International statistics Basic indicators: Botswana

Data from selected international sources
Indicator Unit Year Value
Land area km22022566,730
GDP, current prices bn US$202419.4
GDP per capita, current prices US$20247,117
GDP (annual change), constant prices %2024-3.0
Inflation (annual change of CPI) %20242.8
Gross value added: Agriculture % of GDP20231.6
Gross value added: Industry % of GDP202334.3
Gross value added: Services % of GDP202359.4
Population 1,00020232,480.2
Population, female % of total202350.1
Population density inhab. per km220224
Population aged under 15 years % of total population202332.3
Population aged 65 years and older % of total population20234.0
Fertility rate, total births per woman20232.73
Life expectancy at birth - men years202366.7
Life expectancy at birth - women years202371.7
Density of physicians per 10,000 inhabitants20224
Hospital beds per 10,000 inhabitants202122
Infant mortality rate per 1,000 life births202338
Pupil-teacher ratio (primary) number202223
Pupil-teacher ratio (secondary) number201712
Student enrollment, tertiary per 100,000 inhabitants20232,064
Public expenditure on education % of GDP20208.1
Labour force participation rate %202468.6
Labour force 1,00020241,173
Self-employed persons %202331.1
Unemployment rate %202423.1
Youth unemployment rate %202443.9
Long-term unemployment rate % of unemployed persons202362.8
GNI per capita, Atlas method US$20238,340
Household con­sumption exp. on food % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture202028.83
Household con­sumption exp. on housing % of total con­sumption ex­pen­diture20209.61
Agricultural land % of land area202245.6
Arable land and permanent crops % of land area20220.5
Forest area % of land area202226.5
Import of goods, total bn US$20236.4
Export of goods, total bn US$20235.5
Import of goods from Germany mn US$202373.0
Export of goods to Germany mn US$20231.9
Exports of goods and services % of GDP202332.3
Road traffic deaths per 100,000 inhab.201926
Pump price for gasoline (petrol) US$ per litre20160.71
Rail route length km2021886
Primary energy use kg oe per capita20221,165
CO2 emissions metric t per capita20232.93
Resident patent applications per mn inhab.20234
Research and development expenditure % of GDP20130.6
Researchers per million inhabitants2013180
Telephone lines per 100 inhab.20233.6
Mobile cellular subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023179.0
Internet users per 100 inhab.202381.4
Fixed broadband internet subscribers per 100 inhab.20233.4
Active mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhab.2023111.9

As at 22 May 2025

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