Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2023)
0.0317 million USD per square kilometre
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
177th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0317 million USD per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0.0008 million USD per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1970–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, in 1970.
That places Botswana 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +25.8% |
| 1972 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +26.4% |
| 1973 | 0.0015 million USD per square kilometre | +21.3% |
| 1974 | 0.0016 million USD per square kilometre | +8.8% |
| 1975 | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1976 | 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0021 million USD per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0024 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1979 | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1980 | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1981 | 0.0034 million USD per square kilometre | +11.7% |
| 1982 | 0.0037 million USD per square kilometre | +8.4% |
| 1983 | 0.0041 million USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1984 | 0.0047 million USD per square kilometre | +13.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1986 | 0.0055 million USD per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0059 million USD per square kilometre | +8.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0067 million USD per square kilometre | +12.2% |
| 1989 | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | +33.3% |
| 1990 | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1991 | 0.0102 million USD per square kilometre | +7.4% |
| 1992 | 0.0105 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 0.0107 million USD per square kilometre | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0111 million USD per square kilometre | +3.6% |
| 1995 | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | +7.0% |
| 1996 | 0.0126 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 0.0136 million USD per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0137 million USD per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0154 million USD per square kilometre | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.0162 million USD per square kilometre | +5.6% |
| 2003 | 0.0169 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0173 million USD per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 0.018 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 0.0194 million USD per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0205 million USD per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0182 million USD per square kilometre | -14.1% |
| 2010 | 0.02 million USD per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 0.0214 million USD per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 0.0214 million USD per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0237 million USD per square kilometre | +11.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0251 million USD per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0239 million USD per square kilometre | -4.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0256 million USD per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 2017 | 0.0266 million USD per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0278 million USD per square kilometre | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre | -8.7% |
| 2021 | 0.0292 million USD per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2022 | 0.0308 million USD per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre | +2.7% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.4855 million USD per square kilometre, 7% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.088 million USD per square kilometre, 36% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0017 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0027 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0051 million USD per square kilometre | 0.003 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0089 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0119 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0095 million USD per square kilometre | 0.015 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0178 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0153 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0212 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0244 million USD per square kilometre | 0.02 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0286 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0295 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0261 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 174 Zambia 0.0366 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 175 Liberia 0.0362 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 176 Yemen 0.0358 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 178 Congo 0.0305 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 179 Suriname 0.0281 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 180 Mozambique 0.0261 million USD 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$), annual growth rate -27.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0317 million USD per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 177th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$, 2015 prices 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.