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
2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | |
GDP (constant 2006 BWP[billions]) | 84.08 | 87.57 | 86.08 | 89.79 | 92.4 |
GDP (current BWP[billions]) | 125.16 | 145.87 | 146.07 | 170.56 | 180.1 |
GDP growth (%) | 11.34 | 4.15 | -1.7 | 4.3 | 2.91 |
GDP per capita (constant 2006 BWP) | 39,502.19 | 40,381.2 | 38,965.56 | 39,900.89 | 40,311.73 |
GDP per capita (current BWP) | 58,800.99 | 67,264.68 | 66,117.32 | 75,797.3 | 78,575.61 |
Inflation (CPI) (%) | 5.88 | 4.42 | 3.05 | 2.81 | 3.3 |
General government revenue (% of GDP) | 37.6 | 38.35 | 31.19 | 33.22 | 30.77 |
General government expenditure (% of GDP) | 32.02 | 34.65 | 35.75 | 32.54 | 31.82 |
Budget balance (% of GDP) | 5.58 | 3.7 | -4.56 | 0.68 | -1.05 |
Primary balance (% of GDP) | -3.29 | -5.44 | -10.57 | -7.65 | -7.65 |
General government debt (% of GDP) | 17.4 | 17.35 | 17.19 | 15.61 | 14.06 |