Photo: Joachim Huber derivative work: Jjtkk · CC BY-SA 2.0 · via Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale
Topic 02 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Botswana: Economy & Innovation
What does an economy do for the people inside it?
Botswana is placed 105th of 176 countries on economy & innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: GDP per Capita (PPP) 17,687 (2025); Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit 23.1 (2025).
Share
Economy & Innovation
105th
of 176 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 17,687GDP per Capita (PPP), 2025GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
- 23.1Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, 2025Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
- -0.31Economic Complexity Index, 2024ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
- 61.44Account Ownership at a Financial Institution, 2024Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Botswana on economy & innovation — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
17,687
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)
Higher is better
Botswana: 17,687. Across the 185 countries in this edition, values run from 1,067 (Burundi) to 139,593 (Singapore); the world median is 17,265.
- World median
- 17,265
- Best in Southern Africa
- 17,687 Botswana
- Land neighbours
- Namibia 10,242 · South Africa 13,592 · Zimbabwe 5,529
Key 2 of 4
Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2016–2025 · Botswana’s is from 2023 · CC BY 4.0
23.1
Firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)
Higher is better
Botswana: 23.1. Across the 179 countries at their latest reading, values run from 2.113 (Pakistan) to 88.52 (Israel); the world median is 35.95.
- World median
- 35.95
- Best in Southern Africa
- 35.95 Namibia
- Land neighbours
- Namibia 35.95 · South Africa 4.781 · Zimbabwe 23.08
Key 3 of 4
Economic Complexity Index
Growth Lab at Harvard University
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC0 1.0
-0.31
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3)
Higher is better
Ranked 93rd of 145 by Growth Lab at Harvard University
Botswana: -0.31. Across the 145 countries in this edition, values run from -3.53 (Chad) to 1.729 (Japan); the world median is 0.131.
- World median
- 0.131
- Best in Southern Africa
- 0.378 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Namibia -0.52 · South Africa 0.378 · Zimbabwe -1.091
Key 4 of 4
Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
World Bank Group
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 4.0
61.44
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Botswana: 61.44. Across the 139 countries in this edition, values run from 14.83 (Niger) to 99.85 (Iceland); the world median is 72.83.
- World median
- 72.83
- Best in Southern Africa
- 81.13 South Africa
- Land neighbours
- Namibia 72.92 · South Africa 81.13 · Zimbabwe 49.52
02Over time
Which way Botswana is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
GDP per Capita (PPP)
GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) · higher is better
BotswanaWorld median
Botswana rose from 13,186 in 2000 to 17,687 in 2025; the world median went from 10,589 to 17,265.
Every year’s figures
Year Botswana World median 2025 17,687 17,265 2024 18,108 18,108 2023 18,932 17,686 2022 18,647 16,933 2021 17,961 16,260 2020 16,289 15,631 2019 18,106 16,761 2018 17,825 16,349 2017 17,353 16,129 2016 16,906 15,512 2015 15,995 14,857 2014 17,052 14,475 2013 16,369 14,681 2012 14,958 14,631 2011 15,237 13,916 2010 14,545 14,101 2009 13,490 13,655 2008 16,040 14,030 2007 15,850 13,755 2006 15,276 12,983 2005 14,362 12,023 2004 13,985 11,608 2003 13,857 11,183 2002 13,480 11,144 2001 12,950 10,907 2000 13,186 10,589 Economic Complexity Index
ECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) · higher is better
BotswanaWorld median
Botswana rose from -0.382 in 2000 to -0.31 in 2024; the world median went from 0.016 to 0.131.
