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Economic Indicators For: Botswana › Change country
National or Regional Currency: Pula, BWP
Year of data: 2008 › Change year
Number of Indicators Listed: 19
Full Dataset: From Year 1980 to 2013
Date of Last Update: 1 Sept 2009
Population: 1990876 note: estimates for this country explicitly take into account the effects of excess mortality due to AIDS; this can result in lower life expectancy, higher infant mortality, higher death rates, lower population growth rates, and changes in the dis
Area: total: 600,370 sq km land: 585,370 sq km water: 15,000 sq km
Natural Resources: diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver
Government Type: Botswana government type
Government Ministers: Botswana ministers
Capital: Gaborone
Data Sources: IMF, World Bank, UN, OECD, CIA World Factbook

Botswana has sustained amongst the world's highest growth of the economy rates since independence in 1966, though growth delayeded to approximately 5 per cent annually in 2006-08. Through financial discipline and sound management, Botswana has transformed itself from amongst the poorest in Per-Capita GDP terms countries (on a Per-Capita GDP basis) internationally to a middle-income nationwith a per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of nearly US$15,800 in 2008. Two serious investment services rank Botswana as the best credit risk in Africa. Diamond mining has fueled much of the expansion and currently accounts for more than one-third of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and for 70-80 per cent of export revenues. Tourism and transportation, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising are other key sectors. On the downside, the state must deal with high rates of unemployment and poverty. unemployment officially was 23.8 per cent in 2004, but unofficial estimates place it closer to 40 per cent. HIV/AIDS infection rates are the second highest internationally and threaten Botswana's impressive economic gains. An expected leveling off in diamond mining production overshadows long-term prospects.
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GDP (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is BWP 41.925 Billion. Real GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units; the base year is country-specific.

GDP Growth (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is 2.946 %. Annual percentages of constant price GDP are year-on-year changes; the base year is country-specific.

GDP (Current Prices, National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is BWP 91.213 Billion. GDP is expressed in billions of national currency units.

GDP (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Botswana in year 2008 is US$ 13.461 Billion. Values are based upon GDP in national currency and the exchange rate projections provided by country economists for the group of other emerging market and developing countries. Exchanges rates for advanced economies are established in the WEO assumptions for each WEO exercise.

GDP Deflator for Botswana in year 2008 is 217.561 (Index, Base Year as per country's accounts = 100). The GDP deflator is derived by dividing current price GDP by constant price GDP and is considered to be an alternate measure of inflation. Please note: Data are expressed in the base year of each country's national accounts.

GDP Per Capita (Constant Prices, National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is BWP 23,527.49 . GDP is expressed in constant national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing constant price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is BWP 51,186.52 . GDP is expressed in current national currency per person. Data are derived by dividing current price GDP by total population.

GDP Per Capita (Current Prices, US Dollars) for Botswana in year 2008 is US$ 7,554.24 . GDP is expressed in current U.S. dollars per person. Data are derived by first converting GDP in national currency to U.S. dollars and then dividing it by total population.

Output Gap, Percent of Potential GDP for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

GDP (PPP), US Dollars for Botswana in year 2008 is US$ 26.52 Billion. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurem

GDP Per Capita (PPP), US Dollars for Botswana in year 2008 is US$ 14,882.21 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurem

GDP Share of World Total (PPP) for Botswana in year 2008 is 0.039 %. These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurem

Implied PPP Conversion Rate for Botswana in year 2008 is 3.439 . These data form the basis for the country weights used to generate the World Economic Outlook country group composites for the domestic economy. Please note: The IMF is not a primary source for purchasing power parity (PPP) data. WEO weights have been created from primary sources and are used solely for purposes of generating country group composites. For primary source information, please refer to one of the following sources: the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the World Bank, or the Penn World Tables. For further information see Box A2 in the April 2004 World Economic Outlook, Box 1.2 in the September 2003 World Economic Outlook for a discussion on the measurem

Investment (% of GDP) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

Gross National Savings (% of GDP) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

Inflation, Average Consumer Prices (Indexed to Year 2000) for Botswana in year 2008 is 196.481 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (Average Consumer Price Change %) for Botswana in year 2008 is 12.623 %. Data for inflation are averages for the year, not end-of-period data.

Inflation, End of Year (Indexed to Year 2000) for Botswana in year 2008 is 199.277 (Index, Base Year 2000 = 100). Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data. The index is based on 2000=100.

Inflation (End of Year Change %) for Botswana in year 2008 is 13.678 %. Data for inflation are end of the period, not annual average data.

Six-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) Change % for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

Unemployment Rate (% of Labour Force) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

Employment for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

Population for Botswana in year 2008 is 1.782 Million .

General Government Balance (National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

General Government Balance (% of GDP) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

General Government Structural Balance (National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

General Government Structural Balance (% Potential GDP) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

General Government Net Debt (National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

General Government Net Debt (% GDP) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

General Government Gross Debt (National Currency) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

General Government Gross Debt (% GDP) for Botswana in year 2008 is not available

Current Account Balance (US Dollars) for Botswana in year 2008 is US$ 0.945 Billion. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries. Calculated as the sum of the balance of individual countries.

Current Account Balance (% GDP) for Botswana in year 2008 is 7.023 %. Balance of payments data are based upon the methodology of the 5th edition of the International Monetary Fund's Balance of Payments Manual (1993). Data for the world total reflects errors, omissions, and asymmetries in balance of payments statistics on current account, as well as the exclusion of data for international organizations and a limited number of countries. Calculated as the sum of the balance of individual countries.