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Botswana

Official language: Setswana, English
Currency: Botswana Pula
Capital City: Gaborone
Area: 582000km²
Subregional membership(s): Southern Africa, Southern African Development Community (SADC), Land-locked Countries, Sub-Saharan Africa, Non-Oil Producing, Mineral-rich countries

2303.7K

₂₀₁₉

Mid-year population

17.4B

₂₀₁₇

GDP at current prices, USD

Under five mortality rate

105.4

₂₀₁₄

Primary enrolment ratio

Population and migration

United Nations Population Division, United Nations Population Fund

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Average annual population growth rate - Total (%)	9.10	8.12	8.33	9.73	11.76	13.65	14.91	15.33	14.84	13.93
Average annual population growth rate - Urban (%)	9.03	9.03	9.03	9.03	9.66	9.66	9.66
Life expectancy at birth - Female (years)	450.5	462.1	472.8	482.2	490.1	496.2	500.9	504.4	506.7	508.2
Life expectancy at birth - Male (years)	415.9	426.4	436.0	444.3	451.2	456.5	460.5	463.4	465.4	466.7
Life expectancy at birth - Total (years)	433.4	444.6	454.9	463.9	471.4	477.3	481.7	485.0	487.1	488.5
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 0-4 (%)					57.05		52.43
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 10-14 (%)					39.55		38.15
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 15-19 (%)					38.22		39.34
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 20-24 (%)					53.27		52.71
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 25-29 (%)					61.46		64.68
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 30-34 (%)					74.83		71.61
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 35-39 (%)					83.30		76.58
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 40-44 (%)					72.38		71.54
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 45-49 (%)					59.15		60.06
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 5-9 (%)					44.80		44.45
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 50-54 (%)					41.93		45.08
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 55-59 (%)					28.28		31.29
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 60-64 (%)					18.48		20.93
Migrants as a percentage of the international migrant stock - 65+ (%)					27.30		31.08
Population - Female (%)	346.64	346.22
Population - Female (thousands)	7,224	7,336	7,447	7,566	7,697	7,841	7,998	8,162	8,327
Population - Male (thousands)	6,884	6,941	6,991	7,055	7,149	7,278	7,437	7,616	7,799
Population - Total (thousands)	14,108	14,277	14,438	14,620	14,845	15,119	15,436	15,778	16,126
Population - Urban (%)	447.30	453.60	459.20	464.80	470.40	475.30	480.90	485.80	491.40
Population - Urban (%)	447.30	453.60	459.20	464.80	470.40	475.30	480.90
Population - Urban (thousands)	9,170	9,471	9,772	10,073	10,388	10,703	11,018
Total fertility rate (per woman)	21.1	21.1	21.0	20.9	20.8	20.6	20.4	20.1	19.9	19.6

Health

United Nations Statistics Division, World Health Organization

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adolescent birth rate per 1,000 adolescent women aged 15-19 - Female (per 1,000 population)	273.0
Maternal mortality ratio (per 100,000 live births)	1,113	1,071	973.0	938.0	903.0
Percentage of children under-five and underweight (%)
Percentage of mothers provided at least one antenatal care - Total (%)	658.00	658.00	658.00	658.00
Prevalence of undernourishment (%)	200.90	189.00	180.60	173.60	168.70
Prevalence of underweight children under-five years of age - Total (%)
Proportion of 1 year-old children immunised against measles (%)	658.00	658.00	658.00
Proportion of population below minimum level of dietary energy consumption (%)	200.90	189.00	180.60	173.60	168.70
Proportion of population using improved drinking water source - Total (%)	672.00	672.00	672.00	672.00	672.00
Proportion of the population using improved sanitation facilities - Total (%)	434.00	434.00	441.00	441.00	441.00
Under-five mortality rate (Per 1,000 live births)	362.6	346.5	326.2	313.6	305.2

