Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper-middle income
Botswana: key statistics
Botswana has 2.6m people (2025) and a GDP per person of $7,778. Below: 80 indicators with the latest year, world rank and change over ten years.
- Capital
- Gaborone
- Region
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- Income group
- Upper-middle income
- Currency
- Botswana pula BWP
- Languages
- English
- ISO codes
- BWBWA
- Land neighbours
- Namibia, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Population2.6m2025 · rank 143 of 217GDP$19.9bn2025 · rank 135 of 211GDP per capita$7,7782025 · rank 117 of 211Life expectancy69.3 yrs2024 · rank 158 of 217Internet users57.5%2024 · rank 142 of 188Fertility2.702024 · rank 65 of 217CO₂ per person2.74 t2024 · rank 98 of 203Inflation2.7%2025 · rank 99 of 180
topic profiles
Botswana, topic by topic
Each profile brings together the indicators of one topic with world and regional rank, values since 2000, group averages and a comparison with neighbours.
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Botswana by topic
World rank counts countries with a value in the recent window; regional rank is within Sub-Saharan Africa.
PopulationFull population profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 2.6m | 2025 | 143/217 | 39/48 | +16% | 8.2bn | |
| Population growth | 1.61% | 2025 | 66/217 | 42/48 | +0.2 pp | 0.91% | |
| Urban share | 68.0% | 2025 | 98/217 | 6/48 | +2.5 pp | 57.8% | |
| Fertility | 2.70 | 2024 | 65/217 | 43/48 | −11% | 2.19 | |
| Aged 65+ | 4.1% | 2025 | 164/217 | 9/48 | +0.5 pp | 10.4% | |
| Aged 0–14 | 32.0% | 2025 | 60/217 | 44/48 | −2.4 pp | 24.4% | |
| Density | 4.4 | 2024 | 208/216 | 47/48 | +16% | 62.1 | |
| Birth rate | 24.4 | 2024 | 54/217 | 42/48 | −9.1% | 16.3 | |
| Area | 581,730 km² | 2024 | 49/216 | 20/48 | ±0.0% | 140,539,257 km² |
EconomyFull economy profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP | $19.9bn | 2025 | 135/211 | 24/46 | +47% | $118tn | |
| GDP per capita | $7,778 | 2025 | 117/211 | 4/46 | +27% | $14,406 | |
| GDP per capita, PPP | $20,698 | 2025 | 103/199 | 4/46 | +46% | $25,704 | |
| GNI per capita | $7,390 | 2025 | 108/201 | 4/46 | +20% | $14,244 | |
| GDP growth | -0.7% | 2025 | 198/210 | 45/46 | +4.1 pp | 2.9% | |
| GDP per capita growth | -2.3% | 2025 | 200/210 | 44/46 | +3.9 pp | 2.0% | |
| Agriculture share | 1.8% | 2025 | 150/198 | 45/45 | −0.2 pp | 4.0% | |
| Industry share | 27.9% | 2025 | 64/201 | 14/45 | −9.7 pp | 25.0% | |
| Services share | 64.6% | 2025 | 57/201 | 4/45 | +7.8 pp | 63.3% | |
| Investment | 29.2% | 2025 | 37/175 | 10/43 | +0.7 pp | 26.3% | |
| Savings | 28.3% | 2025 | 47/163 | 8/39 | −3.1 pp | 26.0% |
Prices & public financeFull prices & public finance profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inflation | 2.7% | 2025 | 99/180 | 30/44 | −0.4 pp | 3.0% | |
| Real interest rate | 4.2% | 2024 | 78/136 | 25/36 | +4.8 pp | — | |
| Lending rate | 6.3% | 2024 | 94/136 | 28/36 | −2.7 pp | — | |
| Exchange rate | 13.50 | 2025 | 103/210 | 46/47 | +33% | — | |
| Government debt | 19.7% | 2023 | 71/78 | 11/15 | +0.7 pp | — | |
| Tax revenue | 22.4% | 2023 | 33/142 | 5/32 | −4.3 pp | 13.9% | |
| Government expense | 26.5% | 2024 | 72/142 | 7/32 | −2.6 pp | 28.5% | |
| External debt | 11.9% | 2024 | 114/119 | 43/43 | −4.7 pp | — | |
| Military spending | 3.11% | 2025 | 28/156 | 6/45 | +0.3 pp | 2.48% |
Trade & investmentFull trade & investment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports | 32.0% | 2025 | 105/184 | 18/43 | −21.1 pp | 29.5% | |
| Imports | 37.5% | 2025 | 110/184 | 15/43 | −22.3 pp | 28.5% | |
| Trade openness | 69.5% | 2025 | 114/184 | 16/43 | −43.4 pp | 68.5% | |
| Current account | 2.9% | 2025 | 50/185 | 6/42 | +0.7 pp | — | |
| FDI inflows | -3.3% | 2025 | 193/197 | 46/46 | −6.1 pp | 1.4% | |
| Remittances | 0.8% | 2025 | 124/178 | 34/41 | +0.6 pp | 0.8% | |
