Industry (including construction), value added in Botswana
Botswana: Industry (including construction), value added was 27.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Industry (including construction), value added in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for industry (including construction), value added in Botswana is 27.9%, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 4.1% on the previous year and down 25.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, industry (including construction), value added in Botswana peaked at 61.9% in 1988 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 1963.
Botswana ranks 65th of 207 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Industry (including construction), value added in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.3% | — |
| 1961 | 12.3% | -7.7% |
| 1962 | 11.4% | -7.5% |
| 1963 | 10.6% | -6.7% |
| 1964 | 13.5% | +27.1% |
| 1965 | 19.2% | +42.3% |
| 1966 | 14.4% | -25.2% |
| 1967 | 15.0% | +4.3% |
| 1968 | 12.4% | -17.1% |
| 1969 | 19.5% | +57.2% |
| 1970 | 27.6% | +41.1% |
| 1971 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 1972 | 27.6% | +0.1% |
| 1973 | 26.9% | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 27.9% | +3.8% |
| 1975 | 31.0% | +11.2% |
| 1976 | 31.8% | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 32.5% | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 37.4% | +15.3% |
| 1979 | 42.7% | +14.2% |
| 1980 | 43.9% | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 41.0% | -6.6% |
| 1982 | 43.3% | +5.6% |
| 1983 | 47.7% | +10.2% |
| 1984 | 51.6% | +8.2% |
| 1985 | 56.8% | +9.9% |
| 1986 | 57.9% | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 58.0% | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 61.9% | +6.7% |
| 1989 | 61.4% | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 56.9% | -7.4% |
| 1991 | 53.5% | -5.9% |
| 1992 | 49.7% | -7.3% |
| 1993 | 47.9% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 43.3% | -9.6% |
| 1995 | 43.9% | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 45.4% | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 45.7% | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 43.5% | -4.7% |
| 1999 | 44.8% | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 46.3% | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 44.8% | -3.3% |
| 2002 | 44.0% | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 39.6% | -9.9% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | -2.0% |
| 2005 | 42.9% | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 46.6% | +8.8% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | -2.4% |
| 2008 | 41.1% | -9.6% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | -19.9% |
| 2010 | 37.3% | +13.3% |
| 2011 | 41.4% | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | -9.3% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 41.8% | +6.8% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -10.1% |
| 2016 | 40.3% | +7.5% |
| 2017 | 37.1% | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | -6.2% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | -8.2% |
| 2020 | 26.7% | -16.5% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +23.8% |
| 2022 | 37.5% | +13.4% |
| 2023 | 34.1% | -9.1% |
| 2024 | 29.1% | -14.6% |
| 2025 | 27.9% | -4.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 10.6% | 19.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 31.3% | 26.9% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 1980s | 52.4% | 41.0% | 61.9% | 10 |
| 1990s | 47.5% | 43.3% | 56.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.2% | 32.9% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 31.9% | 41.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.4% | 26.7% | 37.5% | 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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 2.23 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2274 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,769 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 3.07 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 23,886 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate -1.28 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9499 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is industry (including construction), value added in Botswana?
- Industry (including construction), value added in Botswana was 27.9% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 61.9% in 1988.
- What is the lowest industry (including construction), value added recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 1963.
- How does Botswana rank for industry (including construction), value added?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 207 countries with data for 2025.
- Is industry (including construction), value added rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Industry (including construction), value added (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. 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.