Economic Indicators for Botswana


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Current account balance-0.60-1.1431.98-28.28Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index191.98182.72191.983.04
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )5.0711.6716.431.89Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate6.746.1324.215.25%
Interest rates4.52-7.4019.78-12.11Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt19.6216.1921.895.94% of GDP
Budget ( government finance )98.05103.34104.3185.20
Human Capital Index0.410.410.420.37Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered14,552.0013,710.0026,613.006,627.00Number
Time required to start a business48.0048.00125.0040.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse102.00102.00199.00102.00Days
Armed forces Personnel9,000.009,000.0011,000.004,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services32.2843.5475.1331.29Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services36.5842.0771.5334.83Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1920200USD Billions
GDP Growth2.735.4919.45-14.14Percentage (%)
Hospital beds2.222.262.501.58Per 1,000 people
Physicians0.350.350.390.12Per 1,000 people
Labor force1,083,957.001,065,125.001,083,957.00439,812.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education15.8118.4818.484.37Percentage (%)
Fertility rate2.752.796.592.75Total
Population3331Thousands