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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 per cent 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 Afri... [More]
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  • Last : 13.8889 (BWP)
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Botswana Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
CAD/BWP Ask 10.1482 10.1572 10.1482 10.1623 0.01 0.11% 2023/10/03 Time 4:15
AUD/BWP Ask 8.8278 8.8431 8.8278 8.8458 0.01 0.16% 2023/10/03 Time 4:15
ZAR/BWP Ask 0.7205 0.7206 0.7203 0.7226 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/03 Time 4:09
BWP/ZAR Ask 1.3888 1.3887 1.3881 1.3894 0.00 0.01% 2023/10/03 Time 4:02
USD/BWP Ask 13.8889 - 13.7363 13.8889 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 20:37
EUR/BWP Ask 14.667 - 14.634 14.667 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 16:23

Botswana Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
BSE Domestic Company 8662.18 - 8662.18 8662.18 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/30 Time 6:08
BSE Foreign Company 2465.43 - 2465.43 2465.43 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/30 Time 6:08

Botswana Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Barclays Bank of Botswana 6.17 - 6.17 6.17 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/28 Time 15:51
Letshego Holdings 1.27 - 1.27 1.27 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/28 Time 15:51
Choppies Enterprises 0.5 - 0.5 0.5 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/28 Time 15:51
Sechaba Brewery Holdings 22.57 - 22.57 22.57 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/28 Time 15:51
Sefalana Holding 11.05 - 11.05 11.05 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/28 Time 15:51
New African Properties 3.8 - 3.8 3.8 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/28 Time 15:51

Botswana Bonds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Botswana 6M 5.951 - 5.951 5.951 0.00 0.00% 2023/10/02 Time 19:42
Botswana 5Y 6.275 - 5.935 6.275 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/29 Time 21:38
Botswana 22Y 9.043 - 8.835 9.043 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/29 Time 21:38
Botswana 3Y 5.23 - 5.23 5.23 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/29 Time 6:51
Botswana 20Y 8.889 - 8.889 8.889 0.00 0.00% 2023/09/29 Time 6:51

