http://www.tradingeconomics.com/RSS Feed60http://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/balance-of-tradeBotswana reported a trade deficit equivalent to 601 Million BWP in February of 2012. Historically, from 2005 until 2012, Botswana Balance of Trade averaged -135.1 Million BWP reaching an all time high of 4158.5 Million BWP in March of 2007 and a record low of -4796.5 Million BWP in December of 2008. Botswana exports mostly diamonds (more than 60% of total exports), copper and nickel, beef and textiles. Botswana's main exports partners are United Kingdom (56% of total exports), South Africa, Israel and Belgium. Botswana imports fuel, food, beverages and tobacco, machinery and electric equipment, chemical and rubber products and vehicles. Its main imports partners are South Africa (75% of total imports), China, Israel, Namibia and Zimbabwe. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Balance of Trade.Central Statistics Office BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:36:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/importsBotswana's imports were worth 4201 Million BWP in February of 2012. Historically, from 2005 until 2012, Botswana Imports averaged 4170.9 Million BWP reaching an all time high of 9711.7 Million BWP in September of 2008 and a record low of 2458.3 Million BWP in February of 2009. Botswana imports fuel, food, beverages and tobacco, machinery and electric equipment, chemical and rubber products and vehicles. Its main imports partners are South Africa (75% of total imports), China, Israel, Namibia and Zimbabwe. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Imports.Central Statistics Office BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:35:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/exportsBotswana's exports were worth 3600 Million BWP in February of 2012. Historically, from 2005 until 2012, Botswana Exports averaged 4033.9 Million BWP reaching an all time high of 10770.0 Million BWP in September of 2008 and a record low of 996.9 Million BWP in January of 2009. Botswana exports mostly diamonds (more than 60% of total exports), copper and nickel, beef and textiles. Botswana's main exports partners are United Kingdom (56% of total exports), South Africa, Israel and Belgium. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Exports.Central Statistics Office BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:33:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/interest-rateThe benchmark interest rate in Botswana was last reported at 9.50 percent. Historically, from 2006 until 2012, Botswana Interest Rate averaged 12.6 Percent reaching an all time high of 15.5 Percent in November of 2008 and a record low of 9.5 Percent in March of 2011. In Botswana, interest rates decisions are taken by The Bank of Botswana. The official interest rate is the Bank Rate. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Interest Rate.The Bank of BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:26:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/unemployment-rateThe unemployment rate in Botswana was last reported at 17.8 percent in 2010. Historically, from 1991 until 2010, Botswana Unemployment Rate averaged 18.1 Percent reaching an all time high of 23.8 Percent in December of 2006 and a record low of 13.9 Percent in December of 1991. The unemployment rate can be defined as the number of people actively looking for a job as a percentage of the labour force. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Unemployment Rate.Central Statistics Office BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:23:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/inflation-cpiThe inflation rate in Botswana was recorded at 8.00 percent in March of 2012. Historically, from 2001 until 2012, Botswana Inflation Rate averaged 8.6 Percent reaching an all time high of 15.1 Percent in August of 2008 and a record low of 5.0 Percent in November of 2009. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Inflation Rate.Central Statistics Office BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:22:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/gdp-growthThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Botswana contracted 5.80 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the previous quarter. Historically, from 2005 until 2011, Botswana GDP Growth Rate averaged 1.1 Percent reaching an all time high of 16.8 Percent in June of 2009 and a record low of -16.1 Percent in March of 2009. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate provides an aggregated measure of changes in value of the goods and services produced by an economy. Botswana is considered as a middle-income country having been one of the fastest growing economies in Africa during the last decade. Diamond extraction is the main factor behind high growth rates in recent years. It accounts for more than one-third of GDP; almost all export earnings, and half of the government's revenues. Other key sectors are tourism, financial services, subsistence farming, and cattle raising. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana GDP Growth Rate.Central Statistics Office BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:19:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/gdp-growth-annualThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Botswana expanded 1.40 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 since the same quarter on the previous year. Historically, from 2005 until 2011, Botswana GDP Annual Growth Rate averaged 3.3 Percent reaching an all time high of 16.8 Percent in March of 2010 and a record low of -14.8 Percent in March of 2009. The annual growth rate in Gross Domestic Product measures the increase in value of the goods and services produced by an economy over the period of a year. Therefore, unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana GDP Annual Growth Rate.Central Statistics Office BotswanaMon, 07 May 2012 17:15:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/gdp-per-capitaThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Botswana was last reported at 4188.39 US dollars in 2010, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita in Botswana is equivalent to 34 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Botswana GDP per capita averaged 1920.7 USD reaching an all time high of 4219.7 USD in December of 2008 and a record low of 249.8 USD in December of 1960. The GDP per capita is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana GDP per capita.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:04:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/gdp-per-capita-pppThe Gross Domestic Product per capita in Botswana was last reported at 13890.90 US dollars in 2010, when adjusted by purchasing power parity (PPP), according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP per Capita, in Botswana, when adjusted by Purchasing Power Parity is equivalent to 63 percent of the world's average. Historically, from 1980 until 2010, Botswana GDP per capita PPP averaged 7025.3 USD reaching an all time high of 13890.9 USD in December of 2010 and a record low of 1633.7 USD in December of 1980. The GDP per capita PPP is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana GDP per capita PPP.World BankWed, 04 Jan 2012 19:02:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/population Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Botswana Population averaged 1.2 Million reaching an all time high of 2.0 Million in December of 2010 and a record low of 0.5 Million in December of 1960. The total population in Botswana was last reported at 2.0 million people in 2010 from 0.5 million in 1960, changing 275 percent during the last 50 years. Botswana has 0.03 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 3539 people on the planet is a resident of Botswana. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana's Total Population. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Population.the World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/government-debt-to-gdpBotswana recorded a Current Account equivalent to 13.20 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2010. Historically, from 1998 until 2010, Botswana Government Debt To GDP averaged 8.8 Percent reaching an all time high of 13.4 Percent in December of 2009 and a record low of 5.4 Percent in December of 2006. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure a country ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting the country borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Government Debt To GDP.International Monetary Fund Fri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/government-budgetBotswana reported a Government Budget deficit equal to 10.10 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2011. Historically, from 2004 until 2011, Botswana Government Budget averaged -0.1 Percent of GDP reaching an all time high of 11.2 Percent of GDP in March of 2007 and a record low of -10.7 Percent of GDP in March of 2010. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana Government Budget.The Bank of BotswanaFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMThttp://www.tradingeconomics.com/botswana/gdpThe Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Botswana was worth 14.86 billion US dollars in 2010, according to a report published by the World Bank. The GDP value of Botswana is roughly equivalent to 0.02 percent of the world economy. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, Botswana GDP averaged 3.4 billion USD reaching an all time high of 14.9 billion USD in December of 2010 and a record low of 0.0 billion USD in December of 1961. The gross domestic product (GDP) measures of national income and output for a given country's economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) is equal to the total expenditures for all final goods and services produced within the country in a stipulated period of time. This page includes a chart with historical data for Botswana GDP.the World BankFri, 28 Oct 2011 13:56:00 GMT