Every year’s figures
Year Botswana World median 2024 -0.310 0.1310 2023 -0.503 0.0710 2022 -0.390 0.0580 2021 -0.416 0.0010 2020 -0.150 0.0470 2019 -0.274 0.0300 2018 -0.141 -0.0150 2017 0.190 0.0080 2016 -0.106 -0.0660 2015 -0.149 -0.0600 2014 -0.206 -0.0190 2013 -0.355 0.0140 2012 -0.067 0.0060 2011 -0.273 -0.0140 2010 -0.087 -0.0020 2009 0.164 0.0990 2008 0.078 0.0700 2007 -0.338 -0.0080 2006 -0.248 0.0740 2005 -0.311 0.0510 2004 -0.739 0.0505 2003 -0.558 0.0450 2002 -0.327 0.0100 2001 -0.471 0.0470 2000 -0.382 0.0160 Account Ownership at a Financial Institution
Adults with an account (% of population aged 15+) · higher is better
BotswanaWorld median
Botswana rose from 30.26 in 2011 to 61.44 in 2024; the world median went from 37.03 to 72.83.
Every year’s figures
Year Botswana World median 2024 61 73 2021 — 74 2017 51 59 2014 52 52 2011 30 37
03In context
Botswana beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 176 countries on economy & innovation, never a place within the region.
Botswana and the countries it borders
Standing among all 176; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | GDP per Capita (PPP)GDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP) | Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of CreditFirms with a bank loan or line of credit (%) | Economic Complexity IndexECI score (standardised, roughly −3 to +3) | Account Ownership at a Financial InstitutionAdults with an account (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Namibia | 100th | 10,242 | 35.95 | -0.52 | 72.92 |
 South Africa | 101st | 13,592 | 4.781 | 0.378 | 81.13 |
| Botswana | 105th | 17,687 | 23.1 | -0.31 | 61.44 |
 Zimbabwe | 143rd | 5,529 | 23.08 | -1.091 | 49.52 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Africa
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 176.
Placed either side on economy & innovation
The countries immediately above and below Botswana in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Botswana is ahead of the world, and behind
53 more statistics filed under economy & innovation, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median13
Statistics on which Botswana does better than the middle country measured.
External Debt Stocks (% of GNI)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 43.9411.9343.94▲ Improved since 2014
Botswana: 11.93 · world median 43.94 · External debt stocks (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 2.213 to 350.57; lower is better.
Position 105th of 110 · derived, 1st = worst.
Crop Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.23138.33106.23▲ Improved since 2012
Botswana: 138.33 · world median 106.23 · Crop production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 53.79 to 189.93; higher is better.
Position 13th of 195 · derived.
New Business DensityWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 2.18713.332.187▼ Worsened since 2014
Botswana: 13.33 · world median 2.187 · New limited liability companies registered per 1,000 people aged 15–64. World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.02 to 26.76; higher is better.
Debt Service on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 12.934.71812.93▼ Worsened since 2014
Botswana: 4.718 · world median 12.93 · Total debt service (% of exports of goods, services and primary income). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.285 to 96.2; lower is better.
Position 97th of 109 · derived, 1st = worst.
Water-Use EfficiencyFAO · 2023 · world median 16.176.4916.1No real change since 2013
Botswana: 76.49 · world median 16.1 · Value added per cubic metre of freshwater withdrawn (constant US$ per m³). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.38 to 1,378; higher is better.
Interest Payments on External DebtWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 1.4510.6441.451▼ Worsened since 2014
Botswana: 0.644 · world median 1.451 · Interest payments on external debt (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.069 to 17.92; lower is better.
Position 87th of 112 · derived, 1st = worst.
Regulatory QualityWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median -0.0930.354-0.093▼ Worsened since 2015
Botswana: 0.354 · world median -0.093 · Regulatory Quality (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.106 to 2.113; higher is better.
Position 70th of 209 · derived.
Business Ready: Operational EfficiencyWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 65.8267.7365.82No earlier reading
Botswana: 67.73 · world median 65.82 · Operational efficiency score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 40.36 to 87.33; higher is better.
Position 21st of 50 · derived.
Informal Output (DGE Model Estimate)World Bank Group (Prospects Group) · 2020 · world median 27.525.6727.5▲ Improved since 2010
Botswana: 25.67 · world median 27.5 · Informal output, model estimate (% of official GDP). World Bank Group (Prospects Group), 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 7.91 to 60.43; lower is better.
