Current account balance in Botswana
Botswana: Current account balance was 0.3% in 2010. β Volatile
Current account balance in Botswana, 2005β2010
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files. Measured in % of GNP.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.3% for current account balance in 2010.
The figure is up 106.9% on the previous year and down 98.1% over ten years.
That places Botswana 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2010, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | -4.5% | 18.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More trade data for Botswana
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 127.32 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 103.12 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 100.26 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 106.33 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.23 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 69.29 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.6294 (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 49.26 units per person (2023)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0063 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 13.70 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is current account balance in Botswana?
- Current account balance in Botswana was 0.3% in 2010, according to International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.
- What is the highest current account balance recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2006.
- What is the lowest current account balance recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.5% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for current account balance?
- Botswana ranks 9th out of 41 countries with data for 2010.
- Is current account balance rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 98.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, published as part of Current account balance (% of GNP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods, services, net income, and net current transfers. Data are in current U.S. dollars. Data are divided by GNP at market prices in U.S. dollars to facilitate comparison across economies.