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Current account balance — Botswana

Current account balance in Botswana in 2031 — -2.4%. Ranked 110 in the world out of 188. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 10.5 pp.

2031 -2.4% −0.3 pp vs 2030
World rank 110of 188
Period maximum 26.5%1987
Period minimum -29.3%1981

Trend over time

1980–2031 · % of GDP

Current account balance — Botswana, 1980–2031-40-200204019801986199219982004201020162022202820311980: -12.9%1981: -29.3%1982: -13.2%1983: -6.5%1984: -4.9%1985: 7.3%1986: 7.2%1987: 26.5%1988: 6.3%1989: 14.3%1990: -0.5%1991: 8%1992: 5%1993: 10.8%1994: 5.2%1995: 6.2%1996: 10%1997: 14.4%1998: 3.5%1999: 10.8%2000: 9.6%2001: 10.9%2002: 4.9%2003: 9.6%2004: 3.6%2005: 16.2%2006: 19.7%2007: 15.7%2008: 1.4%2009: -6.4%2010: -5.9%2011: -0.9%2012: -5.9%2013: 4.5%2014: 11.1%2015: 2.2%2016: 8%2017: 5.6%2018: 0.4%2019: -6.9%2020: -9.8%2021: -1.8%2022: -0.6%2023: 1.5%2024: -4.2%2025: 3.7%2026: -1.9%2027: -1.4%2028: -2%2029: -1.8%2030: -2.1%2031: -2.4%
Change over the period: +10.5 pp Annual average: 0.21 pp

Comparison, 2031

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

Botswana -2.4%
World computed 0.28%
Sub-Saharan Africa computed -1.15%
Southern Africa computed -2.15%
Upper-middle-income countries computed 1.27%
Current account balance — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -2.4 −0.3 pp
2030 -2.1 −0.3 pp
2029 -1.8 +0.2 pp
2028 -2 −0.6 pp
2027 -1.4 +0.5 pp
2026 -1.9 −5.6 pp
2025 3.7 +7.9 pp
2024 -4.2 −5.7 pp
2023 1.5 +2.1 pp
2022 -0.6 +1.2 pp
2021 -1.8 +8 pp
2020 -9.8 −2.9 pp
2019 -6.9 −7.3 pp
2018 0.4 −5.2 pp
2017 5.6 −2.4 pp
2016 8 +5.8 pp
2015 2.2 −8.9 pp
2014 11.1 +6.6 pp
2013 4.5 +10.4 pp
2012 -5.9 −5 pp
2011 -0.9 +5 pp
2010 -5.9 +0.5 pp
2009 -6.4 −7.8 pp
2008 1.4 −14.3 pp
2007 15.7 −4 pp
2006 19.7 +3.5 pp
2005 16.2 +12.6 pp
2004 3.6 −6 pp
2003 9.6 +4.7 pp
2002 4.9 −6 pp
2001 10.9 +1.3 pp
2000 9.6 −1.2 pp
1999 10.8 +7.3 pp
1998 3.5 −10.9 pp
1997 14.4 +4.4 pp
1996 10 +3.8 pp
1995 6.2 +1 pp
1994 5.2 −5.6 pp
1993 10.8 +5.8 pp
1992 5 −3 pp
1991 8 +8.5 pp
1990 -0.5 −14.8 pp
1989 14.3 +8 pp
1988 6.3 −20.2 pp
1987 26.5 +19.3 pp
1986 7.2 −0.1 pp
1985 7.3 +12.2 pp
1984 -4.9 +1.6 pp
1983 -6.5 +6.7 pp
1982 -13.2 +16.1 pp
1981 -29.3 −16.4 pp
1980 -12.9 —

Southern Africa, 2031

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

SZ Eswatini 0.9 LS Lesotho -0.1 ZA South Africa -1.8 BW Botswana -2.4 NA Namibia -12.1
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About the indicator

The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP: trade in goods and services, primary income (interest, dividends, compensation of employees) and secondary income (transfers). A surplus means a country earns more abroad than it spends and is building up external assets; a persistent deficit has to be financed by an inflow of capital.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.

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