Botswana - Current account balance (% of GDP)
Current account balance (% of GDP) in Botswana was -10.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 31.98 in 1987, while its lowest value was -28.28 in 1981.
Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.
Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1975 | -10.01 |
| 1976 | -5.47 |
| 1977 | -5.97 |
| 1978 | -19.57 |
| 1979 | -7.39 |
| 1980 | -14.24 |
| 1981 | -28.28 |
| 1982 | -14.25 |
| 1983 | -6.73 |
| 1984 | -4.74 |
| 1985 | 7.35 |
| 1986 | 7.80 |
| 1987 | 31.98 |
| 1988 | 7.33 |
| 1989 | 15.95 |
| 1990 | -0.51 |
| 1991 | 7.68 |
| 1992 | 4.77 |
| 1993 | 10.26 |
| 1994 | 5.20 |
| 1995 | 6.33 |
| 1996 | 10.21 |
| 1997 | 14.37 |
| 1998 | 3.54 |
| 1999 | 10.64 |
| 2000 | 9.42 |
| 2001 | 10.84 |
| 2002 | 4.84 |
| 2003 | 9.54 |
| 2004 | 3.54 |
| 2005 | 16.11 |
| 2006 | 19.24 |
| 2007 | 15.12 |
| 2008 | 1.37 |
| 2009 | -6.31 |
| 2010 | -5.82 |
| 2011 | -0.86 |
| 2012 | -5.71 |
| 2013 | 4.34 |
| 2014 | 10.94 |
| 2015 | 2.22 |
| 2016 | 7.97 |
| 2017 | 5.59 |
| 2018 | 0.40 |
| 2019 | -7.06 |
| 2020 | -10.75 |
Periodicity: Annual
General Comments: Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: Balance of payments
