Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 131.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Botswana peaked at 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0402 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1994.
Botswana ranks 85th of 169 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Botswana, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0402 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0505 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.7% |
| 1996 | 0.0522 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0558 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 0.0904 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +61.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0697 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -22.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0571 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.0% |
| 2001 | 0.0601 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0.07 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2003 | 0.0724 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0771 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 0.087 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +13.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0902 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 0.1013 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1093 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0949 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2010 | 0.1009 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.3% |
| 2011 | 0.0698 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -30.8% |
| 2012 | 0.089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0752 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0705 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0824 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0728 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -11.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0884 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0929 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0994 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2020 | 0.1213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1127 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1326 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2024 | 0.1861 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +40.3% |
| 2025 | 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.1541 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.1466 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0598 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0402 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0904 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0819 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0571 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1093 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0841 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0698 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1009 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1442 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1127 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 82 Australia 0.2031 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 83 Senegal 0.2007 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 84 Malaysia 0.2005 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 86 Nigeria 0.1908 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 87 Sudan 0.1871 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 88 Serbia 0.1853 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Botswana?
- Other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Botswana was 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1909 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0402 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1994.
- How does Botswana rank for other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 85th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 131.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Other investment (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.