Tier 1 · Markets
The Market Now
| Series | Per US$1 | As of | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official | not yet covered | ||
| Marketparallel | 15.55 | 27 Sep 2026, 00:40 UTC | OKX P2P |
| Premium | not yet covered | ||
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Tier 2 · Policy & Prices
Policy & Prices
Policy rate
| Instrument | Rate | Effective | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bank of Botswana Monetary Policy Rate | 5.50% | 18 May 2026 | Bank of Botswana |
As of 21 Sep 2026, 09:30 UTC
Inflation
As of 18 Sep 2026, 02:39 UTC
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Yield curve
91-day
10.04%
27 Feb 2026
182-day
10.736%
27 Feb 2026
Steep — 182-day above 91-day.
as of 27 Feb 2026
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Tier 3 · Structure
Structure & trajectory
Annual indicators, latest available year on each card · Sources: World Bank / UN / IMF WEO Oct 2025 / V-Dem / EIA
13 of 25 indicators improving mixed
Rule: for each metric with at least two observations, direction is the sign of (latest − earliest). Child mortality, $3/day poverty, national poverty, debt service, debt-to-GDP, and the Gini index are inverted (a decline is improvement). Overall: improving if ≥60% of those metrics improved, mixed if 40–60%, worsening if <40%.
Population
2.6M · 2025
↑ 390,078 since 2014
GDP per capita (PPP)
$20,698 · 2025
↑ $5,695 since 2014
GDP per capita growth
-2.3% · 2025
↓ 6.5 pts since 2014
Life expectancy
69.3 years · 2024
↑ 7.1 years since 2014
Child mortality
33.3 per 1,000 · 2024
↓ 15.7 since 2014
Internet users
57.5% · 2024
↑ 20.7 pts since 2014
Manufacturing share of GDP
5.7% · 2025
↓ 2.2 pts since 2014
Electricity access
80.2% · 2024
↑ 20.2 pts since 2014
Poverty ($3/day)
21.4% · 2015
National poverty line
16.1% · 2015
Adult literacy
not available
Debt service / exports
4.7% · 2024
↑ 4 pts since 2014
Exports of goods and services
$5.6B · 2024
↓ $3.9B since 2014
GDP growth
-0.7% · 2025
↓ 6.4 pts since 2014
GDP
$19.9B · 2025
↑ $4.5B since 2014
Unemployment
24.5% · 2025
↑ 6 pts since 2014
ILO modeled estimate — national definitions differ
FDI inflows
$467.3M · 2024
↓ $47.9M since 2014
Remittances
$128.3M · 2024
↑ $82.2M since 2014
External debt
$2.3B · 2024
↓ $172.4M since 2014
Agriculture share of GDP
1.8% · 2025
↓ 0 pts since 2014
Services share of GDP
64.6% · 2025
↑ 11.6 pts since 2014
Investment rate
28.2% · 2025
↑ 2.8 pts since 2014
Terms of trade
76.70 · 2024
↓ 12.20 since 2014
FX reserves
$3.5B · 2024
↓ $4.9B since 2014
includes gold
Lending rate
6.3% · 2024
↓ 2.7 pts since 2014
Deposit rate
2.4% · 2024
↓ 0.2 pts since 2014
Gini index
54.90 · 2015
Health expenditure
6.3% · 2023
↑ 0.4 pts since 2014
Physicians
0.4 per 1,000 · 2023
↑ 0 since 2016
Tertiary enrollment
21.4% · 2024
↓ 3.4 pts since 2014
Tourist arrivals
1.8M · 2018
↑ 170,000 since 2015
Account ownership
61.4% · 2024
↑ 9.5 pts since 2014
Findex · every 3–4 years
Exports per capita derived
$2,219 · 2024
↓ $2,146 since 2014
Median age
22.9 years · 2023
↑ 1.2 years since 2014
Government revenue / GDP
25% · 2026
↓ 15.4 pts since 2014
Debt to GDP
47% · 2026
↑ 23.1 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Gross debt (national currency)
BWP 136.9B · 2026
↑ BWP 103.8B since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Current account / GDP
-1.9% · 2026
↓ 13 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Budget balance / GDP
-10.7% · 2026
↓ 14.6 pts since 2014
Source: IMF WEO · latest 1–2 years are IMF estimates
Electoral democracy
0.67 · 2025
↓ 0.05 since 2014
Trade profile
Exports
$5.6B · 2024
↓ $3.9B since 2014
Imports
$8.2B · 2024
↓ $852.9M since 2014
Balance derived
−$2.6B · 2024
↓ $3B since 2014
Top exports · 2023
Products
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