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
715 23 Jul 650 BWP Million
Bank Lending Rate
6.76 23 Jul 6.76 percent
Banks Balance Sheet
129259 23 Jul 125916 BWP Million
CPI Housing Utilities
124 23 Aug 125 points
CPI Transportation
146 23 Aug 146 points
Central Bank Balance Sheet
67982 23 Jun 67409 BWP Million
Changes in Inventories
2949 22 Dec 8973 BWP Million
Competitiveness Index
55.49 19 Dec 54.54 Points
Competitiveness Rank
91 19 Dec 90
Consumer Credit
51186 23 Jul 50978 BWP Million
Consumer Price Index CPI
130 23 Aug 130 points
Consumer Spending
20960 23 Mar 20947 BWP Million
Core Consumer Prices
128 23 Aug 128 points
Core Inflation Rate
5.5 23 Aug 5.9 percent
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
121 23 May 121 doses per 100 people
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
3171667 23 May 3171667 doses
Corporate Tax Rate
22 23 Dec 22 percent
Corruption Index
60 22 Dec 55 Points
Corruption Rank
35 22 Dec 45
Credit Rating
67 23 Jul
Currency
13.66 23 Oct 13.64
Current Account
2577 23 Mar -581 BWP Million
Current Account to GDP
3.1 22 Dec -0.5 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
2.63 23 Jul 1.31 percent
Ease of Doing Business
87 19 Dec 86
Employed Persons
486376 22 Dec 494457
Exports
7612 23 Jul 7587 BWP Million
External Debt
20004 23 Mar 18864 BWP Million
Fiscal Expenditure
16386 22 Sep 18287 BWP Million
Food Inflation
9 23 Aug 10.7 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
676 23 Mar 669 BWP Million
Foreign Exchange Reserves
4892 23 Jun 4769 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth
5.8 22 Dec 11.9 percent
GDP
20.35 22 Dec 18.74 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
3.4 23 Jun 5.5 percent
GDP Constant Prices
50477 23 Jun 52301 BWP Million
GDP From Agriculture
824 23 Jun 818 BWP Million
GDP From Construction
4461 23 Jun 4572 BWP Million
GDP From Manufacturing
2734 23 Jun 2718 BWP Million
GDP From Mining
10439 23 Jun 12142 BWP Million
GDP From Public Administration
8501 23 Mar 8226 BWP Million
GDP From Services
5090 20 Dec 4601 BWP Million
GDP From Transport
869 23 Mar 867 BWP Million
GDP From Utilities
464 23 Jun 641 BWP Million
GDP Growth Rate
-3.5 23 Jun 5.7 percent
GDP per capita
6657 22 Dec 6395 USD
GDP per capita PPP
15518 22 Dec 14907 USD
Government Budget
-3.2 22 Dec -5.1 percent of GDP
Government Budget Value
1283 22 Sep -1023 BWP Million
Government Debt
40890 21 Dec 33706 BWP Million
Government Debt to GDP
26.1 22 Dec 25 percent of GDP
Government Revenues
17670 22 Sep 17264 BWP Million
Government Spending
56824 22 Dec 54744 BWP Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
10714 23 Mar 10475 BWP Million
IP Addresses
10680 17 Mar 11853 IP
Imports
6897 23 Jul 6937 BWP Million
Industrial Production
9.5 23 Mar 11.1 percent
Inflation Rate
1.2 23 Aug 1.2 percent
Inflation Rate Mom
0.1 23 Aug -0.7 percent
Interest Rate
2.65 23 Aug 2.65 percent
Internet Speed
2553 17 Mar 2209 KBps
Lending Rate
6.76 23 Jul 6.76 percent
Loans to Private Sector
28147 23 Jul 28102 BWP Million
Military Expenditure
489 22 Dec 537 USD Million
Mining Production
16 23 Mar 16.1 percent
Money Supply M1
25830 23 Jun 25579 BWP Million
Money Supply M2
101615 23 Jun 101151 BWP Million
Money Supply M3
101615 23 Jun 101151 BWP Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
25 23 Dec 25 percent
Population
2.34 22 Dec 2.41 Million
Stock Market
8662 23 Sep 8662 points
Terrorism Index
0 22 Dec 0 Points
Unemployment Rate
25.4 22 Dec 26 percent
Wages
6803 22 Dec 6299 BWP/Month
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Bank Lending Rate 6.76 6.76 6.76 6.26 5.76 percent
CPI Transportation 146 146 147 148 148 points
Consumer Credit 51186 49538 53364 52762 52977 BWP Million
Consumer Price Index CPI 130 131 132 135 133 points
Consumer Spending 20960 21743 22091 21693 21693 BWP Million
Core Consumer Prices 128 129 131 133 133 points
Core Inflation Rate 5.5 5 4.7 4.5 4.2 percent
Currency 13.66 13.86 14.05 14.25 14.45
Current Account to GDP 3.1 3.4 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate 2.63 2.63 2.63 2.13 1.63 percent
Exports 7612 7400 8000 8000 8000 BWP Million
Food Inflation 9 9.5 8.7 8.3 7.7 percent
Full Year GDP Growth 5.8 3.8 percent
GDP 20.35 21.12 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 3.4 3.8 5.4 3.5 3.5 percent
GDP Constant Prices 50477 51345 55126 52243 52243 BWP Million
GDP From Agriculture 824 846 862 852 852 BWP Million
GDP From Construction 4461 4639 4819 4617 4617 BWP Million
GDP From Manufacturing 2734 2818 2865 2830 2830 BWP Million
GDP From Mining 10439 10757 12797 10804 10804 BWP Million
GDP From Public Administration 8501 8538 8960 8798 8798 BWP Million
GDP From Services 5090 5391 5299 5269 5294 BWP Million
GDP From Transport 869 900 916 899 899 BWP Million
GDP From Utilities 464 665 676 480 480 BWP Million
GDP Growth Rate -3.5 3 3 3 3 percent
GDP per capita 6657 6910 USD
GDP per capita PPP 15518 16108 USD
Government Budget -3.2 -2 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 26.1 27 percent of GDP
Government Spending 56824 58983 BWP Million
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 10714 10873 11293 11089 11089 BWP Million
Imports 6897 8200 7500 7500 7500 BWP Million
Inflation Rate 1.2 2.5 3.1 3.4 2.8 percent
Inflation Rate Mom 0.1 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.1 percent
Interest Rate 2.65 2.65 2.65 2.15 1.65 percent
Loans to Private Sector 28147 26155 26888 29086 29132 BWP Million
Population 2.34 2.45 Million
Stock Market 8662 8629 8596 8563 8531 points
Unemployment Rate 25.4 27.5 percent