Botswana: In The Zones
The sub-Saharan nation taps special zones to draw foreign direct investment.
Botswana GDP and Economic Data
Country Report 2017 - Includes Botswana real Gross Domestic Product growth rate, with latest forecasts and historical data, GDP per capita, GDP composition and breakdown by sector.
Browse additional economic indicators and data sets, selected by Global Finance editors, to learn more about Botswana economic outlook, debt to GDP ratio, international trade performance and population trends. Rankings of Botswana best banks and safest banks are also available.
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International Reserves
USD 7.5 billion (2015)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved January 2017
Gross Domestic Product - GDP
USD 11.0 billion (2017, estimate)
GDP (Purchasing Power Parity)
Intl$ 38.8 billion (2017, estimate)
Real GDP growth
| 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| 8.4% | 8.3% | 6.2% | -7.7% | 8.6% | 6.1% | 4.5% |
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* | ||
| 9.9% | 3.2% | -0.3% | 3.1% | 4% |
*Estimate
GDP (PPP) - share of world total
| 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2017* |
| 0.01% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
*Estimate
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GDP - composition by sector
- agriculture: 1.8%
- industry: 29.8%
- services: 68.4%
(2016 estimate)
Inflation
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 5.9% | 4.4% | 3.0% | 3.2% | 3.5% |
*Estimate
Unemployment rate
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
Public debt (General government gross debt as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 17.6% | 17.7% | 17.2% | 16.9% | 15.3% |
*Estimate
Public deficit (General government net lending/borrowing as a % of GDP)
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016* | 2017* |
| 5.6% | 3.8% | -4.1% | -3.3% | -3.8% |
*Estimate
Government bond ratings
Standard & Poor's: A-
Moody's: A2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's (Updated January 2017)
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Market value of publicly traded shares
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| N/A | N/A | N/A |
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Current account balance by percentage of GDP
3.7% (2017 estimate)
Exports as percent of GDP (Exports of goods and services)
52.3% (2015)
Shares in world total merchandising export
0.04% (2015)
Shares in world total commercial services export
0.02% (2015)
Export commodities
Diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles
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Import commodities
Foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products
FDI inflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 398 million | USD 515 million | USD 394 million |
FDI outflows
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD -85 million | USD -111 million | USD -84 million |
Value of cross-border M&A, by country of purchaser
| 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
| USD 10.3 million | USD 3.3 million | N/A | USD -3.0 million |
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2014
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Cross-border M&A deals worth over $3 billion completed in 2015
N/A
(for a monthly update on M&A; click here )
Best countries for doing business
Economies are ranked on their ease of doing business. A high ease of doing business ranking means the regulatory environment is more conducive to the starting and operation of a local firm.
Overall ranking: 71 out of 190 countries (2016)
Subcategories:
Starting a business: 153 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 132 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 70 out of 190 countries
Getting credit: 75 out of 190 countries
Protecting investors: 81 out of 190 countries
Trading across border: 51 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 55 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 50 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 125 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 64 out of 190 countries
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Global competitiveness ranking
64 out of 138 countries
(2016-2017)
Index of Economic Freedom
Ranking: 30 / Score: 71.07 (Mostly free) (2017)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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Languages
Setswana 77.3%, Sekalanga 7.4%, Shekgalagadi 3.4%, English (official) 2.8%, Zezuru/Shona 2%, Sesarwa 1.7%, Sembukushu 1.6%, Ndebele 1%, other 2.8% (2011 est.)
Religions
Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
Total population
| 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2016* | 2021* |
| 1.382 million | 1.758 million | 2.007 million | 2.154 million | 2.282 million |
*Estimate
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Urban population as % of total population
| 1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2015 |
| 3% | 17% | 53% | 57% |
Literacy
Total population: 88.5%
Male: 88%
Female: 88.9% (2015 est.)
(age 15 and over can read and write)
Freedom House rating
Political Rights: 3
Civil Liberties: 2 (2017)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
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Total telephone subscribers as % of population
Fixed 7.80% Mobile 169.00% (2015)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)