Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Botswana
Botswana: Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ was 19,385 million USD in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Domestic Product — Value US$ in Botswana, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
In 2024, gross domestic product — value us$ in Botswana stood at 19,385 million USD.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 25.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product — value us$ in Botswana peaked at 20,322 million USD in 2022 and was at its lowest, 66.8 million USD, in 1970.
That places Botswana 143rd out of 236 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 US$ in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.8 million USD | — |
| 1971 | 88.46 million USD | +32.4% |
| 1972 | 114.14 million USD | +29.0% |
| 1973 | 169.43 million USD | +48.4% |
| 1974 | 235.51 million USD | +39.0% |
| 1975 | 274.09 million USD | +16.4% |
| 1976 | 296.96 million USD | +8.3% |
| 1977 | 382.83 million USD | +28.9% |
| 1978 | 455.91 million USD | +19.1% |
| 1979 | 594.57 million USD | +30.4% |
| 1980 | 852.42 million USD | +43.4% |
| 1981 | 974.35 million USD | +14.3% |
| 1982 | 853.47 million USD | -12.4% |
| 1983 | 926.39 million USD | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 969.84 million USD | +4.7% |
| 1985 | 837.59 million USD | -13.6% |
| 1986 | 1,119 million USD | +33.6% |
| 1987 | 1,542 million USD | +37.8% |
| 1988 | 1,788 million USD | +16.0% |
| 1989 | 3,020 million USD | +68.9% |
| 1990 | 3,721 million USD | +23.2% |
| 1991 | 3,867 million USD | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 4,069 million USD | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 4,083 million USD | +0.3% |
| 1994 | 4,259 million USD | +4.3% |
| 1995 | 4,731 million USD | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 4,848 million USD | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 5,020 million USD | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 4,790 million USD | -4.6% |
| 1999 | 5,484 million USD | +14.5% |
| 2000 | 5,788 million USD | +5.5% |
| 2001 | 5,489 million USD | -5.2% |
| 2002 | 5,415 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 7,447 million USD | +37.5% |
| 2004 | 8,839 million USD | +18.7% |
| 2005 | 9,747 million USD | +10.3% |
| 2006 | 9,919 million USD | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 10,566 million USD | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 10,731 million USD | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 10,118 million USD | -5.7% |
| 2010 | 12,637 million USD | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 15,111 million USD | +19.6% |
| 2012 | 13,908 million USD | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 14,272 million USD | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 15,470 million USD | +8.4% |
| 2015 | 13,531 million USD | -12.5% |
| 2016 | 15,083 million USD | +11.5% |
| 2017 | 16,105 million USD | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 17,032 million USD | +5.8% |
| 2019 | 16,696 million USD | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 14,930 million USD | -10.6% |
| 2021 | 18,751 million USD | +25.6% |
| 2022 | 20,322 million USD | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 19,396 million USD | -4.6% |
| 2024 | 19,385 million USD | -0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 19,385 million USD is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44,912 million USD, 43% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 19,385 million USD is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 17,421 million USD, 1.1× the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 267.87 million USD | 66.8 million USD | 594.57 million USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,288 million USD | 837.59 million USD | 3,020 million USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 4,487 million USD | 3,721 million USD | 5,484 million USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,406 million USD | 5,415 million USD | 10,731 million USD | 10 |
| 2010s | 14,984 million USD | 12,637 million USD | 17,032 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,557 million USD | 14,930 million USD | 20,322 million USD | 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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0175 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 136.3 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 0.6918 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0128 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 99.52 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.04 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0101 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross domestic product — value us$ in Botswana?
- Gross domestic product — value us$ in Botswana was 19,385 million USD in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 20,322 million USD in 2022.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product — value us$ recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.8 million USD in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for gross domestic product — value us$?
- Botswana ranks 143rd out of 236 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross domestic product — value us$ rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.3%. 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 US$. 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).