Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

2006 - 2024 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • Botswana Public Consumption accounted for 33.6 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a share of 30.9 % in the previous quarter.
  • Botswana Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2006 to Sep 2024, with an average number of 30.3 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 40.3 % in Mar 2009 and a record low of 24.1 % in Sep 2007.

CEIC calculates Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Consumption Expenditure and quarterly Nominal GDP. Statistics Botswana provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency.


Related information about Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Botswana GDP expanded 5.4 % YoY in Mar 2023.
  • Botswana Nominal GDP reached 5.1 USD bn in Mar 2023.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 7.8 % in Mar 2023.
  • Botswana GDP Per Capita reached 8,322.7 USD in Dec 2022.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 20.1 % in Sep 2024.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 36.4 % in Sep 2024.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 46.3 % in Sep 2024.

View Botswana's Public Consumption: % of GDP from Mar 2006 to Sep 2024 in the chart:

Botswana Public Consumption: % of GDP

What was Botswana's Public Consumption: % of GDP in Sep 2024?

Botswana Public Consumption accounted for 33.6 % of its Nominal GDP in Sep 2024, compared with a share of 30.9 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
33.6 Sep 2024 30.9 Jun 2024 24.1 Sep 2007 40.3 Mar 2009 % quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024

Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 9.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Algeria (%) 16.9 2023 yearly 1950 - 2023
Argentina (%) 14.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Armenia (%) 11.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 1994 - Sep 2024
Australia (%) 20.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2022
Austria (%) 21.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1988 - Sep 2024
Azerbaijan (%) 12.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Bahrain (%) 14.6 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Bangladesh (%) 5.6 2024 yearly 1973 - 2024
Belarus (%) 16.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Belgium (%) 23.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Bolivia (%) 20.4 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 17.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Botswana (%) 33.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2024
Brazil (%) 17.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Brunei (%) 17.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Bulgaria (%) 20.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Cambodia (%) 5.9 2022 yearly 1993 - 2022
Canada (%) 20.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2024
Chile (%) 14.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
China (%) 16.5 2023 yearly 1952 - 2023
Colombia (%) 13.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2024
Croatia (%) 19.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Cyprus (%) 17.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Czech Republic (%) 22.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 22.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1990 - Sep 2024
Ecuador (%) 13.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Egypt (%) 4.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%) 19.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
European Union (%) 20.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Finland (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2022
France (%) 24.2 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Georgia (%) 12.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2024
Germany (%) 21.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2024
Ghana (%) 5.9 2023 yearly 2006 - 2023
Greece (%) 16.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 13.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2022
Hungary (%) 19.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Iceland (%) 25.8 Jun 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2024
India (%) 10.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1996 - Sep 2024
Indonesia (%) 9.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 16.4 Mar 2024 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2024
Ireland (%) 10.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Israel (%) 24.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Italy (%) 16.5 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Ivory Coast (%) 10.3 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Japan (%) 20.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Jordan (%) 18.3 2023 yearly 1963 - 2023
Kazakhstan (%) 8.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Kenya (%) 11.9 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
South Korea (%) 16.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Kosovo (%) 13.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Kuwait (%) 20.7 2022 yearly 1962 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan (%) 17.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Laos (%) 14.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 19.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Lebanon (%) 6.8 2021 yearly 1990 - 2021
Lithuania (%) 15.6 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Luxembourg (%) 19.2 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Macau SAR, China (%) 11.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1998 - Sep 2024
North Macedonia (%) 16.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Malawi (%) 13.9 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 11.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2024
Malta (%) 16.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1992 - Sep 2024
Mauritius (%) 14.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mexico (%) 11.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2024
Moldova (%) 13.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Mongolia (%) 20.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Montenegro (%) 13.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 17.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%) 17.2 2023 yearly 1963 - 2022
Nepal (%) 6.3 2024 yearly 1975 - 2024
Netherlands (%) 24.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) 22.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2024
Nigeria (%) 4.3 2023 yearly 1981 - 2023
Norway (%) 23.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1978 - Sep 2024
Oman (%) 19.1 2023 yearly 1980 - 2023
Pakistan (%) 8.5 2024 yearly 1960 - 2024
Palestinian Territory (%) 21.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2011 - Sep 2024
Panama (%) 13.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 13.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2024
Peru (%) 12.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Philippines (%) 13.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 19.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Portugal (%) 20.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Qatar (%) 13.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 17.0 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Russia (%) 17.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 23.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%) 17.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%) 10.2 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Slovakia (%) 24.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Slovenia (%) 19.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2024
South Africa (%) 19.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2024
Spain (%) 19.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 5.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Sudan (%) 17.4 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Sweden (%) 25.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Switzerland (%) 11.7 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2024
Syria (%) 2.7 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022

