Botswana Visitor Arrivals
1995 - 2018 | Yearly | Person | CEIC Data
Key information about Botswana Visitor Arrivals
- Botswana Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,830,000 person in Dec 2018, compared with 1,775,000 person in the previous year
- Botswana Visitor Arrivals data is updated yearly, available from Dec 1995 to Dec 2018
- The data reached an all-time high of 2,344,000 person in Dec 2008 and a record low of 636,000 person in Dec 1995
View Botswana's Visitor Arrivals from 1995 to 2018 in the chart:
What was Botswana's Visitor Arrivals in 2018?
Botswana Visitor Arrivals recorded 1,830,000 person in Dec 2018, compared with 1,775,000 person in the previous year See the table below for more data.
| Last | Previous | Min | Max | Unit | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1,830,000 2018 | 1,775,000 2017 | 636,000 1995 | 2,344,000 2008 | Person | yearly | 1995 - 2018 |
Visitor Arrivals by Country Comparison
| country/region | Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania (Person) | 1,945,637 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Algeria (Person) | 493,533 2016 | yearly | 2003 - 2016 |
| Argentina (Person) | 714,271 Dec 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Dec 2024 |
| Armenia (Person) | 2,316,666 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Australia (Person) | 679,280 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1976 - Nov 2024 |
| Austria (Person) | 2,929,016 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1974 - Dec 2024 |
| Azerbaijan (Person) | 796,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bahrain (Person) | 1,909,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bangladesh (Person) | 135,186 2021 | yearly | 1981 - 2021 |
| Belarus (Person) | 3,598,000 2020 | yearly | 2000 - 2020 |
| Belgium (Person) | 9,279,571 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Bolivia (Person) | 323,300 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) | 66,147 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Botswana (Person) | 1,830,000 2018 | yearly | 1995 - 2018 |
| Brazil (Person) | 745,871 2021 | yearly | 1989 - 2021 |
| Brunei (Person) | 1,071,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Bulgaria (Person) | 711,889 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Cambodia (Person) | 472,952 May 2019 | monthly | Jan 1998 - May 2019 |
| Canada (Person) | 1,118,293 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1972 - Nov 2024 |
| Chile (Person) | 163,447 Mar 2020 | monthly | Jul 2016 - Mar 2020 |
| China (Person) | 4,096,200 Feb 2016 | monthly | Jan 2000 - Feb 2016 |
| Colombia (Person) | 770,069 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2007 - Dec 2024 |
| Croatia (Person) | 241,218 Nov 2024 | monthly | Nov 1999 - Nov 2024 |
| Cyprus (Person) | 179,941 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Nov 2024 |
| Czech Republic (Person) | 37,202,000 2019 | yearly | 2003 - 2019 |
| Denmark (Person) | 15,595,000 2020 | yearly | 2003 - 2020 |
| Ecuador (Person) | 1,423,432 2023 | yearly | 1997 - 2023 |
| Egypt (Person) | 12,199,600 2022 | yearly | 1982 - 2022 |
| Estonia (Person) | 1,669,825 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| European Union (Person) | 407,120,145 2023 | yearly | 2008 - 2023 |
| Finland (Person) | 378,021 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| France (Person) | 117,109,000 2020 | yearly | 2004 - 2020 |
| Georgia (Person) | 1,513,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Germany (Person) | 2,516,081 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1992 - Nov 2024 |
| Greece (Person) | 1,280,995 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Nov 2024 |
| Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) | 2,076,393 Dec 2024 | monthly | Mar 2006 - Dec 2024 |
| Hungary (Person) | 4,504,000 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2004 - Sep 2024 |
| Iceland (Person) | 488,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| India (Person) | 820,294 Oct 2024 | monthly | Mar 1987 - Oct 2024 |
| Indonesia (Person) | 1,244,372 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1979 - Dec 2024 |
| Iran (Person) | 1,550,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Ireland (Person) | 10,951,000 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Israel (Person) | 78,800 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Jan 2025 |
| Italy (Person) | 61,309,634 2023 | yearly | 1990 - 2023 |
| Ivory Coast (Person) | 668,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Japan (Person) | 3,489,800 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1962 - Dec 2024 |
| Jordan (Person) | 3,750,683 2023 | yearly | 2002 - 2023 |
| Kazakhstan (Person) | 2,035,000 2020 | yearly | 1996 - 2020 |
| Kenya (Person) | 1,985,100 2023 | yearly | 1991 - 2023 |
| South Korea (Person) | 1,268,262 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1975 - Dec 2024 |
| Kosovo (Person) | 78,532 Mar 2023 | quarterly | Mar 2016 - Mar 2023 |
| Kuwait (Person) | 7,410 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2022 |
| Kyrgyzstan (Person) | 7,063,000 2022 | yearly | 1998 - 2022 |
| Laos (Person) | 3,417,629 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Latvia (Person) | 605,695 Sep 2024 | quarterly | Mar 2002 - Sep 2024 |
| Lebanon (Person) | 3,457,297 2023 | yearly | 1996 - 2023 |
