Gross national savings — all countries

Gross national savings — Botswana

Gross national savings in Botswana in 2024 — 32%. Ranked 28 in the world out of 146. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 11.7 pp.

2024 32% −1.3 pp vs 2023
World rank 28of 146
Period maximum 49.8%1988
Period minimum 20.3%1975

Trend over time

1975–2024 · % of GDP

Gross national savings — Botswana, 1975–202420304050197519801985199019952000200520102015202020241975: 20.3%1976: 21.7%1977: 22.2%1978: 22.8%1979: 29.8%1980: 27.4%1981: 28.8%1982: 27.4%1983: 28.9%1984: 25.4%1985: 32.4%1986: 36.2%1987: 38.7%1988: 49.8%1989: 47.5%1990: 41.6%1991: 45%1992: 41.4%1993: 43.7%1994: 29.3%1995: 29%1996: 36.9%1997: 37.5%1998: 40.5%1999: 39.7%2000: 39.4%2001: 43.4%2002: 31.4%2003: 35.7%2004: 34.3%2005: 40.4%2006: 41.3%2007: 44.5%2008: 37.1%2009: 27.4%2010: 32%2011: 38.6%2012: 33.5%2013: 29.9%2014: 36.4%2015: 31.3%2016: 30.1%2017: 30.8%2018: 26.8%2019: 26%2020: 24.2%2021: 30.9%2022: 29.9%2023: 33.3%2024: 32%
Change over the period: +11.7 pp Annual average: 0.24 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 32%
World 26.1%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed 17.6%
Southern Africa computed 14.3%
Gross national savings — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 32 −1.3 pp
2023 33.3 +3.4 pp
2022 29.9 −1 pp
2021 30.9 +6.7 pp
2020 24.2 −1.8 pp
2019 26 −0.9 pp
2018 26.8 −4 pp
2017 30.8 +0.7 pp
2016 30.1 −1.2 pp
2015 31.3 −5.1 pp
2014 36.4 +6.5 pp
2013 29.9 −3.6 pp
2012 33.5 −5.1 pp
2011 38.6 +6.6 pp
2010 32 +4.6 pp
2009 27.4 −9.7 pp
2008 37.1 −7.4 pp
2007 44.5 +3.2 pp
2006 41.3 +0.9 pp
2005 40.4 +6.2 pp
2004 34.3 −1.4 pp
2003 35.7 +4.2 pp
2002 31.4 −12 pp
2001 43.4 +4 pp
2000 39.4 −0.2 pp
1999 39.7 −0.8 pp
1998 40.5 +3 pp
1997 37.5 +0.6 pp
1996 36.9 +7.9 pp
1995 29 −0.3 pp
1994 29.3 −14.4 pp
1993 43.7 +2.3 pp
1992 41.4 −3.6 pp
1991 45 +3.3 pp
1990 41.6 −5.8 pp
1989 47.5 −2.3 pp
1988 49.8 +11.1 pp
1987 38.7 +2.5 pp
1986 36.2 +3.8 pp
1985 32.4 +7.1 pp
1984 25.4 −3.6 pp
1983 28.9 +1.5 pp
1982 27.4 −1.5 pp
1981 28.8 +1.4 pp
1980 27.4 −2.4 pp
1979 29.8 +7 pp
1978 22.8 +0.5 pp
1977 22.2 +0.6 pp
1976 21.7 +1.4 pp
1975 20.3

Southern Africa, 2024

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross national savings as a percent of GDP — what is left of national income after all consumption, private and public. Savings and capital formation differ by the balance of external transactions: a country that saves more than it invests at home exports capital, and one that invests more than it saves imports it. Hence the stable link with the current account balance, which is exactly what this indicator makes visible.

Important: The difference between savings and capital formation is approximately equal to the current account balance — that is an identity of the national accounts, not a coincidence.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.