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Botswana (English: Land of the Tswana; , also UK: ), officially the Republic of Botswana (Setswana: Lefatshe la Botswana, [lɪˈfatsʰɪ la bʊˈtswana]), is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. Botswana is topographically flat, with approximately 70 percent of its territory being the Kalahari Desert. It is bordered by South Africa to the south and southeast, Namibia to the west and north, and Zimbabwe to the northeast. It is connected by the Kazungula Bridge to Zambia, across the world's shortest border between two countries. A country of slightly over 2.3 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated countries in the world. It is essentially the nation state of the Tswana, who make up 79% of the population. About 11.6 per cent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the world's poorest countries—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—it has since transformed itself into an upper-middle-income country, with one of the world's fastest-growing economies.Modern-day humans first inhabited the country over 200,000 years ago. The Tswana ethnic group were descended mainly from Bantu-speaking tribes who migrated southward of Afric... [More]
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  • Last : 13.6612 (BWP)
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  • Last : 3.879 (BWP)
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Botswana Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/BWP Ask 13.6612 - 13.6426 13.6612 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 14:17
CAD/BWP Ask 10.094 - 10.0787 10.094 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 14:17
BWP/ZAR Ask 1.3854 - 1.3854 1.3854 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:38
GBP/BWP Ask 17.4949 - 17.4949 17.4949 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:38
ZAR/BWP Ask 0.7222 - 0.7222 0.7222 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:38
AUD/BWP Ask 8.955 - 8.955 8.955 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:38

Botswana Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
BSE Domestic Company 9053.13 - 9053.13 9053.13 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:54
BSE Foreign Company 2472.84 - 2472.84 2472.84 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:54

Botswana Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
First National Bank Botswana 4.56 - 4.56 4.56 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/17 Time 3:59
Botswana Insurance Holding 20.15 - 20.15 20.15 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/17 Time 3:59
Letshego Holdings 1.23 - 1.23 1.23 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/17 Time 3:59
Standard Chartered Botswana 5.45 - 5.45 5.45 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/17 Time 3:59
Letlole La Rona 2.8 - 2.8 2.8 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/09 Time 1:21
Barclays Bank of Botswana 6.45 - 6.45 6.45 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/07 Time 23:56

Botswana Bonds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Botswana 3Y 5.935 - 5.555 5.935 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 23:02
Botswana 20Y 8.317 - 8.317 8.359 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 23:02
Botswana 6M 3.879 - 3.879 3.887 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 22:05
Botswana 5Y 6.76 - 5.729 6.76 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/31 Time 21:04
Botswana 22Y 8.731 - 8.731 8.856 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/31 Time 21:04

