Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Botswana

Botswana: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per was 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
176th
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre
in 2023
All-time low
0 million SLC per square kilometre
in 1970
Years of data
54
1970–2023

Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Botswana, 1970–2023

00.0250.050.0750.10.125197019962023

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million SLC per square kilometre.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in 2023. That is the highest value across all 54 years on record.

The figure is up 10.3% on the previous year and up 104.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Botswana peaked at 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 million SLC per square kilometre, in 1970.

That places Botswana 176th 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1970 to 2023.
Year million SLC per square kilometre Change
1970 0 million SLC per square kilometre
1971 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +75.4%
1972 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +40.7%
1973 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +22.5%
1974 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre -4.9%
1975 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +2.1%
1976 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre -0.4%
1977 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre +15.0%
1978 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre +19.8%
1979 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre +45.3%
1980 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre +50.8%
1981 0.0005 million SLC per square kilometre +34.9%
1982 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre +10.0%
1983 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre +2.2%
1984 0.0006 million SLC per square kilometre +5.3%
1985 0.0007 million SLC per square kilometre +24.9%
1986 0.0009 million SLC per square kilometre +14.6%
1987 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre +19.7%
1988 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre +55.3%
1989 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre +115.4%
1990 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre +17.8%
1991 0.0044 million SLC per square kilometre +8.8%
1992 0.0045 million SLC per square kilometre +3.7%
1993 0.0048 million SLC per square kilometre +5.1%
1994 0.0052 million SLC per square kilometre +9.5%
1995 0.0062 million SLC per square kilometre +19.5%
1996 0.0065 million SLC per square kilometre +4.8%
1997 0.0085 million SLC per square kilometre +29.3%
1998 0.01 million SLC per square kilometre +18.6%
1999 0.0119 million SLC per square kilometre +18.9%
2000 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre +9.7%
2001 0.0147 million SLC per square kilometre +11.9%
2002 0.0154 million SLC per square kilometre +5.3%
2003 0.0161 million SLC per square kilometre +4.1%
2004 0.0176 million SLC per square kilometre +9.4%
2005 0.0178 million SLC per square kilometre +1.1%
2006 0.0207 million SLC per square kilometre +16.3%
2007 0.0281 million SLC per square kilometre +36.0%
2008 0.0328 million SLC per square kilometre +16.7%
2009 0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre +10.3%
2010 0.0405 million SLC per square kilometre +12.0%
2011 0.0551 million SLC per square kilometre +35.8%
2012 0.059 million SLC per square kilometre +7.2%
2013 0.0584 million SLC per square kilometre -1.1%
2014 0.0623 million SLC per square kilometre +6.8%
2015 0.0655 million SLC per square kilometre +5.2%
2016 0.0711 million SLC per square kilometre +8.5%
2017 0.0711 million SLC per square kilometre -0.1%
2018 0.0809 million SLC per square kilometre +13.8%
2019 0.0916 million SLC per square kilometre +13.2%
2020 0.0836 million SLC per square kilometre -8.8%
2021 0.0968 million SLC per square kilometre +15.9%
2022 0.1083 million SLC per square kilometre +11.8%
2023 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre +10.3%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.09 million SLC per square kilometre, 6% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3.96 million SLC per square kilometre, 3% of the median. (45 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per 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.

YearChange FromTo
1989 +115.4% 0.0016 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre
1971 +75.4% 0 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 0.0001 million SLC per square kilometre 0 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0002 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1980s 0.001 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0004 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0034 million SLC per square kilometre 10
1990s 0.0066 million SLC per square kilometre 0.004 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0119 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2000s 0.0212 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0131 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0362 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2010s 0.0656 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0405 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0916 million SLC per square kilometre 10
2020s 0.102 million SLC per square kilometre 0.0836 million SLC per square kilometre 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 173 Latvia 0.1568 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  2. 174 Cuba 0.1436 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  3. 175 Kiribati 0.1363 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  4. 177 Fiji 0.1148 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  5. 178 Solomon Islands 0.1139 million SLC per square kilometre compare
  6. 179 Montenegro 0.1016 million SLC per square kilometre compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Botswana?
Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per in Botswana was 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.1194 million SLC per square kilometre in 2023.
What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0 million SLC per square kilometre in 1970.
How does Botswana rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per?
Botswana ranks 176th out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency, per rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 104.6%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency ÷ Land area (sq. km)

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Indicator
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency, per square kilometre
Unit
million SLC per square kilometre
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
194 places, 9,587 data points, 1970–2023
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Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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.