Logistics Performance IndexWorld Bank Group · 2023 · world median 2.93.12.9▲ Improved since 2014
Botswana: 3.1 · world median 2.9 · LPI score (1–5). World Bank Group, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 1.9 to 4.3; higher is better.
Ranked 57th of 139 by World Bank Group.
Historical GDP per Capita (Maddison)GGDC · 2022 · world median 12,89016,35212,890▲ Improved since 2012
Botswana: 16,352 · world median 12,890 · GDP per capita (2011 international $). Maddison Project, Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 596.39 to 149,171; higher is better.
Position 70th of 166 · derived.
Firms Competing Against Informal FirmsWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 41.8140.541.81No earlier reading
Botswana: 40.5 · world median 41.81 · Firms competing against unregistered or informal firms (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 1.926 to 90.5; lower is better.
Position 98th of 181 · derived, 1st = worst.
Adjusted Net SavingsWorld Bank Group · 2021 · world median 8.3898.5038.389▼ Worsened since 2011
Botswana: 8.503 · world median 8.389 · Adjusted net savings, including particulate emission damage (% of GNI). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from -81.62 to 32.18; higher is better.
Position 59th of 118 · derived.
Behind the world median16
Statistics on which Botswana does worse than the middle country measured.
Comprehensive Wealth per CapitaWorld Bank Group · 2020 · world median 46,48645,84946,486No real change since 2010
Botswana: 45,849 · world median 46,486 · National comprehensive wealth per person (real chained 2019 US$). World Bank Group, 2020 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 4,276 to 1,246,092; higher is better.
Position 76th of 150 · derived.
Business Ready: Regulatory FrameworkWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 66.865.9666.8No earlier reading
Botswana: 65.96 · world median 66.8 · Regulatory framework score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 46.21 to 78.34; higher is better.
Position 27th of 50 · derived.
Government AI Readiness IndexOxford Insights · 2025 · world median 40.1937.140.19▲ Improved since 2020
Botswana: 37.1 · world median 40.19 · AI readiness score (0–100). Oxford Insights, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 12.12 to 88.36; higher is better.
Ranked 109th of 195 by Oxford Insights.
Business Ready: Public ServicesWorld Bank Group · 2024 · world median 50.1348.5250.13No earlier reading
Botswana: 48.52 · world median 50.13 · Public services score (0–100). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 18.35 to 73.31; higher is better.
Position 29th of 50 · derived.
Total Factor Productivity LevelGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.6270.5890.627▲ Improved since 2013
Botswana: 0.589 · world median 0.627 · TFP level at current PPPs (USA = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.052 to 1.192; higher is better.
Productive Capacities IndexUNCTAD · 2022 · world median 46.6744.9146.67No real change since 2012
Botswana: 44.91 · world median 46.67 · Productive Capacities Index (1–100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 17.8 to 71.02; higher is better.
Position 112th of 195 · derived.
Actual Individual Consumption per Capita (PPP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 12,8008,64612,800▲ Improved since 2017
Botswana: 8,646 · world median 12,800 · Actual individual consumption per capita (PPP, current international $). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 688.7 to 52,654; higher is better.
Position 108th of 173 · derived.
Global Innovation IndexWorld Intellectual Property Organization · 2025 · world median 28.5224.6328.52▲ Improved since 2022
Botswana: 24.63 · world median 28.52 · GII score (0–100). World Intellectual Property Organization, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 11.94 to 65.96; higher is better.
Ranked 87th of 139 by World Intellectual Property Organization.
Frontier Technology Readiness IndexUNCTAD · 2023 · world median 0.4850.390.485No real change since 2013
Botswana: 0.39 · world median 0.485 · Frontier Technology Readiness Index (0–1). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 1; higher is better.
Position 107th of 170 · derived.
Average Monthly Earnings of EmployeesILO · 2024 · world median 1,6361,2321,636▼ Worsened since 2019
Botswana: 1,232 · world median 1,636 · Average monthly earnings of employees (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 193.28 to 9,307; higher is better.
