Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita was 7,689 USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ per capita in Botswana, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Botswana stood at 7,689 USD.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 8.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Botswana peaked at 8,329 USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 113.15 USD, in 1970.
Botswana ranks 111th of 195 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 US$ per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 113.15 USD | — |
| 1971 | 147.31 USD | +30.2% |
| 1972 | 183.39 USD | +24.5% |
| 1973 | 259.7 USD | +41.6% |
| 1974 | 343.59 USD | +32.3% |
| 1975 | 380.48 USD | +10.7% |
| 1976 | 391.51 USD | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 478.79 USD | +22.3% |
| 1978 | 536.85 USD | +12.1% |
| 1979 | 659.36 USD | +22.8% |
| 1980 | 909.27 USD | +37.9% |
| 1981 | 1,004 USD | +10.5% |
| 1982 | 845.63 USD | -15.8% |
| 1983 | 885.54 USD | +4.7% |
| 1984 | 894.97 USD | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 746.55 USD | -16.6% |
| 1986 | 964.34 USD | +29.2% |
| 1987 | 1,286 USD | +33.3% |
| 1988 | 1,447 USD | +12.5% |
| 1989 | 2,378 USD | +64.3% |
| 1990 | 2,850 USD | +19.9% |
| 1991 | 2,882 USD | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 2,949 USD | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 2,875 USD | -2.5% |
| 1994 | 2,917 USD | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3,156 USD | +8.2% |
| 1996 | 3,156 USD | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 3,194 USD | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 2,981 USD | -6.7% |
| 1999 | 3,340 USD | +12.0% |
| 2000 | 3,451 USD | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 3,206 USD | -7.1% |
| 2002 | 3,104 USD | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 4,194 USD | +35.1% |
| 2004 | 4,891 USD | +16.6% |
| 2005 | 5,298 USD | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 5,292 USD | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5,529 USD | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 5,503 USD | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 5,083 USD | -7.6% |
| 2010 | 6,216 USD | +22.3% |
| 2011 | 7,287 USD | +17.2% |
| 2012 | 6,596 USD | -9.5% |
| 2013 | 6,667 USD | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 7,122 USD | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 6,141 USD | -13.8% |
| 2016 | 6,749 USD | +9.9% |
| 2017 | 7,105 USD | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 7,408 USD | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 7,159 USD | -3.4% |
| 2020 | 6,311 USD | -11.9% |
| 2021 | 7,808 USD | +23.7% |
| 2022 | 8,329 USD | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 7,820 USD | -6.1% |
| 2024 | 7,689 USD | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 349.41 USD | 113.15 USD | 659.36 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,136 USD | 746.55 USD | 2,378 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,030 USD | 2,850 USD | 3,340 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 4,555 USD | 3,104 USD | 5,529 USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,845 USD | 6,141 USD | 7,408 USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 7,591 USD | 6,311 USD | 8,329 USD | 5 |
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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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,769 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 23,886 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9499 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Botswana?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ per capita in Botswana was 7,689 USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 8,329 USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.15 USD in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for gross domestic product — value us$ per capita?
- Botswana ranks 111th out of 195 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. 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 US$ per capita. 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).