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USD 6.7 billion (2018)
International Monetary Fund (IMF), data retrieved October 2019
2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 |
8.3% | 6.2% | -7.7% | 8.6% | 6% | 4.5% | 11.3% |
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017* | 2018* | ||
4.1% | -1.7% | 4.3% | 2.9% | 4.6% |
*Estimate
1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2019* |
0.01% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% | 0.03% |
*Estimate
(2018 estimate)
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
3.1% | 2.8% | 3.3% | 3.2% | 3% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019* |
17.2% | 15.6% | 13.4% | 12.1% | 12.3% |
*Estimate
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018* | 2019* |
-4.6% | 0.7% | -1.1% | -3% | -3.1% |
*Estimate
Standard & Poor's: A-
Moody's: A2
Standard & Poor's / Moody's
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
1.9 % (2018 estimate)
39.4% (2018)
0.03% (2018)
0.02% (2018)
Diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, beef, textiles
Foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products
Belgium 20.3%, India 12.6%, UAE 12.4%, South Africa 11.9%, Singapore 8.7%, Israel 7%, Hong Kong 4.1%, Namibia 4.1% (2017)
South Africa 66.1%, Canada 8.3%, Israel 5.3% (2017)
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 122 million | USD 177 million | USD 229 million |
2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD 318 million | USD 333 million | USD 125 million |
2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
USD -3.0 million | N/A | USD 7.1 million | USD 0.0 million |
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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:
87 out of 190 countries
Subcategories:
Starting a Business: 159 out of 190 countries
Dealing with Construction Permits: 44 out of 190 countries
Getting Electricity: 139 out of 190 countries
Registering Property: 82 out of 190 countries
Getting Credit: 80 out of 190 countries
Protecting Minority Investors: 72 out of 190 countries
Paying Taxes: 59 out of 190 countries
Trading across Borders: 55 out of 190 countries
Enforcing Contracts: 137 out of 190 countries
Resolving Insolvency: 84 out of 190 countries
91 out of 141 countries
(2019)
Ranking: 36 / Score: 69.5 (Moderately free)
(100=totally free 0=totally repressed)
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.)
Christian 79.1%, Badimo 4.1%, other 1.4% (includes Baha'i, Hindu, Muslim, Rastafarian), none 15.2%, unspecified 0.3% (2011 est.)
1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2015 | 2020* |
1.38 million | 1.76 million | 2.01 million | 2.21 million | 2.42 million |
*Estimate
1960 | 1980 | 2000 | 2018 |
3.1% | 16.5% | 53.2% | 69.4% |
Total population: 88.5%
Male: 88%
Female: 88.9%
Definition: age 15 and over can read and write (2015 est.)
38.5% (last available estimate, 2015)
53.3 (last available estimate, 2015)
Free
Political Rights: 3
Civil Liberties: 2 (2019)
(1 represents the most free, 7 the least free rating)
Fixed: 6.3%
Mobile: 150%
(2018)
(fixed-telephone subscribers and mobile-cellular subscribers)