Itsholelo ya Botswana

Economy of Botswana
Currency	Pula (BWP, P)
Fiscal year	21 April - 32 March
Trade organisations	AU, AfCFTA (signed), SADC, SACU, WTO
Country group	Developing/Emerging; Upper-middle income economy;
Statistics
Population	2,397,240 (2021)
GDP	$16.90 billion (nominal, 2019 est.); $43.907 billion (PPP, 2019 est.);
GDP rank	114th (nominal, 2019); 113th (PPP, 2019);
GDP growth	14.5% (2018) 3.0% (2019e); −5.4% (2020e) 6.8% (2021e);
GDP per capita	$7,859 (nominal, 2019 est.); $18,558 (PPP, 2019 est.);
GDP per capita rank	78th (nominal, 2019); 75th (PPP, 2018);
GDP by sector	agriculture: 1.8%; industry: 27.5%; services: 70.6%; (2017 est.);
Inflation (CPI)	2.1% (2020 est.)
Population below poverty line	16.3% (Tempolete:As of); 60.4% on less than $5.50/day (2015);
Gini coefficient	53.3 high (2015)
Human Development Index	0.728 high (2018) (94th); Tempolete:Steady N/A IHDI (2018);
Labour force	1,107,235 (2019); 55.7% employment rate (2013);
Unemployment	17.7% (Tempolete:As of)
Main industries	diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, coal, iron ore, silver; beef processing; textiles
Ease-of-doing-business rank	87th (easy, 2020)
External
Exports	$5.934 billion (2017 est.)
Export goods	diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, beef, textiles
Main export partners	Belgium 20.3%; Tempolete:Country data India 12.6%; Tempolete:Country data United Arab Emirates 12.4%; South Africa 11.9%; Tempolete:Country data Singapore 8.7%; Tempolete:Country data Israel 7%; Tempolete:Country data Hong Kong 4.1%; Namibia 4.1%; (2017);
Imports	$5.005 billion (2017 est.)
Import goods	foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal products
Main import partners	South Africa 66.1%; Tempolete:Country data Canada 8.3%; Tempolete:Country data Israel 5.3%; (2017);
FDI stock	$5.319 billion (31 December 2017 est.); Abroad: $1.973 billion (31 December 2017 est.);
Current account	$2.146 billion (2017 est.)
Gross external debt	$2.187 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
Public finances
Public debt	21.7% of GDP (2017 est.)
Budget balance	−1% (of GDP) (2017 est.)
Revenues	5.305 billion (2017 est.)
Expenses	5.478 billion (2017 est.)
Economic aid	$73 million (Tempolete:As of)
Credit rating	Standard & Poor's:; A (Domestic); A- (Foreign); A+ (T&C Assessment);
Foreign reserves	$7.491 billion (31 December 2017 est.)
	Main data source: CIA World Fact Book ; All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.

Go simolola ka letsatsi la Botswana e tsaya Boipuso, lefatshe le le ne la nna le itsholelo e e kwa godimo e e neng ele di pesente di le boroba bobedi (9%) mo ma fatshe fatsheng ngwaga le ngwaga go simolola ka ngwaga wa 1966 go ya ngwageng wa 1999. Mo ngwageng di le 30, go nnile le kgolo mo private sector employment e e kanag ka di pesente dile lesome (10%) ngwaga le ngwaga. Itsholelo ya lefatshe la Botswana e ntse kwa godimo go fitlhela ngwaga wa 2010 fa e simolola go kwadisiwa e le lantlha mo ditsong.