Botswana's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) was US$434.8 million in 2021, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is down 85.87% from US$3.08 billion in 2011 (17.77% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$434.8 million | 2021 |
| Five years earlier | US$1.49 billion | 2016 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3.08 billion | 2011 |
| Highest | US$3.08 billion | 2011 |
| Lowest | US$17.11 million | 1975 |
| Average since 2012 | US$1.53 billion | 2012–2021 |
| First recorded | US$17.11 million |
What the numbers say
In 2021, Botswana's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose 45% on 2020 (from US$299.94 million to US$434.8 million).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +4.5% and a typical year strayed about 44.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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 145.4% in 1979 and the biggest yearly fall was 66.6% in 2009. 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 downward, about US$264.67 million a year. A straight line explains 86% 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 102nd highest value of the 132 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
- Kyrgyz Republic — 99th of 132: US$560.75 million
- Armenia — 100th of 132: US$542.25 million
- Albania — 101st of 132: US$457.58 million
- Gambia, The — 103rd of 132: US$406.38 million
- Cabo Verde — 104th of 132: US$402.43 million
- Madagascar — 105th of 132: US$385.41 million
What this measures
Net national savings are equal to gross national savings less the value of consumption of fixed capital. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
All 47 values
| Year | Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 434,797,192 |
| 2020 | 299,943,785 |
| 2019 | 891,896,241 |
| 2018 | 1,056,764,084 |
| 2017 | 1,790,363,941 |
| 2016 | 1,493,530,033 |
| 2015 | 1,737,340,293 |
| 2014 | 2,869,683,102 |
| 2013 | 2,155,443,185 |
| 2012 | 2,551,275,556 |
Adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$22.01 billion (2021)
- Benin — US$1.68 billion (2020)
- Burkina Faso — US$1.53 billion (2019)
- Burundi — −US$226.97 million (2018)
- Cabo Verde — US$402.43 million (2021)
- Cameroon — US$1.35 billion (2021)
- Comoros — US$88.76 million (2021)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$10.99 billion (2021)
- Congo, Rep. — −US$938.81 million (2020)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Botswana
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$15.4 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 207.88 billion (2025)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$)?
- US$434.8 million in 2021, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 2,441% from US$17.11 million in 1975 (7.29% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$3.08 billion in 2011 and the lowest US$17.11 million in 1975.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 102nd highest of 132 economies with data for 2021.
- Is the latest change in adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2021, Botswana's adjusted savings, net national savings (current US$) rose 45% on 2020 (from US$299.94 million to US$434.8 million). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1991 to 2020), the average change was +4.5% and a typical year strayed about 44.2% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.9 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.NNAT.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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