Position 49th of 75 · derived.
Researchers per Million InhabitantsUIS · 2024 · world median 701.95179.77701.95No earlier reading
Botswana: 179.77 · world median 701.95 · Researchers per million inhabitants (full-time equivalent). UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 1.446 to 18,130; higher is better.
Position 102nd of 145 · derived.
Management Practices IndexWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 52.394752.39No earlier reading
Botswana: 47 · world median 52.39 · Management practices index, medium and large firms (0–100). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 28.07 to 69.29; higher is better.
Position 122nd of 169 · derived.
World Energy Trilemma IndexWorld Energy Council · 2023 · world median 63.851.163.8No earlier reading
Botswana: 51.1 · world median 63.8 · Trilemma score (0–100). World Energy Council, 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 27.7 to 83.2; higher is better.
Ranked 79th of 99 by World Energy Council.
Food Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 106.0896.87106.08▼ Worsened since 2012
Botswana: 96.87 · world median 106.08 · Food production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 71.08 to 177.49; higher is better.
Position 161st of 195 · derived.
Livestock Production IndexFAO · 2022 · world median 107.0690.32107.06▼ Worsened since 2012
Botswana: 90.32 · world median 107.06 · Livestock production index (2014–2016 = 100). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 35.52 to 190.08; higher is better.
Position 173rd of 194 · derived.
GDP GrowthWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.396-0.7343.396No real change since 2015
Botswana: -0.734 · world median 3.396 · GDP growth (annual %). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -5.847 to 19.34; higher is better.
Position 179th of 186 · derived.
Level with the median, or no median to compare1
Firms with an International Quality CertificationWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 10.410.410.4No earlier reading
Botswana: 10.4 · world median 10.4 · Firms with an internationally recognised quality certification (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 45.77; higher is better.
No better end23
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
General Government ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 16.2131.4816.21No real change since 2015
Botswana: 31.48 · world median 16.21 · General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5.445 to 38.94.
Position 5th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Export Concentration IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 0.3060.8010.306No real change since 2015
Botswana: 0.801 · world median 0.306 · Export concentration index (0–1, normalised Herfindahl–Hirschman). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.059 to 0.933.
Commodity Export DependenceUNCTAD · 2024 · world median 67.1793.9567.17No real change since 2014
Botswana: 93.95 · world median 67.17 · Commodity exports (% of merchandise exports, three-year average). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.605 to 99.77.
Gross Savings (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2024 · world median 22.063222.06Moved since 2014
Botswana: 32 · world median 22.06 · Gross savings (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -21.13 to 47.82.
Position 28th of 146 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 22.9329.1622.93Moved since 2015
Botswana: 29.16 · world median 22.93 · Gross capital formation (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -3.679 to 45.27.
Position 27th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Industry Value Added including Construction (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 24.6527.8824.65Moved since 2015
Botswana: 27.88 · world median 24.65 · Industry, including construction, value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.228 to 75.09.
Position 55th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Inflation, GDP DeflatorWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 3.3063.6283.306Moved since 2015
Botswana: 3.628 · world median 3.306 · Annual change in the GDP implicit deflator (%). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -7.93 to 227.09.
Tariff Rate, Applied, Weighted Mean, All ProductsWorld Bank Group · 2022 · world median 3.663.233.66Moved since 2012
Botswana: 3.23 · world median 3.66 · Applied tariff rate, trade-weighted mean (%). World Bank Group, 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 29.52.
Statutory Corporate Income Tax RateOECD · 2026 · world median 242224Moved since 2016
Botswana: 22 · world median 24 · Combined statutory corporate income tax rate, central and sub-central government (%). OECD, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 36.13.
Imports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 41.7237.5141.72Moved since 2015
Botswana: 37.51 · world median 41.72 · Imports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.279 to 196.89.
Position 78th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2021 · world median 1.7081.0391.708No real change since 2011
Botswana: 1.039 · world median 1.708 · Natural resources rents (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2021 edition, data for 2021.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 61.03.
