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Botswana

Sub-Saharan Africa · Upper middle income · Capital: Gaborone

Population

2.6m

2025 · #143 of 217

Source: World Bank

GDP (US$)

Not published

Source: World Bank

GDP per person (US$)

$7,778

2025 · #115 of 209

Source: World Bank

Economic growth

-0.7%

2025 · #197 of 209

Source: World Bank

Inflation

2.7%

2025 · #99 of 180

Source: World Bank

Government debt (% of GDP)

19.7%

2023 · #45 of 48

Source: World Bank

Tax revenue (% of GDP)

22.4%

2023 · #32 of 129

Source: World Bank

Population growth

1.6%

2025 · #66 of 217

Source: World Bank

Life expectancy (years)

69.3

2024 · #158 of 217

Source: World Bank

Fertility rate

2.7

2024 · #65 of 217

Source: World Bank

Urban population (%)

68.0%

2025 · #98 of 217

Source: World Bank

Unemployment

24.5%

2025 · #4 of 186

Source: World Bank

Youth unemployment (15–24)

46.0%

2025 · #5 of 186

Source: World Bank

Labour force participation

68.8%

2025 · #32 of 186

Source: World Bank

Homicide rate

11.4

2021 · #26 of 136

Source: World Bank

Infant mortality

32.1

2024 · #43 of 196

Source: World Bank

Health spending (% of GDP)

6.3%

2023 · #99 of 193

Source: World Bank

Education spending (% of GDP)

8.1%

2020 · not ranked (older figure)

Source: World Bank

CO₂ per person (tonnes)

2.7

2024 · #98 of 203

Source: World Bank

Renewable energy (%)

27.4%

2021 · #88 of 212

Source: World Bank