Country · BWA
Botswana · Economy
Period
Botswana: GDP of 19.9 bn$ in 2025 (IMF), +33.2 % since 2020 in current dollars. Growth in 2025: −0.7 %.
Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook (October 2026) · copied on 2026-11-11
- GDP, current dollars
- 19.9 bn$
- 2025 · +33.2 % since 2020
- GDP per capita
- 7,802 $
- 2025 · +23.6 % since 2020
- Inflation
- 2.8 %
- 2025 · +0.9 pt since 2020
- Public debt
- 34.0 %
- 2025 · +10.5 pt since 2020
GDP, current dollars
Billions of current dollars · dashed: estimates and projections
In its region
GDP in current dollars, 2020 → 2025
- 1 Angola +112.7 %
- 2 Mozambique +65.8 %
- 3 Zambia +58.3 %
- 4 Zimbabwe +45.9 %
- 5 Namibia +42.5 %
- 6 Botswana +33.2 %
- 7 Lesotho +32.2 %
- 8 Malawi +27.4 %
- 9 South Africa +26.4 %
- 10 Eswatini +25.9 %
All indicators
Value in 2025 and change since 2020
| Indicator | 2020 | 2025 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Real GDP growth | −8.7 % | −0.7 % | +8.0 pt |
| GDP, current dollars | 14.9 bn$ | 19.9 bn$ | +33.2 % |
| GDP per capita | 6,311 $ | 7,802 $ | +23.6 % |
| GDP per capita, PPP | 15,261 $ | 20,799 $ | +36.3 % |
| Inflation | 1.9 % | 2.8 % | +0.9 pt |
| Public debt | 23.5 % | 34.0 % | +10.5 pt |
| Population | 2.4 M | 2.5 M | +7.7 % |
| Fiscal balance | −10.9 % | −6.1 % | +4.8 pt |
| Current account | −9.8 % | +3.1 % | +12.9 pt |
| Unemployment | n/a | n/a | n/a |