Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana
Botswana: Growth rate of real gdp per employed person was -2.18 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana is -2.18, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 53.1% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana peaked at 14.93 in 2010 and was at its lowest, -17.53, in 2009.
That places Botswana 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | -2.79 | — |
| 2001 | -0.05 | -98.2% |
| 2002 | 6.27 | -12640.0% |
| 2003 | 4.86 | -22.5% |
| 2004 | -2.91 | -159.9% |
| 2005 | -0.85 | -70.8% |
| 2006 | 2.68 | -415.3% |
| 2007 | 0.63 | -76.5% |
| 2008 | -1.57 | -349.2% |
| 2009 | -17.53 | +1016.6% |
| 2010 | 14.93 | -185.2% |
| 2011 | 3.69 | -75.3% |
| 2012 | -2.74 | -174.3% |
| 2013 | 9.34 | -440.9% |
| 2014 | 4.11 | -56.0% |
| 2015 | -6.21 | -251.1% |
| 2016 | 5.51 | -188.7% |
| 2017 | 2.2 | -60.1% |
| 2018 | 1.68 | -23.6% |
| 2019 | 0.97 | -42.3% |
| 2020 | -6.29 | -748.5% |
| 2021 | 8.02 | -227.5% |
| 2022 | 3.25 | -59.5% |
| 2023 | -4.4 | -235.4% |
| 2024 | -4.65 | +5.7% |
| 2025 | -2.18 | -53.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -2.18 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.43. (53 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -2.18 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.19. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +12640.0% | -0.05 | 6.27 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -1.13 | -17.53 | 6.27 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 | -6.21 | 14.93 | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.04 | -6.29 | 8.02 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More work & labour data for Botswana
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes, annual -0.146 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male, annual growth -0.1401 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female, annual growth -0.1516 % change on previous year (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9387 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population, annual growth rate 1.07 % change on previous year (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Urban population 2,871 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Rural population 550.66 1000 No (2050)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Female 1,969 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Male 1,868 1000 No (2100)
- Population - Est. & Proj. — Total Population - Both sexes 3,837 1000 No (2100)
Frequently asked questions
- What is growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana?
- Growth rate of real gdp per employed person in Botswana was -2.18 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 14.93 in 2010.
- What is the lowest growth rate of real gdp per employed person recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -17.53 in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for growth rate of real gdp per employed person?
- Botswana ranks 176th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is growth rate of real gdp per employed person rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Growth rate of real gdp per employed person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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