| 1994 | 11,435 million SLC | +15.6% |
| 1995 | 13,114 million SLC | +14.7% |
| 1996 | 16,115 million SLC | +22.9% |
| 1997 | 18,328 million SLC | +13.7% |
| 1998 | 20,244 million SLC | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 25,361 million SLC | +25.3% |
| 2000 | 29,531 million SLC | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 32,066 million SLC | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 34,266 million SLC | +6.9% |
| 2003 | 36,859 million SLC | +7.6% |
| 2004 | 41,490 million SLC | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 49,874 million SLC | +20.2% |
| 2006 | 57,832 million SLC | +16.0% |
| 2007 | 64,870 million SLC | +12.2% |
| 2008 | 73,258 million SLC | +12.9% |
| 2009 | 72,399 million SLC | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 85,853 million SLC | +18.6% |
| 2011 | 103,330 million SLC | +20.4% |
| 2012 | 106,260 million SLC | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 119,867 million SLC | +12.8% |
| 2014 | 138,861 million SLC | +15.8% |
| 2015 | 137,053 million SLC | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 164,418 million SLC | +20.0% |
| 2017 | 166,647 million SLC | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 173,725 million SLC | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 179,580 million SLC | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 171,042 million SLC | -4.8% |
| 2021 | 207,897 million SLC | +21.5% |
| 2022 | 251,358 million SLC | +20.9% |
| 2023 | 263,712 million SLC | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 262,925 million SLC | -0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 262,925 million SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 913,929 million SLC, 29% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 262,925 million SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 8.81 million million SLC, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency 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% | 3,270 million SLC | 6,085 million SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 212.21 million SLC | 47.85 million SLC | 484.58 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 2,027 million SLC | 662.52 million SLC | 6,085 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 13,782 million SLC | 6,923 million SLC | 25,361 million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 49,244 million SLC | 29,531 million SLC | 73,258 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 137,559 million SLC | 85,853 million SLC | 179,580 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 231,387 million SLC | 171,042 million SLC | 263,712 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 in Botswana?
- Gross domestic product — value standard local currency in Botswana was 262,925 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 263,712 million SLC in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value standard local currency recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.85 million SLC in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for gross domestic product — value standard local currency?
- Botswana ranks 132nd out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value standard local currency rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 89.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value Standard Local Currency. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT Macro Indicators database provides a selection of country-level macro indicators relating to total economy (Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation); agriculture activity; agriculture, forestry and fishing activity; total manufacturing activity; manufacturing of food products and beverages activity; manufacturing activity of tobacco products; and manufacturing activity of food, beverage and tobacco products.It releases time series for a selection of National Accounts variables, including gross domestic product, gross fixed capital formation, industry-level value added and gross output. The database also proposes additional indicators such as gross domestic product per capita, year-on-year growth rates and measures of industry contribution to gross domestic product. All data relating to Gross Domestic Product, Gross Fixed Capital Formation, agriculture, forestry and fishing activity, and to total manufacturing activity originates from the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD) National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates database, which consists of a complete and consistent set of time series of the main National Accounts aggregates of all UN Members States and other territories in the world for which National Accounts information is available. The UNSD database's content is based on the countries' official National Accounts data reported to UNSD through the annual National Accounts Questionnaire, supplemented with data estimates for any years and countries with incomplete or inconsistent information (See http://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/Introduction.asp). Data series relating to the sub-industry Agriculture activity are obtained from the UNSD national accounts Official Country Data databases while series on the Manufacturing activity of food and beverages products, manufacturing activity of tobacco products and manufacturing activity of food, beverages and tobacco products originates from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) INDSTAT2 database. In order to ensure that sub-industry series are consistent in levels with National Accounts based series, which is needed to support comparability across industries (agriculture vs. agro-industry and sub-industries), UNIDO originating series are rescaled on UNSD National Accounts Estimates of Main Aggregates data series (See Section 17.5 for a more detailed description of the data processing steps).