Position 112th of 180 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Exports of Goods and Services (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 36.3432.0336.34Moved since 2015
Botswana: 32.03 · world median 36.34 · Exports of goods and services (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.103 to 199.76.
Position 79th of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Scholarly ArticlesOurResearch · 2025 · world median 2,2401,1852,240No real change since 2022
Botswana: 1,185 · world median 2,240 · Articles with at least one author at an institution in the country (full counting). OpenAlex (OurResearch), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 1,094,890.
Trade (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 79.6869.5479.68Moved since 2015
Botswana: 69.54 · world median 79.68 · Exports plus imports (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 2.382 to 396.65.
Position 81st of 138 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Price Level of Household ConsumptionGGDC · 2023 · world median 0.5230.4230.523Moved since 2013
Botswana: 0.423 · world median 0.523 · Price level of household consumption (US output price level in 2021 = 1). Groningen Growth and Development Centre (GGDC), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.177 to 65.54.
Services ExportsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 9.6025.39.602Moved since 2015
Botswana: 5.3 · world median 9.602 · Services exports (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.085 to 166.21.
Statutory Minimum WageILO · 2024 · world median 657.95354.44657.95Moved since 2014
Botswana: 354.44 · world median 657.95 · Statutory minimum wage per month (2021 PPP $). International Labour Organization (ILO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4.038 to 3,804.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 6.5721.7816.572Moved since 2015
Botswana: 1.781 · world median 6.572 · Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.025 to 47.59.
Position 129th of 158 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Complexity Outlook IndexGrowth Lab at Harvard University · 2024 · world median -0.225-1.084-0.225Moved since 2014
Botswana: -1.084 · world median -0.225 · Complexity Outlook Index (standardised; roughly −2.5 to +3). Growth Lab at Harvard University, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from -1.682 to 2.878.
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)World Bank Group · 2025 · world median 11.265.69111.26Moved since 2015
Botswana: 5.691 · world median 11.26 · Manufacturing value added (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.481 to 43.97.
Position 110th of 132 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Household ConsumptionWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 62.0445.7762.04Moved since 2015
Botswana: 45.77 · world median 62.04 · Household and NPISH final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 25.21 to 133.34.
Position 119th of 131 · derived, counted from the highest value.
Terms of Trade IndexUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 103.2373.4103.23Moved since 2015
Botswana: 73.4 · world median 103.23 · Terms of trade index (2015 = 100). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 38.2 to 1,448.
Foreign Direct Investment InflowsUNCTAD · 2025 · world median 1.968-3.2931.968Moved since 2015
Botswana: -3.293 · world median 1.968 · FDI inflows (% of GDP). UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -32.97 to 2,221.
No current reading for Botswana
Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports (last 2023), Creative Services Exports (last 2023), Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports (last 2023), Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index (last 2015), Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID) (last 2015), GNI per Capita (PPP) (last 2024), ICT Goods Exports (last 2023), ICT Services Exports (last 2023), Income Share Held by Lowest 20% (last 2015), Income Share Held by Richest 10% (last 2015), Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio (last 2015), Research and Development Spending (last 2013) and Tax Revenue (% of GDP) (last 2023). Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Economy & Innovation among Botswana’s 15 topics
Economy & Innovation is Botswana’s 8th best-placed topic of 15. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Peace & Security52nd of 1774/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainability55th of 1863/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties61st of 1984/4 keys
- Governance & Institutions65th of 1944/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience98th of 1934/4 keys
- Education & Knowledgejoint 102nd of 1983/4 keys
- Digital & Technologyjoint 109th of 1983/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation105th of 1764/4 keys
- Gender & Equality121st of 1834/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture134th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capital143rd of 1963/3 keys
- Health & Wellbeing157th of 2003/4 keys
- Work & Labour162nd of 1824/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality147th of 1593/3 keys
- Energy158th of 1653/3 keys
No standing on Mobility & Trade: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on economy & innovation
The three countries placed highest of 176, and the leaders Botswana can most readily be measured against.
