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Botswana in figures

  • GDP growth

    -0.7%

    2025 · 2026 : 4.4% (projection)

  • Inflation

    2.8%

    2025 · 2026 : 7.2% (projection)

  • Public debt

    34.0%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : 40.3% (projection)

  • Fiscal balance

    -6.1%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -6.9% (projection)

  • Current account balance

    +3.1%

    2025 · % of GDP · 2026 : -1.0% (projection)

  • Nominal GDP

    19.9 bn USD

    2025 · 2026 : 22.1 bn USD (projection)

  • GDP per capita

    7,802 USD

    2025 · 2026 : 8,563 USD (projection)

  • Population

    2.6 million

    2025

Botswana: real GDP growth

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection-15-10-5051015201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : -4.9 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 7.2 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 4.1 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 4.2 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 3 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : -8.7 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 11.9 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 5.5 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 3.2 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : -2.8 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : -0.7 %-0.7IMF projection · 2025 : -0.7 %IMF projection · 2026 : 4.4 %IMF projection · 2027 : 2.2 %IMF projection · 2028 : 3 %IMF projection · 2029 : 3.9 %IMF projection · 2030 : 3.9 %IMF projection · 2031 : 4 %4Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
2015-4.9–
20167.2–
20174.1–
20184.2–
20193–
2020-8.7–
202111.9–
20225.5–
20233.2–
2024-2.8–
2025-0.7-0.7
2026–4.4
2027–2.2
2028–3
2029–3.9
2030–3.9
2031–4
Botswana: inflation

In %

Observed or estimatedIMF projection02.557.51012.515201520182021202420272030Observed or estimated · 2015 : 3.1 %Observed or estimated · 2016 : 2.8 %Observed or estimated · 2017 : 3.3 %Observed or estimated · 2018 : 3.2 %Observed or estimated · 2019 : 2.7 %Observed or estimated · 2020 : 1.9 %Observed or estimated · 2021 : 6.7 %Observed or estimated · 2022 : 12.2 %Observed or estimated · 2023 : 5.1 %Observed or estimated · 2024 : 2.8 %Observed or estimated · 2025 : 2.8 %2.8IMF projection · 2025 : 2.8 %IMF projection · 2026 : 7.2 %IMF projection · 2027 : 7.4 %IMF projection · 2028 : 4.4 %IMF projection · 2029 : 4.4 %IMF projection · 2030 : 4.5 %IMF projection · 2031 : 4.5 %4.5Source: IMF World Economic Outlook · bifinances

Source: IMF World Economic Outlook

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Observed or estimatedIMF projection
20153.1–
20162.8–
20173.3–
20183.2–
20192.7–
20201.9–
20216.7–
202212.2–
20235.1–
20242.8–
20252.82.8
2026–7.2
2027–7.4
2028–4.4
2029–4.4
2030–4.5
2031–4.5
Access to electricity
80% (2024)
Internet users
57% (2024)
Foreign direct investment
-3.3% (2025)
Personal remittances
0.8% (2025)

Sources: IMF World Economic Outlook (key figures, growth and inflation; estimates and projections from 2026); World Bank World Development Indicators (population and structural indicators). The latest available year is shown for each figure.

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