2006a | 2007a | 2008a | 2009b | 2010b | 2011c | 2012c | |
GDP | |||||||
Nominal GDP (US$ m) | 11,255 | 12,336 | 13,361 | 12,224 | 14,788 | 16,564 | 17,186 |
Nominal GDP (P m) | 65,692 | 75,728 | 91,213 | 87,466 | 100,467 | 115,559 | 130,145 |
Real GDP growth (%) | 5.1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | -5.4 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 6.0 |
Expenditure on GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Private consumption | 4.0 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 5.9 | 11.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 |
Government consumption | -2.6 | 6.0 | 9.6 | 7.9 | 3.0 | -1.5 | -1.0 |
Gross fixed investment | -2.8 | 18.8 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 13.0 | 7.6 | 8.0 |
Exports of goods & services | 2.9 | 10.0 | -5.5 | -33.6 | 25.0 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
Imports of goods & services | -0.2 | 26.3 | 17.8 | -7.9 | 12.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
Origin of GDP (% real change) | |||||||
Agriculture | -0.9 | 8.9 | 0.5 | 26.1 | 15.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 |
Industry | 7.0 | 1.0 | -2.3 | -19.9 | 18.9 | 8.2 | 6.6 |
Services | 4.2 | 7.3 | 9.6 | 5.2 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 6.0 |
Population and income | |||||||
Population (m) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
GDP per head (US$ at PPP) | 12,576 | 13,377 | 13,845 | 13,011 | 13,871 | 14,799 | 15,842 |
Fiscal indicators (% of GDP)d | |||||||
Central government revenue | 40.2 | 35.9 | 34.8 | 32.7 | 28.7 | 27.5 | 25.5 |
Central government expenditure | 28.9 | 31.1 | 40.2 | 43.0 | 38.4 | 33.8 | 27.4 |
Central government balance | 11.2 | 4.8 | -5.4 | -10.3 | -9.7 | -6.3 | -1.9 |
Public debt | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 18.6 | 21.6 | 21.9 | 21.0 |
Prices and financial indicators | |||||||
Exchange rate P:US$ (av) | 5.84 | 6.14 | 6.83 | 7.16a | 6.79a | 6.98 | 7.57 |
Exchange rate P:US$ (end-period) | 6.03 | 6.01 | 7.52 | 6.67a | 6.44a | 7.33 | 7.78 |
Consumer prices (end-period; %) | 8.5 | 8.1 | 13.7 | 5.8a | 7.4a | 7.7 | 6.0 |
Stock of money M1 (% change) | 29.0 | 21.0 | 24.5 | -8.5a | 15.0 | 22.0 | 25.0 |
Stock of money M2 (% change) | 67.4e | 31.5 | 21.5 | -1.3a | 17.4 | 23.6 | 26.6 |
Lending interest rate (av; %) | 16.5 | 16.2 | 16.5 | 13.8a | 10.8 | 11.3 | 11.8 |
Current account (US$ m) | |||||||
Trade balance | 1,903 | 1,607 | 328 | -754 | -136 | 70 | 362 |
Goods: exports fob | 4,522 | 5,052 | 4,754 | 3,337 | 4,690 | 5,286 | 5,682 |
Goods: imports fob | -2,619 | -3,445 | -4,426 | -4,091 | -4,826 | -5,216 | -5,319 |
Services balance | -64 | -178 | -204 | -198 | -422 | -446 | -399 |
Income balance | -773 | -738 | -697 | -452 | -387 | -418 | -415 |
Current transfers balance | 871 | 1,105 | 1,040 | 878 | 604 | 795 | 992 |
Current-account balance | 1,938 | 1,796 | 468 | -526 | -341 | 1 | 540 |
External debt (US$ m) | |||||||
Debt stock | 382 | 413 | 438 | 1,680 | 2,504 | 2,604 | 2,570 |
Debt service paid | 57 | 47 | 66 | 85 | 160 | 204 | 229 |
Principal repayments | 45 | 37 | 57 | 67 | 84 | 92 | 88 |
Interest | 12 | 10 | 8 | 17 | 75 | 113 | 141 |
International reserves (US$ m) | |||||||
Total international reserves | 7,992 | 9,790 | 9,119 | 8,704a | 8,356 | 8,524 | 8,737 |
a Actual. b Economist Intelligence Unit estimates. c Economist Intelligence Unit forecasts. d Fiscal years April-March. e In 2006 the Bank of Botswana changed its definition of M2 to include foreign currency accounts. | |||||||
Source: IMF, International Financial Statistics World Bank; Bank of Botswana, Financial Statistics; Central Statistics Office. |
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