Current account balance (World Bank) in Botswana in 2024 — -4.26%. Ranked 117 in the world out of 165. Since 1975, the indicator has risen by 5.76 pp.
1975–2024 · % of GDP
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | -4.26 | −5.75 pp |
| 2023 | 1.49 | +2.08 pp |
| 2022 | -0.6 | +1.17 pp |
| 2021 | -1.76 | +8.04 pp |
| 2020 | -9.81 | −2.9 pp |
| 2019 | -6.91 | −7.3 pp |
| 2018 | 0.39 | −5.19 pp |
| 2017 | 5.59 | −2.39 pp |
| 2016 | 7.97 | +5.75 pp |
| 2015 | 2.23 | −8.85 pp |
| 2014 | 11.08 | +6.54 pp |
| 2013 | 4.53 | +10.43 pp |
| 2012 | -5.9 | −5.03 pp |
| 2011 | -0.87 | +5.02 pp |
| 2010 | -5.89 | +0.52 pp |
| 2009 | -6.41 | −7.8 pp |
| 2008 | 1.39 | −14.26 pp |
| 2007 | 15.66 | −4.01 pp |
| 2006 | 19.66 | +3.56 pp |
| 2005 | 16.11 | +12.57 pp |
| 2004 | 3.54 | −6.01 pp |
| 2003 | 9.54 | +4.7 pp |
| 2002 | 4.84 | −6 pp |
| 2001 | 10.84 | +1.42 pp |
| 2000 | 9.42 | −1.22 pp |
| 1999 | 10.64 | +7.1 pp |
| 1998 | 3.54 | −10.83 pp |
| 1997 | 14.37 | +4.16 pp |
| 1996 | 10.21 | +3.88 pp |
| 1995 | 6.33 | +1.13 pp |
| 1994 | 5.2 | −5.06 pp |
| 1993 | 10.26 | +5.49 pp |
| 1992 | 4.77 | −2.92 pp |
| 1991 | 7.68 | +8.19 pp |
| 1990 | -0.51 | −16.46 pp |
| 1989 | 15.95 | +8.62 pp |
| 1988 | 7.33 | −24.65 pp |
| 1987 | 31.98 | +24.18 pp |
| 1986 | 7.8 | +0.45 pp |
| 1985 | 7.35 | +12.09 pp |
| 1984 | -4.74 | +2 pp |
| 1983 | -6.73 | +7.51 pp |
| 1982 | -14.25 | +14.03 pp |
| 1981 | -28.28 | −14.04 pp |
| 1980 | -14.24 | −6.85 pp |
| 1979 | -7.39 | +12.18 pp |
| 1978 | -19.57 | −13.6 pp |
| 1977 | -5.97 | −0.5 pp |
| 1976 | -5.47 | +4.54 pp |
| 1975 | -10.01 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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