Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Botswana
Botswana: Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure was 45.8% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 45.8% for households and npishs final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Botswana peaked at 91.9% in 1960 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 1988.
Botswana ranks 165th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 66 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 91.9% | — |
| 1961 | 90.5% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 88.7% | -2.0% |
| 1963 | 87.4% | -1.5% |
| 1964 | 84.0% | -3.9% |
| 1965 | 80.0% | -4.7% |
| 1966 | 73.6% | -8.1% |
| 1967 | 74.9% | +1.8% |
| 1968 | 85.5% | +14.1% |
| 1969 | 70.8% | -17.1% |
| 1970 | 72.2% | +1.9% |
| 1971 | 61.6% | -14.6% |
| 1972 | 58.9% | -4.4% |
| 1973 | 57.7% | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 58.8% | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 59.3% | +0.9% |
| 1976 | 60.8% | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 61.8% | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 59.0% | -4.6% |
| 1979 | 54.5% | -7.6% |
| 1980 | 52.0% | -4.6% |
| 1981 | 53.6% | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 51.0% | -4.9% |
| 1983 | 45.2% | -11.3% |
| 1984 | 42.7% | -5.6% |
| 1985 | 39.0% | -8.7% |
| 1986 | 35.3% | -9.3% |
| 1987 | 30.9% | -12.5% |
| 1988 | 25.9% | -16.1% |
| 1989 | 28.1% | +8.5% |
| 1990 | 33.2% | +18.1% |
| 1991 | 36.1% | +8.5% |
| 1992 | 36.6% | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 35.3% | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 38.2% | +8.2% |
| 1995 | 39.4% | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 35.4% | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 35.5% | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 32.7% | -11.4% |
| 2000 | 33.3% | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 34.5% | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 37.4% | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 38.6% | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 39.8% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 38.1% | -4.2% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | -12.6% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 38.5% | +11.2% |
| 2009 | 44.2% | +14.7% |
| 2010 | 42.8% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 40.5% | -5.3% |
| 2012 | 46.0% | +13.5% |
| 2013 | 46.6% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 42.3% | -9.1% |
| 2015 | 46.0% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 40.7% | -11.5% |
| 2017 | 42.0% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 43.5% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 44.3% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 48.5% | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 43.3% | -10.8% |
| 2022 | 40.6% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 45.3% | +6.6% |
| 2025 | 45.8% | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 82.7% | 70.8% | 91.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 60.4% | 54.5% | 72.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.4% | 25.9% | 53.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 35.9% | 32.7% | 39.4% | 10 |
| 2000s | 37.2% | 33.3% | 44.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.5% | 40.5% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.3% | 40.6% | 48.5% | 6 |
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)
- Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita 5,454 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate -2.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 1.06 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita 8,277 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per unit of GDP 14.37 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita 111,759 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 6.17 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Botswana?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure in Botswana was 45.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 91.9% in 1960.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure?
- Botswana ranks 165th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This field includes expenditure on goods and services by the Household and NPISH sector for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.