Botswana: Stocks traded, total value (current US$)

Key figures

Over five years it is up 471.61% from US$63.15 million in 2020 (41.72% a year on average, compounded). Since 1994 it is up 1,103% from US$30 million in 1994 (8.36% a year on average, compounded). 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

In 2025, Botswana's stocks traded, total value (current US$) rose 250.3% on 2024 (from US$103.05 million to US$360.97 million).

Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +26.1% and a typical year strayed about 96.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 250.3% in 2025 and the biggest yearly fall was 65.9% in 2024. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2018 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 25% of the movement over 8 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 54th highest value of the 63 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

• Panama — 51st of 63: US$532.01 million
• Jamaica — 52nd of 63: US$422.26 million
• West Bank and Gaza — 53rd of 63: US$383.19 million
• Bulgaria — 55th of 63: US$317.81 million
• Mauritius — 56th of 63: US$259.19 million
• Cyprus — 57th of 63: US$168.13 million

What this measures

The value of shares traded is the total number of shares traded, both domestic and foreign, multiplied by their respective matching prices. Figures are single counted (only one side of the transaction is considered). Companies admitted to listing and admitted to trading are included in the data. Data are end of year values converted to U.S. dollars using corresponding year-end foreign exchange rates.

Limitations: Data cover measures of size (market capitalization, number of listed domestic companies) and liquidity (value of shares traded as a percentage of gross domestic product, value of shares traded as a percentage of market capitalization). The comparability of such data across countries may be limited by conceptual and statistical weaknesses, such as inaccurate reporting and differences in accounting standards. Only EOB trades are included in the total value of shares traded.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a sum.

All 14 values

Stocks traded, total value (current US$) in nearby economies

• Côte d'Ivoire — US$169.1 million (2020)
• Ghana — US$40.58 million (2025)
• Kenya — US$711.59 million (2025)
• Mauritius — US$259.19 million (2025)
• Namibia — US$22.56 million (2024)
• Nigeria — US$3.27 billion (2025)
• South Africa — US$284.15 billion (2025)
• Zambia — US$88.68 million (2025)

More financial sector data for Botswana

• GDP deflator (base year varies by country) — 136.44 (2025)
• DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$) — US$13.5 (2025)
• Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average) — US$13.5 (2025)
• Inflation, GDP deflator (annual % growth) — 3.63% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector by banks (% of GDP) — 33.12% (2025)
• Monetary sector credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 33.23% (2025)
• Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP) — 33.23% (2025)
• Consumer price index (2010 = 100) — 202.64 (2025)
• Inflation, consumer prices (annual % growth) — 2.66% (2025)

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Questions people ask

What is Botswana's stocks traded, total value (current US$)?

US$360.97 million in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 1994?

It is up 1,103% from US$30 million in 1994 (8.36% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$360.97 million in 2025 and the lowest US$28.51 million in 1996.

How does Botswana rank?

54th highest of 63 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in stocks traded, total value (current US$) unusual for Botswana?

In 2025, Botswana's stocks traded, total value (current US$) rose 250.3% on 2024 (from US$103.05 million to US$360.97 million). Across the 11 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +26.1% and a typical year strayed about 96.4% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.3 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator CM.MKT.TRAD.CD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: World Federation of Exchanges database, World Federation of Exchanges (WFE) 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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