Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana
Botswana: Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre was 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in million USD per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2023, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana stood at 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre.
That represents a change of down 69.8% on the previous year and up 190.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana peaked at 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre in 2002 and was at its lowest, -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre, in 1993.
That places Botswana 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana, year by year
| Year | million USD per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -108.9% |
| 1992 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -82.1% |
| 1993 | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +19362.9% |
| 1994 | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -95.1% |
| 1995 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -579.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +46.7% |
| 1998 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -63.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | +61.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -47.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | +1307.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0009 million USD per square kilometre | -21.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | -19.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +22.7% |
| 2007 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 0.001 million USD per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | -63.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -7.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -46.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -50.2% |
| 2014 | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | +648.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | -20.1% |
| 2016 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -63.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | +78.3% |
| 2018 | 0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -65.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -65.3% |
| 2021 | -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | -993.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | -316.2% |
| 2023 | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | -69.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0085 million USD per square kilometre, 4% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0019 million USD per square kilometre, 17% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | -19362.9% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2002 | +1307.7% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2021 | -993.6% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre |
| 2014 | +648.3% | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre |
| 1995 | +579.4% | -0 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0007 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0008 million USD per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0002 million USD per square kilometre | -0.0005 million USD per square kilometre | 0.0011 million USD per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 150 Nepal 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 151 Sudan 0.0004 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 152 Libya 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 154 Burkina Faso 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 155 Zambia 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre compare
- 156 Zimbabwe 0.0001 million USD per square kilometre 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 total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana?
- Total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre in Botswana was 0.0003 million USD per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0012 million USD per square kilometre in 2002.
- What is the lowest total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.0008 million USD per square kilometre in 1993.
- How does Botswana rank for total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre?
- Botswana ranks 153rd out of 174 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total fdi inflows — value us$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 190.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Total FDI inflows — Value US$, 2015 prices divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.