Botswana's changes in inventories (constant LCU) was 19.18 billion in 2024, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 6,677% from -291.59 million in 2014.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 19.18 billion | 2024 |
| Five years earlier | 5.07 billion | 2019 |
| Ten years earlier | -291.59 million | 2014 |
| Highest | 19.18 billion | 2024 |
| Lowest | -10.25 billion | 2007 |
| Average since 2015 | 6.61 billion | 2015–2024 |
| First recorded | 355.19 million |
What the numbers say
In 2024, Botswana's changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 5.96 billion on 2023 (from 13.21 billion to 19.18 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +432.63 million and a typical year strayed about 6.16 billion 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 21.05 billion in 2008 and the biggest yearly fall was 9.41 billion 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 2015 to 2024 the straight-line trend is upward, about 1.95 billion a year. A straight line explains 69% 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 2024, Botswana had the 8th highest value of the 32 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 2024 ranking
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 50 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (constant LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 19,176,473,900 |
| 2023 | 13,214,726,000 |
| 2022 | 5,674,457,100 |
| 2021 | 8,979,600,000 |
| 2020 | 13,291,800,000 |
| 2019 | 5,068,622,300 |
| 2018 | -720,777,000 |
| 2017 | 2,873,579,200 |
| 2016 | -4,030,669,800 |
| 2015 | 2,537,867,600 |
Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 2.93 billion (2024)
- Benin — 36.2 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — -240.22 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — -86.2 billion (2024)
- Central African Republic — -12.99 billion (2025)
- Chad — 299.39 billion (2025)
- Comoros — 5.94 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 1.15 trillion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 19.12 billion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire — 852.29 billion (2025)
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 changes in inventories (constant LCU)?
- 19.18 billion in 2024, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 5,299% from 355.19 million in 1975 (8.48% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 19.18 billion in 2024 and the lowest -10.25 billion in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 8th highest of 32 economies with data for 2024.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (constant LCU) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2024, Botswana's changes in inventories (constant LCU) rose 5.96 billion on 2023 (from 13.21 billion to 19.18 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1994 to 2023), the average change was +432.63 million and a typical year strayed about 6.16 billion 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 NE.GDI.STKB.KN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, 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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