Services, value added in Botswana
Botswana: Services, value added was 2.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Services, value added in Botswana, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
In 2025, services, value added in Botswana stood at 2.8%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.5% on the previous year and up 617.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Botswana peaked at 28.2% in 1971 and was at its lowest, -4.3%, in 1969.
Botswana ranks 124th of 198 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.
Services, value added in Botswana, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 10.1% | — |
| 1962 | 8.6% | -14.8% |
| 1963 | 9.7% | +12.2% |
| 1964 | 0.3% | -97.4% |
| 1965 | -1.2% | -589.6% |
| 1966 | 4.0% | -425.0% |
| 1967 | 3.5% | -12.9% |
| 1968 | 12.2% | +246.6% |
| 1969 | -4.3% | -135.3% |
| 1970 | -3.8% | -10.9% |
| 1971 | 28.2% | -836.0% |
| 1972 | 26.4% | -6.2% |
| 1973 | 16.4% | -37.9% |
| 1974 | 10.2% | -38.0% |
| 1975 | 8.8% | -13.6% |
| 1976 | 12.3% | +39.9% |
| 1977 | 3.9% | -68.2% |
| 1978 | 10.4% | +165.8% |
| 1979 | 11.9% | +14.6% |
| 1980 | 1.6% | -86.6% |
| 1981 | 6.2% | +290.2% |
| 1982 | 7.1% | +13.4% |
| 1983 | 2.7% | -61.6% |
| 1984 | 17.9% | +558.6% |
| 1985 | 24.0% | +34.1% |
| 1986 | 11.7% | -51.0% |
| 1987 | 15.6% | +33.0% |
| 1988 | 28.0% | +79.4% |
| 1989 | 20.1% | -28.1% |
| 1990 | 8.6% | -57.5% |
| 1991 | 6.4% | -25.2% |
| 1992 | 7.0% | +8.9% |
| 1993 | 10.0% | +44.1% |
| 1994 | 11.1% | +10.4% |
| 1995 | 10.2% | -8.4% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 7.4% | -26.8% |
| 1998 | 3.3% | -55.9% |
| 1999 | 10.2% | +211.0% |
| 2000 | -1.2% | -112.1% |
| 2001 | 2.9% | -335.9% |
| 2002 | 5.7% | +95.2% |
| 2003 | 3.5% | -37.5% |
| 2004 | -1.0% | -127.7% |
| 2005 | 3.6% | -466.3% |
| 2006 | 9.3% | +158.9% |
| 2007 | 8.5% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 9.1% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -65.4% |
| 2010 | 5.7% | +80.5% |
| 2011 | 6.6% | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 3.4% | -48.2% |
| 2013 | 8.6% | +154.0% |
| 2014 | 5.5% | -36.3% |
| 2015 | -0.5% | -110.0% |
| 2016 | 10.3% | -1979.7% |
| 2017 | 3.8% | -62.8% |
| 2018 | 3.2% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | 6.8% | +114.3% |
| 2020 | -1.3% | -118.4% |
| 2021 | 8.3% | -756.4% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | -41.6% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | -32.6% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 2.8% | -14.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 2.8% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.3%, 86% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 2.8% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4.8%, 59% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Services, value added 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | +1979.7% | -0.5% | 10.3% |
| 1971 | +836.0% | -3.8% | 28.2% |
| 2021 | +756.4% | -1.3% | 8.3% |
| 1965 | -589.6% | 0.3% | -1.2% |
| 1984 | +558.6% | 2.7% | 17.9% |
| 2005 | +466.3% | -1.0% | 3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4.8% | -4.3% | 12.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | 12.5% | -3.8% | 28.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.5% | 1.6% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.4% | 3.3% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.4% | -1.2% | 9.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | -0.5% | 10.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.5% | -1.3% | 8.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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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)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 3.02 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0002 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.2 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 467.27 million BoP, current US$ (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -36.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0242 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 185.34 BoP, current US$ per person (2024)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate -27.34 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added in Botswana?
- Services, value added in Botswana was 2.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest services, value added recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 28.2% in 1971.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.3% in 1969.
- How does Botswana rank for services, value added?
- Botswana ranks 124th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 617.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of Services, value added (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Services industries correspond to ISIC (Rev. 4) divisions 45-99 and includes wholesale and retail trade, repair of motor vehicles, hotels and restaurants, transport, storage and communication, financial intermediation, real estate, renting and business activities, public administration and defence, compulsory social security, education, health and social work, other community, social and personal service activities, private households with employed persons, and extra-territorial organizations and bodies. 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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.