Botswana's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) was US$5.62 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 53.38% from US$3.67 billion in 2015 (4.37% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | US$5.62 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | US$4.13 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | US$3.67 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | US$5.62 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | US$10.68 million | 1965 |
| Average since 2016 | US$4.7 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | US$10.68 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Botswana's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from US$5.49 billion to US$5.62 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 14% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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 76.4% in 1971 and the biggest yearly fall was 22.1% in 1985. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about US$193.86 million a year. A straight line explains 84% 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 2025, Botswana had the 96th highest value of the 126 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 | US$5.62 billion | 2025 |
| World | US$28.61 trillion | 2024 |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | US$507.97 billion | 2025 |
| Upper middle income | US$10.46 trillion | 2024 |
Closest to Botswana in the 2025 ranking
- Armenia — 92nd of 126: US$6.26 billion
- Macao SAR, China — 93rd of 126: US$6.21 billion
- Kyrgyz Republic — 94th of 126: US$5.83 billion
- Nicaragua — 96th of 126: US$5.47 billion
- Gabon — 97th of 126: US$5.32 billion
- Rwanda — 98th of 126: US$5.27 billion
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.
Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.
All 61 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 5,624,977,095 |
| 2024 | 5,488,711,701 |
| 2023 | 4,947,438,141 |
| 2022 | 4,961,029,955 |
| 2021 | 4,948,933,271 |
| 2020 | 4,133,640,185 |
| 2019 | 4,825,368,490 |
| 2018 | 4,495,321,361 |
| 2017 | 3,894,094,053 |
| 2016 | 3,698,137,794 |
Gross fixed capital formation (current US$) in nearby economies
- Angola — US$10.95 billion (2024)
- Benin — US$8.7 billion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — US$4.62 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — US$11.4 billion (2025)
- Central African Republic — US$453.25 million (2025)
- Chad — US$3.52 billion (2025)
- Comoros — US$214.98 million (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$26.21 billion (2025)
- Congo, Rep. — US$4.74 billion (2025)
- Côte d'Ivoire
More economic policy & debt data for Botswana
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — 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$15.4 billion (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 207.88 billion (2025)
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Questions people ask
- What is Botswana's gross fixed capital formation (current US$)?
- US$5.62 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1965?
- It is up 52,571% from US$10.68 million in 1965 (11.01% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$5.62 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$10.68 million in 1965.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 96th highest of 126 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (current US$) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2025, Botswana's gross fixed capital formation (current US$) rose 2.5% on 2024 (from US$5.49 billion to US$5.62 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.4% and a typical year strayed about 14% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.3 standard deviations below 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.FTOT.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; 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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