ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita was 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2024, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Botswana stood at 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 16.4% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Botswana peaked at 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person, in 1997.
Botswana ranks 122nd of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | BoP, current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0412 BoP, current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 0.0369 BoP, current US$ per person | -10.4% |
| 1992 | 0.1717 BoP, current US$ per person | +365.8% |
| 1993 | 0.1744 BoP, current US$ per person | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person | +851.1% |
| 1995 | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 1997 | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | -98.8% |
| 1998 | 0.3268 BoP, current US$ per person | +1309.8% |
| 1999 | 0.3819 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.9% |
| 2000 | 0.2297 BoP, current US$ per person | -39.9% |
| 2001 | 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +547.1% |
| 2002 | 3.23 BoP, current US$ per person | +117.1% |
| 2003 | 2.66 BoP, current US$ per person | -17.4% |
| 2004 | 1.96 BoP, current US$ per person | -26.4% |
| 2005 | 5.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +173.0% |
| 2006 | 4.17 BoP, current US$ per person | -22.0% |
| 2007 | 7.97 BoP, current US$ per person | +91.0% |
| 2008 | 8.01 BoP, current US$ per person | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 12.35 BoP, current US$ per person | +54.2% |
| 2010 | 10.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 5.75 BoP, current US$ per person | -46.0% |
| 2012 | 3.39 BoP, current US$ per person | -41.0% |
| 2013 | 8.49 BoP, current US$ per person | +150.5% |
| 2014 | 12.16 BoP, current US$ per person | +43.2% |
| 2015 | 5.21 BoP, current US$ per person | -57.2% |
| 2016 | 5.32 BoP, current US$ per person | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.3 BoP, current US$ per person | +56.2% |
| 2018 | 10.64 BoP, current US$ per person | +28.2% |
| 2019 | 7.63 BoP, current US$ per person | -28.3% |
| 2020 | 9.52 BoP, current US$ per person | +24.9% |
| 2021 | 5.98 BoP, current US$ per person | -37.1% |
| 2022 | 9.96 BoP, current US$ per person | +66.5% |
| 2023 | 12.05 BoP, current US$ per person | +20.9% |
| 2024 | 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person | +16.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.63 BoP, current US$ per person, 31% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.46 BoP, current US$ per person, 5.7× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +1309.8% | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.3268 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 1994 | +851.1% | 0.1744 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.66 BoP, current US$ per person |
| 2001 | +547.1% | 0.2297 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.49 BoP, current US$ per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.5213 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person | 1.88 BoP, current US$ per person | 9 |
| 2000s | 4.74 BoP, current US$ per person | 0.2297 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.35 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.75 BoP, current US$ per person | 3.39 BoP, current US$ per person | 12.16 BoP, current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.31 BoP, current US$ per person | 5.98 BoP, current US$ per person | 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 119 Indonesia 14.31 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 120 Cambodia 14.2 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 121 Micronesia (country) 14.16 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 123 Azerbaijan 12.72 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 124 Barbados 12.27 BoP, current US$ per person compare
- 125 Fiji 10.82 BoP, current US$ per person 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 ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Botswana?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita in Botswana was 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.02 BoP, current US$ per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0232 BoP, current US$ per person in 1997.
- How does Botswana rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 122nd out of 189 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. 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 ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.