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Current account to GDP in Botswana

Latest: 2.9%
Previous: -4.5%
Change: +7.43 (+165.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Current account to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for Current account to GDP in Botswana
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	—
Dec 31, 1967	—
Dec 31, 1968	—
Dec 31, 1969	—
Dec 31, 1970	—
Dec 31, 1971	—
Dec 31, 1972	—
Dec 31, 1973	—
Dec 31, 1974	—
Dec 31, 1975	-10.0%
Dec 31, 1976	-5.5%
Dec 31, 1977	-6.0%
Dec 31, 1978	-19.6%
Dec 31, 1979	-7.4%
Dec 31, 1980	-14.2%
Dec 31, 1981	-28.3%
Dec 31, 1982	-14.2%
Dec 31, 1983	-6.7%
Dec 31, 1984	-4.7%
Dec 31, 1985	7.4%
Dec 31, 1986	7.8%
Dec 31, 1987	32.0%
Dec 31, 1988	7.3%
Dec 31, 1989	16.0%
Dec 31, 1990	-0.5%
Dec 31, 1991	7.7%
Dec 31, 1992	4.8%
Dec 31, 1993	10.3%
Dec 31, 1994	5.2%
Dec 31, 1995	6.3%
Dec 31, 1996	10.2%
Dec 31, 1997	14.4%
Dec 31, 1998	3.5%
Dec 31, 1999	10.6%
Dec 31, 2000	9.4%
Dec 31, 2001	10.8%
Dec 31, 2002	4.8%
Dec 31, 2003	9.5%
Dec 31, 2004	3.5%
Dec 31, 2005	16.1%
Dec 31, 2006	19.7%
Dec 31, 2007	15.7%
Dec 31, 2008	1.4%
Dec 31, 2009	-6.4%
Dec 31, 2010	-5.9%
Dec 31, 2011	-0.9%
Dec 31, 2012	-5.9%
Dec 31, 2013	4.5%
Dec 31, 2014	11.1%
Dec 31, 2015	2.2%
Dec 31, 2016	8.0%
Dec 31, 2017	5.6%
Dec 31, 2018	0.4%
Dec 31, 2019	-6.9%
Dec 31, 2020	-9.8%
Dec 31, 2021	-1.8%
Dec 31, 2022	-0.6%
Dec 31, 2023	1.5%
Dec 31, 2024	-4.5%
Dec 31, 2025	2.9%

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