Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Botswana
Botswana: Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) was 26.5% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufacturing value added.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Botswana is 26.5%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Botswana peaked at 77.7% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 1993.
Botswana ranks 65th of 153 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.
Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % manufacturing value added | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 9.4% | — |
| 1991 | 7.1% | -24.2% |
| 1992 | 7.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 3.7% | -47.2% |
| 1994 | 7.3% | +94.9% |
| 1995 | 10.6% | +45.2% |
| 1996 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 21.6% | +103.7% |
| 1998 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.6% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 77.7% | +259.9% |
| 2001 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 77.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 16.1% | -79.3% |
| 2005 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16.3% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 16.8% | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 16.3% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 24.9% | +52.2% |
| 2011 | 25.6% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 28.1% | +9.8% |
| 2013 | 25.5% | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 20.3% | -20.6% |
| 2015 | 23.7% | +17.0% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 26.1% | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 26.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 28.7% | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 28.7% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 25.8% | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 26.6% | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 26.5% | -0.3% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 26.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 19.4%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 26.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 7.9%, 3.3× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | +259.9% | 21.6% | 77.7% |
| 1997 | +103.7% | 10.6% | 21.6% |
| 1994 | +94.9% | 3.7% | 7.3% |
| 2004 | -79.3% | 77.7% | 16.1% |
| 2010 | +52.2% | 16.3% | 24.9% |
| 1993 | -47.2% | 7.1% | 3.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.1% | 3.7% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.8% | 16.1% | 77.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.0% | 20.3% | 28.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.3% | 25.8% | 28.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -193.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Botswana?
- Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added in Botswana was 26.5% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 77.7% in 2000.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech manufacturing value added recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 1993.
- How does Botswana rank for medium and high-tech manufacturing value added?
- Botswana ranks 65th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech manufacturing value added rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech manufacturing value added (% manufacturing value added). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The proportion of medium and high-tech industry value added in total value added of manufacturing