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Botswana · data for latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
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Botswana

Sub-Saharan Africa Capital Gaborone Upper middle income Nation age 60 years (since 1966) i BWA · BW
NationsTree Index 2025 i38.8133rd of 196 Tree height 2025 i4.1 msee ranking Military strength i29percentile
Population i2.6 m143rd of 217 Area i581,730 km²49th of 216 GDP i$19.93 bn134th of 210 GDP (PPP) i$53.03 bn intl.132nd of 199 GDP per person (PPP) i$20,698 intl.103rd of 199 Life expectancy i69.3 years158th of 217
Index pillars
Foundations · roots i38
Strength · trunk i34
Quality of life · crown i35
Problems (higher = fewer) · dry branches i53
Direction (5-year change) · new shoots i32
CSV

In short

Botswana is 133rd of 196 countries in the NationsTree Index, with a score of 38.8 out of 100; its tree is 4.1 m tall.

It has 2.6 million people and an economy of $53.03 bn at purchasing power parity, 132nd of 199 in the world.

Its strongest positions: Central government debt (5th of 55), Political stability (36th of 207) and General government gross debt (43rd of 189).

Its weakest positions: Unemployment (184th of 187), GDP growth (198th of 210) and High-tech exports (155th of 168).

Over five years it fell from 126th to 133rd in the index.

All data

Data as of 26 October 2026

Latest available value for each indicator, with its year. World rank is among countries with recent data (last 5 years of the series).

Land & people

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Surface area ikm² 581,730 49th/216
Land area ikm² 566,730 47th/216
Population ipeople 2.6 m 143rd/217
Population growth i% 1.61% 66th/217
Population density ipeople/km² 4.4 208th/216
Urban population i% 68.0% 98th/217
Population aged 0–14 i% 32.0% 60th/217
Population aged 65+ i% 4.1% 164th/217

Economy

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GDP iUSD $19.93 bn 134th/210
GDP (PPP) iintl. USD $53.03 bn 132nd/199
Real GDP (PPP, constant 2021 prices) iintl. USD 2021 $45.32 bn 133rd/199
GDP per person iUSD $7,778 116th/210
GDP per person (PPP) iintl. USD $20,698 103rd/199
GNI per person (Atlas) iUSD $7,390 108th/201
GDP growth i% -0.7% 198th/210
Inflation i% 2.7% 82nd/180
Unemployment i% 24.5% 184th/187
Central government debt i% of GDP 19.7% 5th/55
General government gross debt i% of GDP 34.0% 43rd/189
Government budget balance i% of GDP -6.1% 164th/192

Main industries

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Agriculture, forestry, fishing i% of GDP 1.8% 149th/197
Industry incl. construction i% of GDP 27.9% 64th/200
Manufacturing i% of GDP 5.7% 145th/192
Services i% of GDP 64.6% 56th/200

Trade

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Exports of goods & services iUSD $6.38 bn 123rd/182
Imports of goods & services iUSD $7.48 bn 126th/182
Exports i% of GDP 32.0% 104th/183
Imports i% of GDP 37.5% 109th/183
Trade openness i% of GDP 69.5% 113th/183
Fuel exports i% of merchandise exports 0.7% 126th/170
Manufactures exports i% of merchandise exports 86.3% 10th/171
Food exports i% of merchandise exports 1.9% 155th/171
Ores & metals exports i% of merchandise exports 10.7% 37th/171
High-tech exports i% of manufactured exports 0.5% 155th/168
Current account balance i% of GDP 3.1% 51st/191
Foreign direct investment, inflows i% of GDP -3.3% 192nd/196

Natural resources

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Natural resource rents i% of GDP 1.0% 116th/209
Oil rents i% of GDP 0.00% 120th/197
Natural gas rents i% of GDP 0.00% 100th/197
Coal rents i% of GDP 0.50% 13th/195
Mineral rents i% of GDP 0.24% 62nd/209
Forest rents i% of GDP 0.30% 80th/209
Arable land i% of land area 0.5% 195th/206
Renewable freshwater per person im³ 984 129th/183

Tourism

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International tourist arrivals iarrivals 1.8 m 73rd/194
Tourism receipts iUSD $217.0 m 123rd/175
Tourism receipts i% of exports 4.6% 88th/168

Society & health

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Life expectancy iyears 69.3 158th/217
Under-5 mortality iper 1,000 births 33.3 142nd/196
Physicians iper 1,000 people 0.38 130th/174
Hospital beds iper 1,000 people 2.4 80th/145
DPT immunization i% of children 12–23 months 95% 59th/193
Completed lower secondary, 25+ i% of adults 63.7% 95th/153
Secondary enrolment i% gross 70.6% 139th/173
Social protection coverage (incl. pensions) i% of population 55.4%2015
Old-age dependency ratio i% of working-age population 6.4% 168th/217
Health spending i% of GDP 6.3% 99th/193
Adult literacy i% 81.2%2003
Tertiary enrolment i% gross 21.4% 119th/150
Human Development Index iindex 0–1 0.731 111th/193
Income inequality (Gini) iindex 54.92015
Extreme poverty i% of population 21.4%2015

Infrastructure & digital

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Access to electricity i% of population 80.2% 171st/215
Safely managed drinking water i% of population 63.3% 99th/150
Internet users i% of population 57.5% 142nd/186
Mobile subscriptions iper 100 people 164 21st/210
Fixed broadband iper 100 people 7.4 128th/208
Trade & transport infrastructure quality (LPI) iscore 1–5 3.10 51st/164
Rail lines iroute-km 886 67th/82
Air passengers carried ipassengers 172,720 130th/161

Environment & energy

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CO₂ emissions per person it CO₂e 2.74 106th/203
Renewable energy i% of final energy use 27.4% 88th/212
Air pollution (PM2.5) iµg/m³ 13.2 67th/200
Forest area i% of land area 27.8% 115th/214
Energy use per person ikg oil eq. 1,347 82nd/149

Institutions & safety

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Government effectiveness iscore 0–100 61.2 69th/205
Control of corruption iscore 0–100 59.9 58th/207
Rule of law iscore 0–100 63.3 82nd/207
Political stability iscore 0–100 84.5 36th/207
Regulatory quality iscore 0–100 61.6 68th/205
Voice & accountability iscore 0–100 65.0 78th/205
Homicide rate iper 100,000 11.4 120th/145

Military

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Military expenditure iUSD $614.4 m 97th/156
Military expenditure i% of GDP 3.1% 28th/156
Military expenditure i% of government spending 8.9% 36th/154
Armed forces personnel ipeople 9,000 136th/170
Armed forces personnel i% of labour force 0.92% 74th/168
Arms imports (SIPRI TIV) iTIV 11.0 m 105th/163

Science & innovation

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R&D spending i% of GDP 0.56%2013
Patent applications by residents iapplications 10 104th/137
Scientific articles iarticles 384 110th/197

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Sources

Figures on this page come from: World Bank — World Development Indicators, International Monetary Fund — World Economic Outlook (DataMapper), Global Change Data Lab (Our World in Data) — Our World in Data, World Bank — Worldwide Governance Indicators . Nation age: Wikidata P571 (inception) (source). Every value is stored with its year and source series; see Sources & licences and Methodology.

Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Botswana — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/botswana. Data as of 26 October 2026.

All figures come from official statistics published by public institutions (World Bank WDI and WGI, compiling UN agencies, IMF, WHO and national statistical offices). Each value carries its year; ranks are positions among countries with data.
Cite as: NationsTree (2026). Botswana — country profile. https://nationstree.org/countries/botswana. Data as of 26 October 2026.
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