Botswana's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) was US$3.41 billion in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 23.82% from US$2.76 billion in 2011 (2.16% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$3.41 billion | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$3.05 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$2.76 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$3.42 billion | 2019 |
| Lowest | US$11 million | 1970 |
| Average since 2012 | US$3.02 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$11 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Botswana's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) rose 14.7% on 2020 (from US$2.98 billion to US$3.41 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 25.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 133.4% in 2003 and the biggest yearly fall was 13.7% in 2015. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2012 to 2021 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$85.79 million a year. A straight line explains 62% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2021, Botswana had the 100th highest value of the 194 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Botswana in the 2021 ranking
- Costa Rica — 96th of 194: US$3.6 billion
- Mozambique — 97th of 194: US$3.59 billion
- Bosnia and Herzegovina — 98th of 194: US$3.48 billion
- Lao PDR — 100th of 194: US$3.38 billion
- Congo, Rep. — 101st of 194: US$3.29 billion
- Albania — 102nd of 194: US$3.06 billion
What this measures
Consumption of fixed capital represents the replacement value of capital used up in the process of production. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 52 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,414,259,636 |
| 2020 | 2,977,034,156 |
| 2019 | 3,422,129,222 |
| 2018 | 3,395,102,058 |
| 2017 | 3,152,713,590 |
| 2016 | 3,050,293,335 |
| 2015 | 2,546,786,022 |
| 2014 | 2,952,628,681 |
| 2013 | 2,744,975,822 |
| 2012 | 2,576,964,020 |
Adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$5.09 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.86 billion (2021)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.62 billion (2021)
- Burundi — US$443.05 million (2021)
- Cabo Verde — US$224.27 million (2021)
- Cameroon — US$5.04 billion (2021)
- Central African Republic — US$539.26 million (2021)
- Chad — US$1.48 billion (2021)
- Comoros — US$92.52 million (2021)
More economic policy & debt data for Botswana
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$6.27 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 84.72 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 31.48% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$9.12 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 123.17 billion (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 45.77% (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$15.4 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 207.88 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$)?
- US$3.41 billion in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1970?
- It is up 30,949% from US$11 million in 1970 (11.91% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.42 billion in 2019 and the lowest US$11 million in 1970.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 100th highest of 194 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2021, Botswana's adjusted savings, consumption of fixed capital (current US$) rose 14.7% on 2020 (from US$2.98 billion to US$3.41 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +8.5% and a typical year strayed about 25.3% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.2 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.ADJ.DKAP.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); The Changing Wealth of Nations: Measuring Sustainable Development in the New Millennium, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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