| Tourist arrivals | 1.8m | 2018 | 73/196 | 5/42 | −22% | 2.4bn |
LabourFull labour profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unemployment | 24.5% | 2025 | 4/187 | 3/47 | +5.6 pp | 4.8% | |
| Youth unemployment | 46.0% | 2025 | 5/187 | 3/47 | +11.3 pp | 13.4% | |
| Participation rate | 68.8% | 2025 | 32/187 | 15/47 | +6.6 pp | 61.0% | |
| Women's participation | 63.7% | 2025 | 26/187 | 16/47 | +7.4 pp | 48.9% |
Aid, poverty & equalityFull aid, poverty & equality profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net ODA received | $285m | 2023 | 84/145 | 35/48 | +165% | $259bn | |
| ODA, % of GNI | 1.5% | 2023 | 83/139 | 40/47 | +0.7 pp | 0.2% | |
| ODA per person | $115 | 2023 | 40/145 | 9/48 | +129% | $32.2 | |
| Extreme poverty | 21.4% | 2015 | 34/151 | 32/44 | −13.4 pp | 10.1% | |
| Poverty, $4.20/day | 35.8% | 2015 | 37/151 | 33/44 | −13.4 pp | 18.2% | |
| National poverty rate | 16.1% | 2015 | 101/145 | 43/45 | −14.5 pp | — | |
| Gini index | 54.9 | 2015 | 2/151 | 2/44 | −11% | — | |
| Undernourishment | 18.2% | 2024 | 31/167 | 24/44 | −2.3 pp | 8.1% | |
| Women in parliament | 9.0% | 2025 | 172/190 | 44/46 | −0.6 pp | 27.2% |
EducationFull education profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adult literacy | 81.2% | 2003 | — | — | — | 87.7% | |
| Female literacy | 81.8% | 2003 | — | — | — | 84.6% | |
| Primary enrolment | 109.3% | 2022 | 35/191 | 12/41 | +1.9 pp | 102.2% | |
| Secondary enrolment | 70.6% | 2021 | 140/176 | 11/34 | −7.2 pp | 77.3% | |
| Tertiary enrolment | 21.4% | 2024 | 127/172 | 5/34 | −3.4 pp | 43.6% | |
| Primary completion | 101.5% | 2022 | 24/168 | 1/36 | −1.1 pp | 88.0% | |
| Pupils per teacher | 23.7 | 2015 | 63/173 | 35/40 | −7.2% | 23.4 | |
| Education spending | 8.1% | 2020 | 8/184 | 2/43 | −1.8 pp | 3.6% |
HealthFull health profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy | 69.3 yrs | 2024 | 158/217 | 5/48 | +11% | 73.5 yrs | |
| Infant mortality | 32.1 | 2024 | 43/196 | 34/48 | −31% | 27.7 | |
| Under-5 mortality | 33.3 | 2024 | 55/196 | 43/48 | −32% | 37.4 | |
| Maternal mortality | 155 | 2023 | 47/194 | 38/48 | −30% | 197 | |
| Health spending | 6.3% | 2023 | 99/193 | 14/48 | −0.2 pp | 10.1% | |
| Health spending per person | $490 | 2023 | 95/193 | 4/48 | +13% | $1,317 | |
| Physicians | 0.38 | 2023 | 136/180 | 11/46 | −2.3% | 1.86 | |
| Measles vaccination | 97% | 2024 | 33/193 | 2/48 | ±0.0 pp | 84% | |
| HIV prevalence | 15.7% | 2024 | 4/153 | 4/44 | −6.4 pp | 0.7% | |
| Child stunting | 28.9% | 2007 | — | — | −6.2 pp | — | |
| Basic water | 91.8% | 2024 | 143/206 | 4/46 | +4.7 pp | 91.5% | |
| Basic sanitation | 72.1% | 2024 | 148/203 | 6/46 | +5.6 pp | 82.2% |
Digital & energy accessFull digital & energy access profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Internet users | 57.5% | 2024 | 142/188 | 12/46 | +20.7 pp | 73.6% | |
| Mobile subscriptions | 164.0 | 2024 | 21/210 | 4/48 | +4.4% | 111.5 | |
| Fixed broadband | 7.4 | 2024 | 128/208 | 4/48 | +385% | 20.1 | |
| Electricity access | 80.2% | 2024 | 171/215 | 10/48 | +20.2 pp | 91.9% | |
| Clean cooking | 71.0% | 2024 | 124/192 | 6/48 | +11.0 pp | 75.4% |
EnvironmentFull environment profile
| Indicator | Value | Year | World rank | In region | 10-year change | World | Since 2000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CO₂ per person | 2.74 t | 2024 | 98/203 | 4/47 | −17% | 4.69 t | |
| Renewable energy | 27.4% | 2021 | 88/212 | 42/48 | −1.5 pp | 19.7% | |
| Renewable power | 0.2% | 2021 | 198/206 | 47/48 | +0.2 pp | 27.8% | |
| Forest cover | 27.8% | 2024 | 115/214 | 20/48 | ±0.0 pp | 31.1% | |
| Arable land | 0.5% | 2024 | 195/206 | 46/48 | −0.3 pp | 10.7% | |
| Water withdrawals | 8.9% | 2022 | 88/177 | 13/47 | +0.8 pp | 9.0% |
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
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