Botswana: Net capital account (BoP, current US$)

Key figures

Since 1978 it is down 85,166.1 trillion% from −US$0.000000000466 in 1978. The World Bank has no value for 18 of the years in between; the chart leaves those gaps open rather than joining across them.

What the numbers say

On record, the biggest yearly rise was US$61.33 million in 1990 and the biggest yearly fall was US$63.24 million in 1994. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those 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 89th highest value of the 122 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

• Timor-Leste — 86th of 122: US$211,453
• Iraq — 87th of 122: −US$100,000
• Macao SAR, China — 88th of 122: −US$101,236
• Montenegro — 90th of 122: −US$1.31 million
• Angola — 91st of 122: −US$5.72 million
• Sri Lanka — 92nd of 122: −US$7.11 million

What this measures

Net capital account records acquisitions and disposals of nonproduced nonfinancial assets, such as land sold to embassies and sales of leases and licenses, as well as capital transfers, including government debt forgiveness. The use of the term capital account in this context is designed to be consistent with the System of National Accounts, which distinguishes between capital transactions and financial transactions. 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 30 values

Net capital account (BoP, current US$) in nearby economies

• Angola — −US$5.72 million (2025)
• Benin — US$58.62 million (2023)
• Burkina Faso — US$393.78 million (2024)
• Burundi — US$131.38 million (2025)
• Cabo Verde — US$26.5 million (2025)
• Cameroon — US$219.61 million (2024)
• Comoros — US$38.2 million (2023)
• Congo, Dem. Rep. — US$761.64 million (2025)
• Congo, Rep. — US$24.84 million (2021)
• Côte d'Ivoire — US$165.3 million (2024)

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 net capital account (BoP, current US$)?

−US$396,586 in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1978?

It is down 85,166.1 trillion% from −US$0.000000000466 in 1978. The highest value was US$76.39 million in 1993 and the lowest −US$396,586 in 2025.

How does Botswana rank?

89th highest of 122 economies with data for 2025.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank's World Development Indicators, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator BN.TRF.KOGT.CD, 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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