1
AustriaWestern Europe
1st of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: chensiyuan · CC BY-SA 4.0, greyscale
2
JapanEastern Asia
2nd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: JurriaanH · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
3
GermanyWestern Europe
3rd of 176 · 4 of 4 keys
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Africa
Mauritius36th4/4 keysHighest in Southern Africa
Namibia100th4/4 keysThis page
Botswana105th4/4 keys
Positions out of 176 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Analysis
Charts and analysis about Botswana and economy & innovation
On economy & innovation
China Leads Global High-Technology Exports
The world’s ten largest high-technology exporters as a treemap, with the rest of the world beside them. Each country’s figure is its own most recent year, between 2022 and 2024.
On economy & innovation
India vs Pakistan 2025: Comparison of Hunger Index, Happiness, HDI, Rule of Law, Literacy & GDP
India and Pakistan on six published measures: hunger, happiness, human development, rule of law, literacy and GDP per capita, each from its own publisher and year.
On economy & innovation
Countries in Asia with the highest average salaries 2024
Thirteen Asian countries by gross average monthly wage, each carrying its WORLD rank rather than an Asian one — so the numbers skip, from 11th place to 45th.
08Questions
Botswana on economy & innovation: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Botswana rank on economy & innovation?
Botswana is placed 105th of 176 countries on Economy & Innovation in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (GDP per Capita (PPP), Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit, Economic Complexity Index and Account Ownership at a Financial Institution). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest GDP per Capita (PPP) figure for Botswana?
17,687 in 2025 (gDP per capita (constant 2021 international $, PPP)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 17,265.
What is the latest Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit figure for Botswana?
23.1 in 2025 (firms with a bank loan or line of credit (%)), according to World Bank Group. The world median in the same edition was 35.95.
How does Botswana compare with South Africa on economy & innovation?
South Africa is placed 101st of 176, and Botswana 105th. GDP per Capita (PPP): South Africa 13,592, Botswana 17,687; Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit: South Africa 4.781, Botswana 23.1; Economic Complexity Index: South Africa 0.378, Botswana -0.31; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution: South Africa 81.13, Botswana 61.44.
How have Botswana’s economy & innovation figures changed?
GDP per Capita (PPP) rose from 13,186 in 2000 to 17,687 in 2025; Economic Complexity Index rose from -0.382 in 2000 to -0.31 in 2024; Account Ownership at a Financial Institution rose from 30.26 in 2011 to 61.44 in 2024.
Which economy & innovation statistics are missing for Botswana?
No current reading is published for Botswana on Container Port Traffic, Creative Goods Exports, Creative Services Exports, Digitally-Deliverable Services Exports, Foreign Value Added Share of Gross Exports, Gini Index, Gini Index of Disposable Income (SWIID), GNI per Capita (PPP), ICT Goods Exports, ICT Services Exports, Income Share Held by Lowest 20%, Income Share Held by Richest 10%, Liner Shipping Connectivity Index, Merchant Fleet by Country of Ownership, Palma Ratio, Research and Development Spending and Tax Revenue (% of GDP). They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
09Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
The total size of an economy is deliberately left out: a very large economy spread over a very large population is not doing more for each person. Growth rates, trade shares and the structure of output (how much is farming, industry or services) are published here as context, because they describe an economy's shape rather than how well it serves people. Jobs and wages have their own topic, Work & Labour.
How the Economy & Innovation standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The economy & innovation method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- GDP per Capita (PPP) — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Firms with a Bank Loan or Line of Credit — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
- Economic Complexity Index — Growth Lab at Harvard University, CC0 1.0
- Account Ownership at a Financial Institution — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 53 statistics on this page come from 14 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Botswana’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Botswana (banner) — Joachim Huber derivative work: Jjtkk, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Austria — chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Japan — JurriaanH, CC BY-SA 3.0
- Germany — dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Botswana: Economy & Innovation — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/botswana/economy