Private capital flows, total in Botswana
Botswana: Private capital flows, total was -1.0% in 2010. ◆ Volatile
Private capital flows, total in Botswana, 2005–2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for private capital flows, total in Botswana is -1.0%, measured in 2010. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 129.5% on the previous year and down 116.4% over ten years.
That places Botswana 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Private capital flows, total in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.1% | — |
| 2006 | 11.2% | +82.2% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | -41.5% |
| 2008 | 5.2% | -20.3% |
| 2009 | 3.4% | -34.5% |
| 2010 | -1.0% | -129.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 3.4% | 11.2% | 5 |
| 2010s | -1.0% | -1.0% | -1.0% | 1 |
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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 2.8 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 12.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 99,027 current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual -0.8348 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8363 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 6,505 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth -0.8345 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 9.47 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is private capital flows, total in Botswana?
- Private capital flows, total in Botswana was -1.0% in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
- What is the highest private capital flows, total recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest private capital flows, total recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2010.
- How does Botswana rank for private capital flows, total?
- Botswana ranks 40th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is private capital flows, total rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 116.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates, published as part of Private capital flows, total (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private capital flows consist of net foreign direct investment and portfolio investment. Foreign direct investment is net inflows of investment to acquire a lasting management interest (10 percent or more of voting stock) in an enterprise operating in an economy other than that of the investor. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, other long-term capital, and short-term capital as shown in the balance of payments. The FDI included here is total net, that is, net FDI in the reporting economy from foreign sources less net FDI by the reporting economy to the rest of the world. Portfolio investment covers transactions in equity securities and debt securities.