How does Botswana rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?

Botswana ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?

Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana

Name: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Botswana: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.9429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.9429 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.1%

World rank

68th

of 205 countries

All-time high

0.9663 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2014

All-time low

0.865 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1980

Years of data

1975–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1975–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana stood at 0.9429 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana peaked at 0.9663 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.865 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1980.

That places Botswana 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1975 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1975	0.9219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1976	0.9195 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
1977	0.9078 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1978	0.8952 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1979	0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1980	0.865 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1981	0.8668 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1982	0.88 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.5%
1983	0.8846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
1984	0.9007 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.8%
1985	0.9273 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1986	0.9295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
1987	0.9322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1988	0.9448 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1989	0.9457 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1990	0.9326 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
1991	0.9085 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1992	0.8901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
1993	0.9026 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
1994	0.9238 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
1995	0.9479 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.6%
1996	0.939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1997	0.9338 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1998	0.9282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1999	0.922 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2000	0.9184 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
2001	0.9265 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2002	0.9399 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2003	0.9204 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
2004	0.8904 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2005	0.8997 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2006	0.9621 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.9%
2007	0.9572 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2008	0.9502 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2009	0.9356 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.5%
2010	0.9411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2011	0.9526 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2012	0.9547 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.2%
2013	0.9622 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2014	0.9663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2015	0.9637 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.3%
2016	0.9645 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
2017	0.9591 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2018	0.9535 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2019	0.9525 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
2020	0.9482 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2021	0.9508 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
2022	0.9546 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2023	0.9493 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2024	0.9435 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2025	0.9429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.9044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8776 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9219 current US$ per US$ of GDP	5
1980s	0.9077 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.865 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9457 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.9228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8901 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9479 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.93 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8904 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9621 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.957 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9411 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9663 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9482 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9429 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9546 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Botswana

65 Congo 0.946 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
66 Djibouti 0.9451 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
67 Saudi Arabia 0.9449 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
69 Singapore 0.9429 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
70 Cambodia 0.9423 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
71 Pakistan 0.9401 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana?: Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp in Botswana was 0.9429 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?: The highest recorded value was 0.9663 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2014.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?: The lowest recorded value was 0.865 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1980.
How does Botswana rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp?: Botswana ranks 68th out of 205 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?: Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 244 places, 10,945 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 29 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.