Subsidies in Botswana
Botswana: Subsidies was 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Botswana, 1975–2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU; from SNA.
Analysis
In 2011, subsidies in Botswana stood at 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.7% on the previous year and up 397.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Botswana peaked at 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 current LCU; from SNA, in 1975.
That places Botswana 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 310,000 current LCU; from SNA | 0 current LCU; from SNA | 850,000 current LCU; from SNA | 5 |
| 1980s | 10.86 million current LCU; from SNA | 650,000 current LCU; from SNA | 39.30 million current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
| 1990s | 63.27 million current LCU; from SNA | 35.85 million current LCU; from SNA | 104.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
| 2000s | 256.47 million current LCU; from SNA | 110.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 439.20 million current LCU; from SNA | 10 |
| 2010s | 523.15 million current LCU; from SNA | 499.00 million current LCU; from SNA | 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 8 South Africa 13.10 billion current LCU; from SNA compare
- 9 Guinea-Bissau 7.81 billion current LCU; from SNA compare
- 10 Mauritius 1.14 billion current LCU; from SNA compare
- 12 Namibia 244.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 13 Mozambique 170.00 million current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Cameroon 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Chad 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Comoros 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Congo 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Eritrea 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Ethiopia 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Kenya 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Lesotho 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Malawi 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
- 14 Rwanda 0 current LCU; from SNA compare
More economy & growth data for Botswana
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of GDP -5.5% (2025)
- Inflation of consumer prices 2.7% (2025)
- GDP per capita 6,791 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- Share of manufacturing in gross domestic product (GDP) 5.7% (2025)
- Gross domestic product (GDP) 17.40 billion constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- GDP per capita in international and market dollars 6,791 constant 2015 US$ (2025)
- DEC alternative conversion factor 13.5 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 28.00 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.06 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.36 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Botswana?
- Subsidies in Botswana was 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 547.30 million current LCU; from SNA in 2011.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 current LCU; from SNA in 1975.
- How does Botswana rank for subsidies?
- Botswana ranks 11th out of 24 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 397.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files, published as part of Subsidies (current LCU; from SNA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.