Machinery and transport equipment in Botswana

Botswana: Machinery and transport equipment was 16.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16.5%
Change on year
down 64.6%
World rank
50th
of 149 countries
All-time high
46.5%
in 2022
All-time low
6.4%
in 1995
Years of data
13
1995–2023

Machinery and transport equipment in Botswana, 1995–2023

10203040501995200920231995: 6.4 % of value added in manufacturing1997: 15.1 % of value added in manufacturing2013: 30.7 % of value added in manufacturing2014: 42.1 % of value added in manufacturing2015: 33.8 % of value added in manufacturing2016: 36.6 % of value added in manufacturing2017: 32.3 % of value added in manufacturing2018: 30.3 % of value added in manufacturing2019: 29.2 % of value added in manufacturing2020: 40.4 % of value added in manufacturing2021: 39.7 % of value added in manufacturing2022: 46.5 % of value added in manufacturing2023: 16.5 % of value added in manufacturing

Source: International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % of value added in manufacturing.

Analysis

In 2023, machinery and transport equipment in Botswana stood at 16.5%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 64.6% on the previous year and down 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, machinery and transport equipment in Botswana peaked at 46.5% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.4%, in 1995.

Botswana ranks 50th of 149 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Machinery and transport equipment in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing) in Botswana, 1995 to 2023.
Year % of value added in manufacturing Change
1995 6.4%
1997 15.1% +135.4%
2013 30.7% +102.9%
2014 42.1% +37.2%
2015 33.8% -19.8%
2016 36.6% +8.5%
2017 32.3% -11.8%
2018 30.3% -6.1%
2019 29.2% -3.8%
2020 40.4% +38.5%
2021 39.7% -1.8%
2022 46.5% +17.2%
2023 16.5% -64.6%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 16.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.8%, 2.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 16.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.0%, 8.2× the median. (32 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.8% 6.4% 15.1% 2
2010s 33.6% 29.2% 42.1% 7
2020s 35.8% 16.5% 46.5% 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 47 Portugal 17.1% compare
  2. 48 Tunisia 17.1% compare
  3. 49 Namibia 16.6% compare
  4. 51 Belgium 15.9% compare
  5. 52 Indonesia 15.9% compare
  6. 53 Iceland 15.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is machinery and transport equipment in Botswana?
Machinery and transport equipment in Botswana was 16.5% in 2023, according to International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
What is the highest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 46.5% in 2022.
What is the lowest machinery and transport equipment recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 6.4% in 1995.
How does Botswana rank for machinery and transport equipment?
Botswana ranks 50th out of 149 countries with data for 2023.
Is machinery and transport equipment rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Machinery and transport equipment (% of value added in manufacturing)
Unit
% of value added in manufacturing
Source
International Yearbook of Industrial Statistics, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
149 places, 5,404 data points, 1963–2024
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Machinery and transport equipment manufacturing includes industries classified in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 29-35. 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 value added in manufacturing which is the contribution to the economy by the manufacturing sector (ISIC Rev. 3 major division D).