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
-1798 -6683 -6584 4102
Bank Lending Rate
6.51 5.25 6.76 16.5
Banks Balance Sheet
133622 14842 133830 133830
CPI Housing Utilities
124 29.56 124 125
CPI Transportation
150 31.74 150 158
Central Bank Balance Sheet
67752 50627 66870 89975
Changes in Inventories
5674 -10253 8980 13292
Competitiveness Index
55.49 19 Dec 54.54 Points
Competitiveness Rank
91 19 Dec 90
Consumer Credit
53292 6326 53176 53292
Consumer Price Index CPI
132 20.63 132 132
Consumer Spending
20933 3381 20462 20933
Core Consumer Prices
130 89.5 130 130
Core Inflation Rate
4.1 1.5 4.1 9.1
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
121 0 121 121
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
3171667 0 3171667 3171667
Corporate Tax Rate
22 22 22 25
Corruption Index
59 54 60 65
Corruption Rank
39 23 35 45
Credit Rating
67 23 Jul
Currency
13.68 4.16 13.55 13.93
Current Account
789 -10419 7367 13555
Current Account to GDP
2.2 -28.3 -0.5 32
Deposit Interest Rate
2.69 1.09 2.69 13.7
Ease of Doing Business
87 19 Dec 86
Employed Persons
486376 301978 494457 494457
Exports
4623 997 2930 10913
External Debt
20004 1772 18864 20004
Fiscal Expenditure
16386 22 Sep 18287 BWP Million
Food Inflation
5.8 -1.3 5.9 25.17
Foreign Direct Investment
674 -1418 673 3369
Foreign Exchange Reserves
4831 4102 4748 10346
Full Year GDP Growth
3.2 -14.1 5.8 11.9
GDP
20.36 0.03 18.74 20.36
GDP Annual Growth Rate
0.5 -30.8 3.3 37.8
GDP Constant Prices
50732 11790 50288 52137
GDP From Agriculture
818 183 812 886
GDP From Construction
4486 553 4461 4608
GDP From Manufacturing
2754 553 2738 3282
GDP From Mining
10600 1421 10428 14986
GDP From Public Administration
8955 1818 8886 8955
GDP From Services
5090 20 Dec 4601 BWP Million
GDP From Transport
854 396 846 869
GDP From Utilities
580 -30.2 460 759
GDP Growth Rate
0.9 -30.7 -3.5 31
GDP per capita
6658 396 6395 6658
GDP per capita PPP
15519 9165 14907 15519
Government Budget
-3.2 -10.7 -5.1 11.2
Government Budget Value
1283 22 Sep -1023 BWP Million
Government Debt
40890 21 Dec 33706 BWP Million
Government Debt to GDP
26.1 5.98 25 27.1
Government Revenues
17670 22 Sep 17264 BWP Million
Government Spending
56824 22 Dec 54744 BWP Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
11295 3838 10632 14480
IP Addresses
10680 17 Mar 11853 IP
Imports
6422 834 9514 12083
Industrial Production
-7.3 -75.3 2.6 159
Inflation Rate
3.9 0.9 3.9 15.06
Inflation Rate Mom
0.1 -1.2 -0.3 3.3
Interest Rate
2.4 1.65 2.4 15.5
Internet Speed
2553 17 Mar 2209 KBps
Lending Rate
6.51 5.25 6.76 16.5
Loans to Private Sector
28338 4374 28063 28338
Military Expenditure
489 22 Dec 537 USD Million
Minimum Wages
7.34 4.86 7.34 7.34
Mining Production
-9.8 -91.6 8.2 624
Money Supply M1
31398 6523 28182 31398
Money Supply M2
109898 35698 107465 109898
Money Supply M3
109898 35698 107465 109898
Personal Income Tax Rate
25 25 25 25
Population
2.34 0.5 2.41 2.41
Stock Market
9055 6522 9053 11097
Terrorism Index
0 0 0 0
Unemployment Rate
25.4 13.9 26 26.2
Wages
6803 3447 6299 6803
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Bank Lending Rate 6.51 6.51 6.26 5.76 5.76 16.5
CPI Transportation 150 151 152 153 154 158
Consumer Credit 53292 51694 52762 54161 55531 53292
Consumer Price Index CPI 132 133 135 136 137 132
Consumer Spending 20933 21047 21178 21770 21812 20933
Core Consumer Prices 130 130 133 133 134 130
Core Inflation Rate 4.1 4 4.5 4.2 4 9.1
Currency 13.68 13.86 13.92 13.99 14.06 13.93
Current Account to GDP 2.2 1.5 32
Deposit Interest Rate 2.69 2.69 2.44 1.94 1.94 13.7
Exports 4623 8000 7800 8100 8400 10913
Food Inflation 5.8 6 5.7 5.2 4.7 25.17
Full Year GDP Growth 3.2 4.2 11.9
GDP 20.36 21.22 20.36
GDP Annual Growth Rate 0.5 2.1 3.5 4 4.2 37.8
GDP Constant Prices 50732 53232 52048 52762 52863 52137
GDP From Agriculture 818 823 840 851 853 886
GDP From Construction 4486 4668 4617 4666 4675 4608
GDP From Manufacturing 2754 2780 2834 2864 2869 3282
GDP From Mining 10600 12407 10793 11024 11046 14986
GDP From Public Administration 8955 8689 9197 9313 9331 8955
GDP From Services 5090 5391 5299 5269 5294 BWP Million
GDP From Transport 854 887 875 888 890 869
GDP From Utilities 580 656 476 603 604 759
GDP Growth Rate 0.9 3 1.8 2.6 -0.5 31
GDP per capita 6658 6937 6658
GDP per capita PPP 15519 16170 15519
Government Budget -3.2 -2.8 11.2
Government Debt to GDP 26.1 26.5 27.1
Government Spending 56824 58983 BWP Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 11295 10936 11005 11747 11769 14480
Imports 6422 6900 7200 8000 7700 12083
Inflation Rate 3.9 4 3.5 2.8 4 15.06
Inflation Rate Mom 0.1 0.4 1 0.7 0.4 3.3
Interest Rate 2.4 2.4 2.15 1.65 1.65 15.5
Loans to Private Sector 28338 26046 29086 29099 29528 28338
Population 2.34 2.48 2.41
Stock Market 9055 8998 8986 8974 8963 11097
Unemployment Rate 25.4 26 26.2
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