Education

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), United Nations Statistics Division, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Adult literacy rate - Female (%)			614.18	620.90	622.51
Adult literacy rate - Male (%)			608.37	607.18	616.07
Adult literacy rate - Total (%)			611.24	613.90	619.22
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of lower secondary (ratio)	8.2				8.6
Gender parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)	8.1
Gender parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)	9.0
Gender parity index for participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (ratio)		7.4	7.1
Gender parity index of teachers in pre-primary education who are trained (ratio)		7.0	6.9
Gender parity index of teachers in primary education who are trained (ratio)		7.0	7.0
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Female (%)		763.00	764.96	724.64
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Male (%)		784.21	790.86	750.26
Gross enrolment ratio in primary - Total (%)		773.64	777.98	737.52
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Female (%)		595.77	603.68
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Male (%)		563.15	571.41
Gross enrolment ratio in secondary - Total (%)		579.32	587.44
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Female (%)		144.34	194.53	199.85	228.27	198.10	190.26
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Male (%)		108.85	155.75	160.30	167.09	138.18	132.16
Gross enrolment ratio in teritiary - Total (%)	125.37	152.67		179.97	197.54	168.00	161.07
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Female (%)		510.23	710.36
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Male (%)		392.21	681.03
Gross graduation Ratio from Primary education - Total (%)		460.74	711.55	487.55
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Female (%)				695.80
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Male (%)				671.58
Literacy rates of 15-24 years old - Total (%)			683.13	683.90	684.95
Low to high socio-economic parity status index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)
Low to high socio-economic parity status index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)
Mean years of schooling - Total (years)	62.3	62.3	62.3	62.3
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Female (%)		649.74	655.06	625.03
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Male (%)		642.53	649.46	621.67
Net enrolment rate in primary education - Total (%)		646.10	652.26	623.35
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Female (%)			466.41
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Male (%)			413.63
Net enrolment rate in secondary education - Total (%)
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) (%)		201.95	193.13
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Female (%)		207.69	195.37
Participation rate in organized learning (one year before the official primary entry age) - Male (%)		196.28	190.96
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics (%)	424.55
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Female (%)	453.46
Proportion of children at the end of primary achieving at least a minimum proficiency level in mathematics - Male (%)	393.82
Pupil-teacher ratio, primary education - Total (rate)		163.9	158.3
Pupil-teacher ratio, secondary education - Total (rate)		83.7	78.1
Pupil-teacher ratio, tertiary education - Total (rate)		152.4				140.8
Ratio of girls to boys in primary education (ratio)
Ratio of girls to boys in secondary education (ratio)
Ratio of girls to boys in tertiary education (ratio)	9.2
Ratio of school attendance rate of orphans to school attendance rate of non orphans (%)
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of lower secondary (ratio)	5.7
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in mathematics by the end of primary (ratio)	5.3
Rural to urban parity index for achievement in reading by the end of primary (ratio)	4.8
School life Expectancy in Primary - Female (years)		53.5	53.7	51.2
School life Expectancy in Primary - Male (years)		55.0	55.6	53.2
School life Expectancy in Primary - Total (years)		54.3	54.7	52.2
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Female (years)		29.8	30.2
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Male (years)		28.1	28.6
School life Expectancy in Secondary - Total (years)		29.0	29.4
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Female (years)		7.2	9.7	10.0	11.4	11.0	9.6
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Male (years)		5.5	7.8	8.0	8.3	7.8	6.9
School life Expectancy in Tertiary - Total (years)	6.0	7.6	8.8	9.0	9.9	9.5	8.2
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Female (%)		667.73
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Male (%)		648.83
Survival Rate to the last grade in Primary - Total (%)		658.07

National accounts

United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - National Currency (billions)	734.9	769.1	876.1	1,021	1,022	1,194	1,261
Expenditure on GDP at current purchaser's values - US dollars (billions)	107.5	100.9	104.3	113.8	100.9	109.5	121.8

Prices

Economic Commission for Africa, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Consumer price index, All item, 2010=100	759.22	816.41	864.50	902.51	930.16	956.34	987.98	1,020	1,049
Inflation rate (percentage change of CPI over same period of previous year)	59.22	52.78	41.16	30.80	21.42	19.67	23.17	22.68	22.40
inflation rate: end of period price indices percentage change over previous year	64.19	52.01	28.84	26.11	21.70	21.07	22.26	24.99	15.40
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period	59.22	52.78	41.16	30.80	21.42	19.67	23.17	22.68	20.02
Inflation, average, percentage change over previous period
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (%)	64.26	52.01	28.49	26.25	21.70	21.00	30.80
Inflation, end of period consumer prices (index)	1,731	1,860	1,936	2,008	2,071	2,133	2,227

Energy

African Union Commission, United Nations Statistics Division, U.S. Energy Information Administration

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Coal - Consumption, Tonnes (thousands)			2.6	2.5	0.7	0.6	0.6
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)		22,386	23,170	24,143	24,871	25,802	26,817
Electricity - Consumption (Giga watt hours)	21,826	22,386	23,171
Electricity - total biofuels and waste production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	21	21	21	21
Electricity - total fossil fules production (Giga watt hours)	4,857	15,747	13,342	16,534	20,762	18,802	19,040
Electricity - total hydro production (Giga watt hours)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Electricity - total Solar wind tide wave production (Giga watt hours)	33.11	52.71	61.32	77	78.61	80.78
Oil - Consumption (metric tons)		5,845	5,992	6,419	7,063	7,371	7,700
Total electricity installed capacity - kilowatt hours (thousands)	924.7	931.0	938.0	5,138	5,138	5,145
Total electricity production (Giga watt hours)	4,890	15,800	13,403	16,632	20,867	21,119	21,392

Tourism

World Bank, World Tourism Organization, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
International tourism expenditures - current USD (millions)	2,215	2,324	1,835	1,939	1,921	1,869
International tourism receipts (% of total exports)	78.96	87.08	67.83	69.37	94.92	96.81
International tourism receipts - current USD (millions)	3,852	4,246	3,977	4,349	4,419	4,060	4,932
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)		11,298	10,808
International tourism, number of arrivals - Total (thousands)					11,620	11,984	0.0
Rooms in hotels and similar establishments (thousands)	49.9		58.5	56.7	61.9	76.6	82.8	88.8
Total contribution to employment, tourism (%)	50.96	60.62	57.26	58.31	56.28		53.20
Total contribution to GDP, tourism (%)	70.98	82.74	80.85	81.20	81.34		80.50

