Region:
Southern Africa
Currency:
Botswanan Pula (BWP)
Population:
2.2 million
Capital:
Gaborone
Ministry website:
www.finance.gov.bw/
Fiscal year:
April - March
Regional Economic Community:
SADC
2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |
GDP (constant 2006 BWP[billions]) | 87.57 | 86.08 | 89.79 | 92.4 | 96.53 |
GDP (current BWP[billions]) | 145.87 | 146.07 | 170.56 | 180.1 | 190.37 |
GDP growth (%) | 4.15 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 4.48 |
GDP per capita (constant 2006 BWP) | 40,381.16 | 38,965.62 | 39,900.95 | 40,317.79 | 41,362.64 |
GDP per capita (current BWP) | 67,264.69 | 66,117.37 | 75,797.46 | 78,590.55 | 81,567.99 |
Inflation (CPI) (%) | 4.42 | 3.05 | 2.81 | 3.3 | 3.24 |
General government revenue (% of GDP) | 38.35 | 31.19 | 33.22 | 30.91 | 27.87 |
General government expenditure (% of GDP) | 34.65 | 35.75 | 32.54 | 31.97 | 32.46 |
Budget balance (% of GDP) | 3.7 | -4.56 | 0.68 | -1.05 | -4.59 |
Primary balance (% of GDP) | -5.44 | -10.57 | -7.65 | -7.69 | -10.94 |
General government debt (% of GDP) | 17.35 | 17.19 | 15.61 | 13.4 | 14.2 |
Population (millions) | 2.17 | 2.21 | 2.25 | 2.29 | 2.33 |