Botswana Balance of Payments: Current Account

BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -0.602 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.142 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 3.543 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.981 % in 1987 and a record low of -28.280 % in 1981. BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
-0.602 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data was reported at 5.757 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.328 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 2.346 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.496 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 141.986 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods exports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold and net exports of goods under merchanting) involved in a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Merchanting is reclassified from services to goods.

Last Frequency Range
5,756.948 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 6.398 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.914 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 2.837 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.481 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 172.818 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from residents to nonresidents of general merchandise, net exports of goods under merchanting, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
6,397.954 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 6.604 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.053 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 3.105 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.731 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 219.876 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods exports, service exports and primary income receipts. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
6,604.393 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data was reported at 641.006 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 586.176 USD mn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data is updated yearly, averaging 324.745 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 984.518 USD mn in 2014 and a record low of 30.831 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Services refer to economic output of intangible commodities that may be produced, transferred, and consumed at the same time. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards. Manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others (goods for processing in BPM5) and maintenance and repair services n.i.e. are reclassified from goods to services.

Last Frequency Range
641.006 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 32.197 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 33.006 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 27.058 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.228 % in 2020 and a record low of 6.140 % in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
32.197 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 1.039 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.401 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 3.120 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.974 % in 2018 and a record low of 0.128 % in 2009. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
1.039 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 5.393 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.050 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 15.975 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.132 % in 1975 and a record low of 2.036 % in 2009. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
5.393 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports

1975 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 62.915 % in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of 55.126 % for 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 58.004 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2022, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.114 % in 2008 and a record low of 15.971 % in 1976. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
62.915 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data was reported at 6.213 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.772 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 1.773 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.101 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 180.205 USD mn in 1976. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Goods imports refer to all movable goods (including nonmonetary gold) involved in a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
6,212.598 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 7.228 USD bn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.826 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 2.321 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.250 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 257.198 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods and services comprise all transactions between residents of a country and the rest of the world involving a change of ownership from nonresidents to residents of general merchandise, nonmonetary gold, and services. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
7,227.591 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income

1975 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 9.425 USD bn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 9.599 USD bn for 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 3.029 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2022, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.091 USD bn in 2013 and a record low of 250.302 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods, services and primary income is the sum of goods imports, service imports and primary income payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Gap-filled total;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
9,424.686 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 59.789 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.591 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 31.947 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.153 % in 2020 and a record low of 4.270 % in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
59.789 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 2.632 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.349 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 4.361 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.430 % in 1994 and a record low of 0.459 % in 2014. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
2.632 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 29.816 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 34.239 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 40.479 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.766 % in 1991 and a record low of 9.035 % in 2010. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
29.816 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 7.763 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.821 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 23.008 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.432 % in 2001 and a record low of 6.552 % in 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
7.763 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports

BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data was reported at -455.650 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 555.995 USD mn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data is updated yearly, averaging 233.842 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.742 USD bn in 2006 and a record low of -2.032 USD bn in 2012. BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods is the difference between exports and imports of goods. Trade in services is not included. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
-455.650 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods

BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services

1975 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at 200.623 USD mn in 2022. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.325 USD bn for 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 113.504 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2022, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.933 USD bn in 2006 and a record low of -2.851 USD bn in 2020. BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net trade in goods and services is derived by offsetting imports of goods and services against exports of goods and services. Exports and imports of goods and services comprise all transactions involving a change of ownership of goods and services between residents of one country and the rest of the world. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
200.623 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services

BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid

1975 - 2022 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 209.808 USD mn in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 242.674 USD mn for 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 98.068 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2022, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 242.674 USD mn in 2021 and a record low of 1.132 USD mn in 1987. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
209.808 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid

BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 60.155 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 68.481 USD mn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 49.986 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 117.745 USD mn in 2005 and a record low of 15.209 USD mn in 2009. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
60.155 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 0.310 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.337 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.878 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.507 % in 1976 and a record low of 0.130 % in 2012. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.;World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).

Last Frequency Range
0.310 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data was reported at -764.908 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of -1.333 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging -238.015 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 293.635 USD mn in 1993 and a record low of -1.584 USD bn in 2018. BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net primary income refers to receipts and payments of employee compensation paid to nonresident workers and investment income (receipts and payments on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
-764.908 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Net

BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data was reported at 206.439 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 139.436 USD mn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 249.339 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 622.681 USD mn in 1998 and a record low of 47.058 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Primary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Primary income receipts refer to employee compensation paid to resident workers working abroad and investment income (receipts on direct investment, portfolio investment, other investments, and receipts on reserve assets). Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Sum;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
206.439 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at 1.478 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.013 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 217.081 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.788 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of -38.814 USD mn in 1995. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
1,477.819 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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Botswana BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net

BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 274.140 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 264.440 USD mn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 61.451 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 274.140 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 5.060 USD mn in 1976. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Sum;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
274.140 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts

1975 - 2023 | Yearly | USD mn | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 1.806 USD bn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.337 USD bn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 426.068 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.939 USD bn in 2012 and a record low of 30.561 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Sum;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
1,806.118 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023

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BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP

1975 - 2022 | Yearly | % | World Bank

BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 7.531 % in 2022. This records a decrease from the previous number of 8.938 % for 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 14.646 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2022, with 48 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.663 % in 1976 and a record low of 7.531 % in 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Trade in services is the sum of service exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.

Last Frequency Range
7.531 2022 yearly 1975 - 2022

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BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
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