| Lithuania (Person) | 2,284,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Luxembourg (Person) | 525,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Macau SAR, China (Person) | 1,327,655 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| North Macedonia (Person) | 45,656 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Nov 2024 |
| Malawi (Person) | 871,000 2018 | yearly | 1995 - 2018 |
| Malaysia (Person) | 1,856,312 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1989 - Nov 2024 |
| Malta (Person) | 262,896 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2001 - Nov 2024 |
| Mauritius (Person) | 154,208 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1998 - Dec 2024 |
| Mexico (Person) | 3,943,297 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1980 - Nov 2024 |
| Moldova (Person) | 43,597 2023 | yearly | 1992 - 2023 |
| Mongolia (Person) | 727,386 2024 | yearly | 1995 - 2024 |
| Montenegro (Person) | 31,185 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2010 - Dec 2024 |
| Morocco (Person) | 541,643 Feb 2023 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Feb 2023 |
| Myanmar (Person) | 1,284,731 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Nepal (Person) | 79,991 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1991 - Jan 2025 |
| Netherlands (Person) | 2,012,000 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2012 - Oct 2024 |
| New Zealand (Person) | 310,233 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 1978 - Nov 2024 |
| Nigeria (Person) | 5,265,000 2016 | yearly | 1995 - 2016 |
| Norway (Person) | 1,397,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Oman (Person) | 869,000 2020 | yearly | 2001 - 2020 |
| Panama (Person) | 155,828 Oct 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - Oct 2024 |
| Paraguay (Person) | 95,450 Dec 2022 | monthly | Jan 1999 - Dec 2022 |
| Peru (Person) | 280,542 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2002 - Dec 2024 |
| Philippines (Person) | 578,224 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1988 - Jan 2025 |
| Poland (Person) | 18,986,700 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Portugal (Person) | 4,208,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Qatar (Person) | 5,074,150 2024 | yearly | 2009 - 2024 |
| Romania (Person) | 916,132 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Dec 2024 |
| Russia (Person) | 8,210,405 2023 | yearly | 1995 - 2023 |
| Saudi Arabia (Person) | 2,073,000 Sep 2015 | monthly | Jan 2004 - Sep 2015 |
| Serbia (Person) | 184,134 Dec 2024 | monthly | Feb 2005 - Dec 2024 |
| Singapore (Person) | 959,694 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 2008 - Dec 2024 |
| Slovakia (Person) | 2,084,239 2023 | yearly | 1998 - 2023 |
| Slovenia (Person) | 234,568 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1997 - Dec 2024 |
| South Africa (Person) | 11,729,224 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
| Spain (Person) | 5,265,945 Dec 2024 | monthly | Jan 1995 - Dec 2024 |
| Sri Lanka (Person) | 252,761 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1979 - Jan 2025 |
| Sudan (Person) | 824,169 2021 | yearly | 1990 - 2021 |
| Sweden (Person) | 1,957,000 2020 | yearly | 1995 - 2020 |
| Switzerland (Person) | 586,011 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1996 - Nov 2024 |
| Syria (Person) | 2,424,000 2019 | yearly | 1995 - 2019 |
| Taiwan (Person) | 747,800 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 1983 - Nov 2024 |
| Tajikistan (Person) | 1,035,000 2018 | yearly | 1996 - 2018 |
| Thailand (Person) | 3,709,102 Jan 2025 | monthly | Jan 1981 - Jan 2025 |
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| 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: Expenditure: Net Lending (BWP mn) | -8.630 Jun 2023 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Jun 2023 |
| Government Budget: Revenue: Tax (BWP mn) | 10,265.170 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: Expenditure (BWP mn) | 7,433.300 Jul 2023 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Jul 2023 |
| Government Budget: Surplus/Deficit (BWP mn) | -502.517 Jun 2023 | monthly | Apr 2007 - Jun 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: Copper and Nickel (BWP mn) | 780.475 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Meat and Meat Products (BWP mn) | 32.355 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 617.979 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Exports: Machinery and Electric Equipment (BWP mn) | 241.489 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: 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: Fuel (BWP mn) | 1,503.102 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2003 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Diamonds (BWP mn) | 1,891.237 Nov 2024 | monthly | Jan 2005 - 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: Africa: SADC: SACU: Namibia (BWP mn) | 1,389.266 Nov 2024 | monthly | Apr 2006 - Nov 2024 |
| Imports: Africa: SADC: SACU: South Africa (BWP mn) | 5,593.431 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: Property Purchase (BWP mn) | 14,847.023 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 (BWP mn) | 55,274.284 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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