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Botswana Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -37.355 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 496.639 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 34.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2007 - Jun 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 3,497.5 2023 yearly 2002 - 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 17.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (BWP bn) 117.247 2030 yearly 1981 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (BWP bn) 89.559 2030 yearly 1999 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (BWP bn) 119.488 2030 yearly 2000 - 2030
Government Budget: Revenue (BWP mn) 10,566.963 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) -502.517 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) -8.630 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure (BWP mn) 7,433.300 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Government Budget: Expenditure: Recurrent (BWP mn) 5,717.440 Jun 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jun 2023
Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) 10,265.170 Jul 2023 monthly Apr 2007 - Jul 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 4.332 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -502.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 168.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -29.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 46.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 3,260.566 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,587.101 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn) 671.4 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) -6.5 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Nov 2024
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 103,115.303 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 19,497.032 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 1.245 Nov 2024 monthly Feb 2019 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 8.449 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 29.778 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 31.044 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Nov 2024
BW: Imports: cif: World (USD mn) 1,873.800 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports: Re-Exports (BWP mn) 0.118 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Exports (BWP mn) 2,289.242 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade Balance (BWP mn) -6,821.205 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Foreign Trade: Imports (BWP mn) 9,110.447 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 241.489 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 617.979 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Exports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 36.643 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Exports: Iron Steels and Related Products (BWP mn) 89.319 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) 32.355 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Exports: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) 780.475 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Exports: Asia: Israel (BWP mn) 57.776 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: EU: Belgium (BWP mn) 117.171 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Exports: Africa: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 591.328 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Imports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) 1,359.786 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Imports: Food, Beverages and Tobacco (BWP mn) 1,475.658 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Imports: Chemicals and Rubber Products (BWP mn) 879.311 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Imports: Metals and Metal Products (BWP mn) 464.575 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Imports: Vehicles and Transport Equipment (BWP mn) 591.749 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) 1,891.237 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2005 - Nov 2024
Imports: Fuel (BWP mn) 1,503.102 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) 5,593.431 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) 1,389.266 Nov 2024 monthly Apr 2006 - Nov 2024
Export Value Index (2015=100) 114.093 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Export Volume Index (2015=100) 117.152 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 115.483 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Volume Index (2015=100) 101.817 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 2.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Current Account Balance (USD mn) -44.3 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2022
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) -11.8 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 247.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 5.1 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 13.364 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.3 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 40.1 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 0.000 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 1,431.8 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.3 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 290.3 2023 yearly 1973 - 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 1.5 2023 yearly 1994 - 2023
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 0.062 2029 yearly 1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 5,613.990 2023 yearly 1996 - 2023
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 3.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 20.9 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 216.808 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 2,381.630 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2000 - Nov 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 8,685.665 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
M2 Growth (%) 7.7 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.5 Feb 2021 monthly Feb 2006 - Feb 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,165.9 Apr 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Apr 2021
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 21.129 Sep 2024 quarterly Jun 1994 - Sep 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 8.2 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 7,970.277 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 3.1 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 6,007.9 Feb 2023 monthly Dec 2004 - Feb 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 27.4 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2005 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn) 4,057.1 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 6,315.948 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Total Loans Growth (%) 5.74 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Nov 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 30.03 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M2 (BWP mn) 118,333.316 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2024
Monetary Aggregates: M1 (BWP mn) 32,447.273 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2004 - Nov 2024
Bank of Botswana: Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD th) 3,941,105.000 Nov 2024 monthly Jan 1992 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Deposits (BWP mn) 108,586.873 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding (BWP mn) 86,048.341 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households (BWP mn) 55,274.284 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Resident Business (BWP mn) 30,447.319 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Outstanding: Households: Property Purchase (BWP mn) 14,847.023 Nov 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Nov 2024
Commercial Banks Loans and Advances: Arrears: Over 90 Days (BWP mn) 2,837.797 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2024

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