The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Botswana expanded 10.90 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the previous quarter. GDP Growth Rate in Botswana averaged 1.16 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 -2.60 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
2025-09-26 08:00 AM
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
Q2 -3.6% -0.2% 1.1%
2025-12-19 04:00 PM
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
Q3 10.9% -3.5% -5.0%
2026-03-31 04:00 PM
GDP Growth Rate QoQ
Q4 10.9%


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 8.20 -5.20 percent Sep 2025
GDP Constant Prices 52981.10 47767.00 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Agriculture 836.30 837.50 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Construction 4530.80 4608.80 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Manufacturing 2774.50 2764.70 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Mining 10776.00 5402.90 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Public Administration 9388.70 9661.90 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Transport 892.20 903.60 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP from Utilities 553.40 558.60 BWP Million Sep 2025
GDP Growth Rate 10.90 -3.50 percent Sep 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 10944.80 11113.70 BWP Million Sep 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
10.90 -3.50 31.00 -30.70 1994 - 2025 percent Quarterly