Botswana's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) was 60.55% in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 15.08 percentage points from 45.47% in 2015.
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 60.55% | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 59.8% | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 45.47% | 2015 |
| Highest | 60.55% | 2025 |
| Lowest | 4.27% | 1975 |
| Average since 2016 | 51.39% | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 4.27% | 1975 |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Botswana's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 10.91 percentage points on 2024 (from 49.63% to 60.55%).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.63 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 31.21 percentage points in 1976 and the biggest yearly fall was 12.59 percentage points in 2012. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 28% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Botswana had the 12th highest value of the 134 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.
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Botswana | 60.55% | 2025 |
| World | 49.27% | 2025 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.13% | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | 37.71% | 2025 |
Closest to Botswana in the 2025 ranking
- Netherlands — 8th of 134: 62.75%
- India — 9th of 134: 61.7%
- Israel — 10th of 134: 61.43%
- Estonia — 12th of 134: 58.89%
- Seychelles — 13th of 134: 58.17%
- Poland — 14th of 134: 56.94%
What this measures
Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are services provided by non-residents to residents.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a weighted average.
All 51 values
| Year | Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 60.55 |
| 2024 | 49.63 |
| 2023 | 56.23 |
| 2022 | 52.04 |
| 2021 | 57.3 |
| 2020 | 59.8 |
| 2019 | 35.08 |
| 2018 | 47.06 |
| 2017 | 52.22 |
| 2016 | 44.02 |
| 2015 |
Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) in nearby economies
- Angola — 9.14% (2025)
- Benin — 47.01% (2023)
- Burkina Faso — 17.28% (2024)
- Burundi — 17.25% (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 36.85% (2025)
- Cameroon — 40.73% (2024)
- Comoros — 13.4% (2023)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 21.84% (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — 55.25% (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 communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)?
- 60.55% in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 56.28 percentage points from 4.27% in 1975. The highest value was 60.55% in 2025 and the lowest 4.27% in 1975.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 12th highest of 134 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2025, Botswana's communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP) rose 10.91 percentage points on 2024 (from 49.63% to 60.55%). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.21 percentage points and a typical year strayed about 7.63 percentage points from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BM.GSR.CMCP.ZS, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF) 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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