Botswana — GDP growth
GDP Growth (Annual %) for Botswana, 1961–2025.
GDP growth for Botswana was -0.73% in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 65 years, from 1961 to 2025. The highest recorded value was 26.36% in 1972. The lowest was -14.14% in 2009 (about 19.3× the latest value).
Botswana ranks 199 of 212 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 94%. The median for Sub-Saharan Africa is 4.61%, so Botswana sits below it. It peaked in 1972 and has fallen 103% since. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 85%. Within Sub-Saharan Africa it ranks 46 of 47 economies; Equatorial Guinea (-5.85%) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 6598% in 2013. That is 137% below this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1961 level: doubled by 1969.
World ranking. Slipped: 31st of 107 in 1961 → 8th of 119 in 1970 → 13th of 152 in 1980 → 34th of 176 in 1990 → 157th of 199 in 2000 → 14th of 209 in 2010 → 161st of 209 in 2020 → 179th of 186 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1961 to 2025
| Year | annual % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.73% | +2.0 pp |
| 2024 | -2.78% | -6.0 pp |
| 2023 | 3.21% | -2.3 pp |
| 2022 | 5.49% | -6.4 pp |
| 2021 | 11.92% | +20.6 pp |
| 2020 | -8.73% | -11.8 pp |
| 2019 | 3.03% | -1.2 pp |
| 2018 | 4.19% | +0.1 pp |
| 2017 | 4.11% | -3.1 pp |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +12.1 pp |
| 2015 | -4.85% | -10.5 pp |
| 2014 | 5.7% | -5.4 pp |
| 2013 | 11.1% | +11.3 pp |
| 2012 | -0.17% | -7.0 pp |
| 2011 | 6.84% | -3.3 pp |
| 2010 | 10.12% | +24.3 pp |
| 2009 | -14.14% | -17.4 pp |
| 2008 | 3.25% | -2.5 pp |
| 2007 | 5.79% | -2.6 pp |
| 2006 | 8.36% | +3.8 pp |
| 2005 | 4.56% | +1.9 pp |
| 2004 | 2.71% | -1.9 pp |
| 2003 | 4.63% | -1.4 pp |
| 2002 | 6.07% | +5.8 pp |
| 2001 | 0.25% | -1.7 pp |
| 2000 | 1.99% | -7.7 pp |
| 1999 | 9.67% | +9.2 pp |
| 1998 | 0.44% | -7.9 pp |
| 1997 | 8.33% | +2.5 pp |
| 1996 | 5.83% | -1.2 pp |
| 1995 | 7.03% | +3.4 pp |
| 1994 | 3.63% | +1.7 pp |
| 1993 | 1.92% | -1.0 pp |
| 1992 | 2.92% | -4.5 pp |
| 1991 | 7.46% | +0.7 pp |
| 1990 | 6.77% | -6.3 pp |
| 1989 | 13.06% | -6.4 pp |
| 1988 | 19.45% | +7.6 pp |
| 1987 | 11.88% | +3.7 pp |
| 1986 | 8.17% | +1.0 pp |
| 1985 | 7.13% | -1.4 pp |
| 1984 | 8.55% | -4.6 pp |
| 1983 | 13.15% | +1.0 pp |
| 1982 | 12.17% | +3.1 pp |
| 1981 | 9.06% | -2.9 pp |
| 1980 | 11.99% | -0.2 pp |
| 1979 | 12.15% | -2.2 pp |
| 1978 | 14.33% | +2.3 pp |
| 1977 | 12.01% | +1.4 pp |
| 1976 | 10.65% | +2.2 pp |
| 1975 | 8.45% | -0.4 pp |
| 1974 | 8.8% | -12.5 pp |
| 1973 | 21.3% | -5.1 pp |
| 1972 | 26.36% | +0.5 pp |
| 1971 | 25.82% | +8.7 pp |
| 1970 | 17.12% | +2.0 pp |
| 1969 | 15.12% | +4.6 pp |
| 1968 | 10.57% | +4.6 pp |
| 1967 | 5.92% | -0.4 pp |
| 1966 | 6.34% | +0.5 pp |
| 1965 | 5.81% | -1.0 pp |
| 1964 | 6.83% | +0.9 pp |
| 1963 | 5.92% | -0.7 pp |
| 1962 | 6.67% | +0.3 pp |
| 1961 | 6.34% | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Botswana’s GDP growth in 1962?
6.67% (1962). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are changes in this series measured in percentage points?
Yes. The series is a share expressed in annual %, so year-over-year movements in the Change column are percentage points (pp), not percent.
Is Botswana’s GDP growth growing or shrinking?
Between 1961 and 2025 the series was shrinking overall: -111.6% in total.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: -0.73%; 2024: -2.78%; 2023: 3.21%; 2022: 5.49%; 2021: 11.92%. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG — GDP Growth (Annual %). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.