Real GDP growth in Botswana
Real GDP in Botswana changed by -0.7% in 2025.
Botswana, 2025
-0.7%
Change from 2024
+2.0percentage points
World, 2025
2.9%
Position in 2025
179th of 186
Real GDP growth in Botswana over time
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Annual % change. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Botswana | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.7% | 2.9% |
| 2024 | -2.8% | 2.9% |
| 2023 | 3.2% | 2.9% |
| 2022 | 5.5% | 3.4% |
| 2021 | 11.9% | 6.5% |
| 2020 | -8.7% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 3.0% | 2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.2% | 3.3% |
| 2017 | 4.1% | 3.4% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | 2.8% |
| 2015 | -4.9% | 3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | 3.2% |
| 2013 | 11.1% | 2.9% |
| 2012 | -0.2% | 2.7% |
| 2011 | 6.8% | 3.3% |
| 2010 | 10.1% | 4.5% |
| 2009 | -14.1% | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | 2.1% |
| 2007 | 5.8% | 4.4% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | 4.5% |
| 2005 | 4.6% | 4.1% |
| 2004 | 2.7% | 4.5% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | 3.1% |
| 2002 | 6.1% | 2.3% |
| 2001 | 0.3% | 2.0% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +2.0 percentage points from -2.8% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was -4.9%, the figure has changed by +4.1 percentage points.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, Botswana has the 179th highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was 2.9%.
More for Botswana
All statistics for Botswana
GDP in US dollars
US$19.9 billion
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita in US dollars
US$7,778 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita, PPP
Int$17,687 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$7,390 per person
2025 · World Bank
Services share of GDP
64.6%
2025 · World Bank
Investment share of GDP
29.2%
2025 · World Bank