Botswana - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Botswana was -14.98 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 26.69 in 1987, while its lowest value was -39.89 in 1968.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -13.37 |
| 1961 | -15.31 |
| 1962 | -16.91 |
| 1963 | -18.35 |
| 1964 | -19.77 |
| 1965 | -18.90 |
| 1966 | -21.68 |
| 1967 | -26.16 |
| 1968 | -39.89 |
| 1969 | -29.79 |
| 1970 | -36.26 |
| 1971 | -28.41 |
| 1972 | -23.17 |
| 1973 | -23.13 |
| 1974 | -23.85 |
| 1975 | -20.20 |
| 1976 | -15.94 |
| 1977 | -18.41 |
| 1978 | -16.46 |
| 1979 | -11.13 |
| 1980 | -13.38 |
| 1981 | -21.83 |
| 1982 | -14.71 |
| 1983 | -0.48 |
| 1984 | 2.85 |
| 1985 | 15.06 |
| 1986 | 19.20 |
| 1987 | 26.69 |
| 1988 | 26.59 |
| 1989 | 13.09 |
| 1990 | 5.26 |
| 1991 | 6.50 |
| 1992 | 6.61 |
| 1993 | 7.98 |
| 1994 | 7.46 |
| 1995 | 7.08 |
| 1996 | 16.70 |
| 1997 | 13.16 |
| 1998 | -3.26 |
| 1999 | 11.47 |
| 2000 | 11.74 |
| 2001 | 9.79 |
| 2002 | 12.48 |
| 2003 | 11.82 |
| 2004 | 8.23 |
| 2005 | 17.34 |
| 2006 | 18.17 |
| 2007 | 13.93 |
| 2008 | -5.37 |
| 2009 | -17.08 |
| 2010 | -7.63 |
| 2011 | -3.64 |
| 2012 | -12.15 |
| 2013 | 0.49 |
| 2014 | 3.03 |
| 2015 | -6.70 |
| 2016 | 8.76 |
| 2017 | 3.92 |
| 2018 | 1.01 |
| 2019 | -8.99 |
| 2020 | -14.98 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
