Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Botswana
Botswana: Wholesale and retail trade, value added was 15.11 billion current LCU in 2011. β Volatile
Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Botswana, 1965β2011
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files. Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 15.11 billion current LCU for wholesale and retail trade, value added in 2011. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
That represents a change of up 14.9% on the previous year and up 345.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, wholesale and retail trade, value added in Botswana peaked at 15.11 billion current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5.05 million current LCU, in 1968.
Botswana ranks 37th of 46 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 6.68 million current LCU | 5.05 million current LCU | 9.15 million current LCU | 5 |
| 1970s | 27.25 million current LCU | 15.20 million current LCU | 43.55 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1980s | 150.41 million current LCU | 49.75 million current LCU | 379.45 million current LCU | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.29 billion current LCU | 468.55 million current LCU | 2.71 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.18 billion current LCU | 2.93 billion current LCU | 11.33 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.13 billion current LCU | 13.15 billion current LCU | 15.11 billion current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 34 Djibouti 25.54 billion current LCU compare
- 35 Cabo Verde 24.52 billion current LCU compare
- 36 Comoros, Union of the 24.34 billion current LCU compare
- 38 Namibia 12.13 billion current LCU compare
- 39 Gambia, The 6.86 billion current LCU compare
- 40 Ghana 6.48 billion current LCU 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)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0558 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 17.91 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 13.07 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0765 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate -0.7337 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 0.8731 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 6,791 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is wholesale and retail trade, value added in Botswana?
- Wholesale and retail trade, value added in Botswana was 15.11 billion current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
- What is the highest wholesale and retail trade, value added recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 15.11 billion current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest wholesale and retail trade, value added recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.05 million current LCU in 1968.
- How does Botswana rank for wholesale and retail trade, value added?
- Botswana ranks 37th out of 46 countries with data for 2011.
- Is wholesale and retail trade, value added rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 345.8%. 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 Wholesale and retail trade, value added (current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Value added in trade is defined as the value of output of the trade industry less the value of intermediate consumption (intermediate inputs). Trade is a subset of services, comprising wholesale and retail trade, and hotel and restaurants (ISIC 50-55). Data are in current local currency.