Services, value added (% of GDP) in Botswana
Botswana: Services, value added (% of GDP) was 64.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Services, value added in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added in Botswana is 64.6%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added in Botswana peaked at 65.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 26.9%, in 1988.
That places Botswana 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (% of GDP) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 43.1% | — |
| 1961 | 45.9% | +6.5% |
| 1962 | 48.5% | +5.6% |
| 1963 | 50.5% | +4.2% |
| 1964 | 48.3% | -4.4% |
| 1965 | 47.0% | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 46.3% | -1.3% |
| 1967 | 43.8% | -5.6% |
| 1968 | 43.9% | +0.3% |
| 1969 | 41.8% | -4.9% |
| 1970 | 39.4% | -5.5% |
| 1971 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 39.4% | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 40.0% | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 40.3% | +0.7% |
| 1975 | 33.6% | -16.6% |
| 1976 | 35.5% | +5.4% |
| 1977 | 35.7% | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 33.7% | -5.7% |
| 1979 | 30.6% | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 29.9% | -2.1% |
| 1981 | 33.3% | +11.4% |
| 1982 | 34.4% | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 32.8% | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 31.5% | -3.7% |
| 1985 | 30.1% | -4.7% |
| 1986 | 29.7% | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 28.9% | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 26.9% | -6.9% |
| 1989 | 28.4% | +5.6% |
| 1990 | 31.8% | +11.9% |
| 1991 | 32.9% | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 34.7% | +5.4% |
| 1993 | 37.9% | +9.1% |
| 1994 | 45.4% | +19.8% |
| 1995 | 46.3% | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 44.8% | -3.2% |
| 1997 | 44.1% | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 46.1% | +4.4% |
| 1999 | 44.4% | -3.7% |
| 2000 | 42.7% | -3.7% |
| 2001 | 45.3% | +5.9% |
| 2002 | 47.6% | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 49.7% | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 48.0% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 45.3% | -5.6% |
| 2006 | 47.8% | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 48.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 51.8% | +7.2% |
| 2009 | 58.3% | +12.6% |
| 2010 | 54.7% | -6.1% |
| 2011 | 51.7% | -5.5% |
| 2012 | 55.6% | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 55.1% | -0.8% |
| 2014 | 53.0% | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 56.9% | +7.2% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 57.0% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 58.4% | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 61.2% | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +7.7% |
| 2021 | 60.2% | -8.6% |
| 2022 | 56.4% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 59.2% | +4.9% |
| 2024 | 63.5% | +7.3% |
| 2025 | 64.6% | +1.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 64.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 58.1%, 1.1× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 64.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 48.7%, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 45.9% | 41.8% | 50.5% | 10 |
| 1970s | 36.8% | 30.6% | 40.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.6% | 26.9% | 34.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 40.8% | 31.8% | 46.3% | 10 |
| 2000s | 48.5% | 42.7% | 58.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.8% | 51.7% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 56.4% | 65.9% | 6 |
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)
- 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 services, value added in Botswana?
- Services, value added in Botswana was 64.6% 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 65.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest services, value added recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.9% in 1988.
- How does Botswana rank for services, value added?
- Botswana ranks 58th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (% of GDP). 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 is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.