Botswana's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) was 253.72 billion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 92.1% from 132.07 billion in 2015 (6.75% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 253.72 billion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 162.5 billion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 132.07 billion | 2015 |
| Highest | 253.72 billion | 2025 |
| Lowest | 242.15 million | 1975 |
| Average since 2016 | 200.66 billion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 242.15 million |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Botswana's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) rose 2.8% on 2024 (from 246.8 billion to 253.72 billion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.4% and a typical year strayed about 8.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 48.6% in 1988 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.2% in 2020. 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 12.91 billion 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 2025, Botswana had the 109th highest value of the 158 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 2025 ranking
- Portugal — 106th of 158: 266.17 billion
- Turkmenistan — 107th of 158: 263.32 billion
- Libya — 108th of 158: 259.41 billion
- Belarus — 110th of 158: 253.59 billion
- Cabo Verde — 111th of 158: 250.32 billion
- Namibia — 112th of 158: 245.28 billion
What this measures
Gross value added at basic prices reflects the price of products receivable by the producer exclusive of taxes payable on products and inclusive of subsidies receivable on products, less intermediate consumption valued at purchasers' prices. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 51 values
| Year | Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 253,720,177,700 |
| 2024 | 246,802,919,000 |
| 2023 | 250,572,488,100 |
| 2022 | 239,950,210,500 |
| 2021 | 197,656,406,600 |
| 2020 | 162,502,990,300 |
| 2019 | 171,362,545,700 |
| 2018 | 165,653,964,300 |
| 2017 | 159,832,681,500 |
| 2016 | 158,574,690,600 |
Gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Angola — 128.14 trillion (2025)
- Benin — 12.94 trillion (2025)
- Burkina Faso — 14.71 trillion (2025)
- Burundi — 16.32 trillion (2025)
- Cabo Verde — 250.32 billion (2025)
- Cameroon — 31.55 trillion (2025)
- Central African Republic — 1.58 trillion (2025)
- Chad — 12.12 trillion (2025)
- Comoros — 750.31 billion (2025)
- Congo, Dem. Rep.
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 Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU)?
- 253.72 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1975?
- It is up 104,678% from 242.15 million in 1975 (14.92% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 253.72 billion in 2025 and the lowest 242.15 million in 1975.
- How does Botswana rank?
- 109th highest of 158 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) unusual for Botswana?
- In 2025, Botswana's gross Value Added (GVA) at basic prices (current LCU) rose 2.8% on 2024 (from 246.8 billion to 253.72 billion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +11.4% and a typical year strayed about 8.8% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.0 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 NY.GDP.FCST.CN, 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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