The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Botswana contracted 0.10 percent in the first quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in Botswana averaged 1.12 percent from 1994 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 31.00 percent in the third quarter of 2020 and a record low of -30.70 percent in the first quarter of 2009. source: Central Statistics Office, Botswana

GDP Growth Rate in Botswana is expected to be 1.10 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Botswana GDP Growth Rate is projected to trend around -2.00 percent in 2026 and -1.70 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-04-01 09:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
Q4 1.3% -2.9% 2.0%
2025-06-30 03:20 PM
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
Q1 -0.1% 1.3% 0.5%
2025-09-26 09:30 AM
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
Q2 -0.1% 1.1%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth -3.00 3.20 percent Dec 2024
GDP 19.40 19.41 USD Billion Dec 2024
GDP Growth Rate YoY -0.30 -2.00 percent Mar 2025
GDP Constant Prices 49435.20 49494.90 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP from Agriculture 805.30 788.10 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP from Construction 4583.90 4599.10 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 2654.60 2556.00 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP from Mining 8411.40 8009.50 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP from Public Administration 9236.20 9218.00 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP from Transport 882.30 913.00 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP from Utilities 423.00 694.40 BWP Million Mar 2025
GDP Growth Rate -0.10 1.30 percent Mar 2025
GDP per Capita 6937.33 7269.05 USD Dec 2024
GDP per Capita PPP 18068.51 18932.48 USD Dec 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 11643.60 11611.30 BWP Million Mar 2025

Botswana GDP Growth Rate
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.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.10 1.30 31.00 -30.70 1994 - 2025 percent Quarterly