Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana
Botswana: Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency was 74,975 million SLC in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Gross Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana, 1970–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million SLC.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 74,975 million SLC for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 112.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Botswana peaked at 74,975 million SLC in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.89 million SLC, in 1970.
That places Botswana 131st out of 230 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 Fixed Capital Formation — Value Standard Local Currency in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million SLC | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 23.89 million SLC | — |
| 1971 | 41.91 million SLC | +75.4% |
| 1972 | 58.97 million SLC | +40.7% |
| 1973 | 72.22 million SLC | +22.5% |
| 1974 | 68.71 million SLC | -4.9% |
| 1975 | 70.17 million SLC | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 69.91 million SLC | -0.4% |
| 1977 | 80.42 million SLC | +15.0% |
| 1978 | 96.31 million SLC | +19.8% |
| 1979 | 139.92 million SLC | +45.3% |
| 1980 | 211.01 million SLC | +50.8% |
| 1981 | 284.66 million SLC | +34.9% |
| 1982 | 313.26 million SLC | +10.0% |
| 1983 | 320.28 million SLC | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 337.2 million SLC | +5.3% |
| 1985 | 421.1 million SLC | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 482.76 million SLC | +14.6% |
| 1987 | 578.04 million SLC | +19.7% |
| 1988 | 897.81 million SLC | +55.3% |
| 1989 | 1,934 million SLC | +115.4% |
| 1990 | 2,279 million SLC | +17.8% |
| 1991 | 2,480 million SLC | +8.8% |
| 1992 | 2,572 million SLC | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 2,703 million SLC | +5.1% |
| 1994 | 2,960 million SLC | +9.5% |
| 1995 | 3,538 million SLC | +19.5% |
| 1996 | 3,709 million SLC | +4.8% |
| 1997 | 4,797 million SLC | +29.3% |
| 1998 | 5,691 million SLC | +18.6% |
| 1999 | 6,766 million SLC | +18.9% |
| 2000 | 7,425 million SLC | +9.7% |
| 2001 | 8,311 million SLC | +11.9% |
| 2002 | 8,750 million SLC | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 9,108 million SLC | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 9,961 million SLC | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 10,072 million SLC | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11,718 million SLC | +16.3% |
| 2007 | 15,937 million SLC | +36.0% |
| 2008 | 18,597 million SLC | +16.7% |
| 2009 | 20,514 million SLC | +10.3% |
| 2010 | 22,978 million SLC | +12.0% |
| 2011 | 31,204 million SLC | +35.8% |
| 2012 | 33,436 million SLC | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 33,071 million SLC | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 35,320 million SLC | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 37,146 million SLC | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 40,314 million SLC | +8.5% |
| 2017 | 40,294 million SLC | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 45,852 million SLC | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 51,901 million SLC | +13.2% |
| 2020 | 47,356 million SLC | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 54,870 million SLC | +15.9% |
| 2022 | 61,362 million SLC | +11.8% |
| 2023 | 67,663 million SLC | +10.3% |
| 2024 | 74,975 million SLC | +10.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 74,975 million SLC is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 199,742 million SLC, 38% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 74,975 million SLC is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.26 million million SLC, 6% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gross Fixed Capital Formation — 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 | +115.4% | 897.81 million SLC | 1,934 million SLC |
| 1971 | +75.4% | 23.89 million SLC | 41.91 million SLC |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.24 million SLC | 23.89 million SLC | 139.92 million SLC | 10 |
| 1980s | 578.03 million SLC | 211.01 million SLC | 1,934 million SLC | 10 |
| 1990s | 3,749 million SLC | 2,279 million SLC | 6,766 million SLC | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,039 million SLC | 7,425 million SLC | 20,514 million SLC | 10 |
| 2010s | 37,152 million SLC | 22,978 million SLC | 51,901 million SLC | 10 |
| 2020s | 61,245 million SLC | 47,356 million SLC | 74,975 million SLC | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 128 Mauritania 98,012 million SLC compare
- 129 Ireland 91,363 million SLC compare
- 130 Comoros 87,923 million SLC compare
- 132 Guinea-Bissau 70,271 million SLC compare
- 133 Suriname 69,262 million SLC compare
- 134 Republic of Moldova 68,756 million SLC compare
- 134 Moldova 68,756 million SLC 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)
- 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 fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Botswana?
- Gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency in Botswana was 74,975 million SLC in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 74,975 million SLC in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.89 million SLC in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank for gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency?
- Botswana ranks 131st out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is gross fixed capital formation — value standard local currency rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 112.3%. 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 Fixed Capital Formation — 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).