Transport

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Paved Road (% of total) (%)	259.70	259.70	261.80
Total length of railways (kilometre)	6,216	6,216	6,216		6,202	6,202

Information society

United Nations Statistics Division, International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (%)	6.72	7.77	7.49	11.41	12.53
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (%)				4.97	4.27
Fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (%)				0.56	0.91
Fixed telephone lines (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	51.94	55.09	59.08	56.70	52.99	46.06	44.80	44.24	42.84
Internet users per 100 inhabitants (%)	63.00	112.00	210.00	257.18	261.17	275.52	289.87
Mobile telephone subscribers (number)	20,301,841	21,572,082	22,727,509	23,873,549	24,327,289	23,022,902	22,684,123	23,668,596
Mobile telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) (%)	1,007	1,058	1,102	1,143	1,147	1,066	1,029	1,050	1,217
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (256KL2M) (thousands)				101.7	88.1
Number of fixed Internet broadband Subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (2L10MB) (thousands)				11.4	18.4
Number of fixed Internet broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants (thousands)	133.9	155.7	151.1	233.0	257.9
Proportion of individuals using the Internet (%)	56.00	80.50	105.00	129.50	192.50
Proportion of population covered by at least a 2G mobile network (%)	672.00	672.00		686.00	686.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 3G mobile network (%)	280.00	315.00		546.00	644.00
Proportion of population covered by at least a 4G mobile network (%)				0.00	280.00
Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient - US dollars (billions)	6.8	6.1	7.8	16.0	18.3

International trade

International Road Federation, World Bank

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020

Banking, insurance, financial statistics

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Statistics Division

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Deposit rate (%) (%)	36.05	25.27	21.77	17.71	17.50
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	47.88	53.34	58.80	62.86	70.91
Exchange rate, period average (national currency per USD)	47.88	53.34	58.80	62.86	70.91	76.30	72.45	71.40	75.32
Interest rate - Lending (%)	77.00	77.00	71.33	63.00	55.65

Government finance fiscal and public sector statistics

World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Debt service ratio - Per export (ratio)	7.3	5.5	15.0	4.7	23.2	13.9	17.3
Net ODA (% of GNI) (%)
Net ODA - Per capita (US dollars)	404.39	244.79	353.08	320.74	207.69	281.75	311.71
Net ODA - US dollars (millions)	829.5	511.5	751.6	695.6	458.8	634.0	714.4
Total external debt - as % of GDP (%)	142.52	134.05	121.80	121.45	120.33	109.27	98.42	90.44	89.46

Balance of payments

International Monetary Fund (IMF), United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Economic Commission for Africa

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Capital Account net - US dollars (billions)
Compensation of employees - US dollars (millions)	119.0	123.9	217.7	294.4	189.4	142.4	210.1
Current account balance - as % of GDP (%)	21.63	1.96	62.09	107.45	54.32	81.55	75.67
Current account balance - US dollars (millions)	1,851	-3,106.0	7,959	15,020	5,689	15,016	15,041
Errors and omissions - US dollars (millions)	-1,021.4	-3,733.4	584.9	-10,596.3	1,962
Financial Account net - US dollars (millions)	2,306	-4,904.5	10,274	6,747	9,783
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	9,598	3,410	2,789	3,606	4,756	903.9	2,804
Inward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	28,794	33,742	36,018	36,417	35,128	40,844
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Flow, US dollars (millions)	68.0	-55.8	-592.4	-779.6	-1,296.3	-2,187.0	-2,327.7
Outward flows of Foreign Direct investment - Stock, US dollars (millions)	5,965	5,828	5,754	5,982	6,139	10,325
Portfolio Investment (Net) - US dollars (millions)	1,493	1,226	8,702	553.1	6,145
Primary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-786.4	339.1	-2,626.9	-2,419.1	-1,604.8	-4,219.9	-4,060.8
Secondary income (Net) - US dollars (millions)	8,510	13,986	12,101	12,136	11,707	8,221	11,736
Services Balance - US dollars (millions)	-980.9	-2,095.0	-918.3	-23.5	140.5	572.4	856.6
Trade balance - as % of GDP (%)				19.60
Trade balance - US dollars (millions)	-4,892.0	-15,335.7	-597.1	5,327	-4,553.0	10,443	6,509
Workers remittances (Net) - US dollars (millions)	-460.9	-533.3	-366.0	-264.4	-313.1

Environment

United Nations Statistics Division, Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Indicator	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020
Carbon Dioxide Emission - metric tons (thousands)	33,986
CO2 emissions, total, per capita and per $1 GDP (PPP) (Kilograms)	1.19
Consumption of ozone-depleting CFCs in ODP (metric tons)	76.30	75.60	75.60
Energy use (Kg oil equivalent) per $1,000 (PPP) GDP (per 1,000 population)	553.0
Forest Area as % of Land Area (%)					133.70
Land area covered by forest (%)

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