Botswana Balance of Payments: Current Account
BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP
BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data was reported at -4.232 % in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.488 % for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 10.639 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31.981 % in 1987 and a record low of -28.280 % in 1981. BW: BOP: Current Account: Balance: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Balance of current transactions (transactions in goods and services, earned income and transfer income) between residents and non-residents. The term current account balance is used in the external accounts and is expressed from the perspective of resident units. The term current external balance is used in the national accounts and is expressed from the perspective of the non-resident units, and therefore with the opposite sign. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -4.232 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data was reported at 5.594 USD bn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.533 USD bn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 2.989 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.481 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 172.818 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Gap-filled total;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,593.927 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 5.832 USD bn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 6.761 USD bn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 3.419 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.731 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 219.876 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Gap-filled total;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5,832.240 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data was reported at 32.197 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 33.006 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 27.058 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 49.228 % in 2020 and a record low of 6.140 % in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 32.197 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data was reported at 1.039 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.401 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 3.120 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.974 % in 2018 and a record low of 0.128 % in 2009. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.039 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data was reported at 5.393 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.050 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 15.975 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 65.132 % in 1975 and a record low of 2.036 % in 2009. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Transport: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.393 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data was reported at 61.372 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 59.542 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data is updated yearly, averaging 58.425 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 79.114 % in 2008 and a record low of 15.971 % in 1976. BW: BOP: Current Account: Exports: Service: Travel: % of Service Exports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 62.915 2022 | yearly | 1975 - 2022 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data was reported at 8.153 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.243 USD bn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 2.392 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 9.250 USD bn in 2021 and a record low of 257.198 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Gap-filled total;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8,152.922 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data was reported at 8.718 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 7.949 USD bn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data is updated yearly, averaging 3.087 USD bn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.298 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of 250.302 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Goods, Services and Primary Income data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Imports of goods includes change in the economic ownership of goods from non-residents to residents of the compiling economy, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Imports of services includes services provided by non-residents to residents. Primary income represents the return that accrues to institutional units for their contribution to the production process or for the provision of financial assets and renting natural resources to other institutional units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Gap-filled total;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8,717.678 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data was reported at 59.789 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 56.591 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 31.947 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 67.153 % in 2020 and a record low of 4.270 % in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Communications, Computer, etc: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Communications, computer, information, and other services cover international telecommunications; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; personal, cultural, and recreational services; manufacturing services on physical inputs owned by others; and maintenance and repair services and government services not included elsewhere.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 59.789 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data was reported at 2.632 % in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.349 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 4.361 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 12.430 % in 1994 and a record low of 0.459 % in 2014. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Insurance and Financial Services: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Insurance and financial services cover various types of insurance provided to nonresidents by resident insurance enterprises and vice versa, and financial intermediary and auxiliary services (except those of insurance enterprises and pension funds) exchanged between residents and nonresidents.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.632 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data was reported at 29.816 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 34.239 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 40.479 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 60.766 % in 1991 and a record low of 9.035 % in 2010. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Transport: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Transport covers all transport services (sea, air, land, internal waterway, pipeline, space and electricity transmission) performed by residents of one economy for those of another and involving the carriage of passengers, the movement of goods (freight), rental of carriers with crew, and related support and auxiliary services. Also included are postal and courier services. Excluded are freight insurance (included in insurance services); goods procured in ports by nonresident carriers (included in goods); maintenance and repairs on transport equipment (included in maintenance and repair services n.i.e.); and repairs of railway facilities, harbors, and airfield facilities (included in construction).;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 29.816 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports
BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data was reported at 7.763 % in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 7.821 % for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data is updated yearly, averaging 23.008 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 56.432 % in 2001 and a record low of 6.552 % in 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Imports: Service: Travel: % of Service Imports data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Travel covers goods and services acquired from an economy by travelers for their own use during visits of less than one year in that economy for either business or personal purposes. Travel includes local transport (i.e., transport within the economy being visited and provided by a resident of that economy), but excludes international transport (which is included in passenger transport. Travel also excludes goods for resale, which are included in general merchandise.;International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.;Weighted average;Note: Data are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6) and are only available from 2005 onwards.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7.763 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services
BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data was reported at -2.559 USD bn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of -709.997 USD mn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data is updated yearly, averaging 597.855 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.933 USD bn in 2006 and a record low of -2.797 USD bn in 2020. BW: BOP: Current Account: Net Trade: Goods and Services data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. The balance of international trade in goods and services is the difference between the exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -2,558.996 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data was reported at 211.482 USD mn in 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of 211.834 USD mn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data is updated yearly, averaging 98.646 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 242.674 USD mn in 2021 and a record low of 1.132 USD mn in 1987. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Paid data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 209.808 2022 | yearly | 1975 - 2022 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data was reported at 70.025 USD mn in 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 62.238 USD mn for 2022. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data is updated yearly, averaging 49.986 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2023, with 49 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 117.745 USD mn in 2005 and a record low of 15.209 USD mn in 2009. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees. Data are in current U.S. dollars.;World Bank staff estimates based on IMF balance of payments data.;Sum;Note: Data starting from 2005 are based on the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual (BPM6).
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 70.025 2023 | yearly | 1975 - 2023 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP
BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data was reported at 0.661 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.361 % for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 0.481 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16.507 % in 1976 and a record low of 0.130 % in 2012. BW: BOP: Current Account: Personal Remittances: Received: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Personal remittances comprise personal transfers and compensation of employees. Personal transfers consist of all current transfers in cash or in kind made or received by resident households to or from nonresident households. Personal transfers thus include all current transfers between resident and nonresident individuals. Compensation of employees refers to the income of border, seasonal, and other short-term workers who are employed in an economy where they are not resident and of residents employed by nonresident entities. Data are the sum of two items defined in the sixth edition of the IMF's Balance of Payments Manual: personal transfers and compensation of employees.;Staff estimates, World Bank (WB); IMF balance of payments data, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Bank GDP estimates, World Bank (WB); OECD GDP estimates, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 0.661 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net
BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data was reported at 2.064 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.477 USD bn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data is updated yearly, averaging 251.795 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.064 USD bn in 2024 and a record low of -38.814 USD mn in 1995. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Net secondary income (from abroad) comprises transfers of income between residents of the reporting country and the rest of the world that carry no provisions for repayment. Net secondary income is equal to the unrequited transfers of income from nonresidents to residents minus the unrequited transfers from residents to nonresidents. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,064.301 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments
BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data was reported at 155.150 USD mn in 2024. This records a decrease from the previous number of 274.140 USD mn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data is updated yearly, averaging 69.717 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 274.140 USD mn in 2023 and a record low of 5.060 USD mn in 1976. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Other Sectors: Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 155.150 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts
BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data was reported at 2.285 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 1.805 USD bn for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data is updated yearly, averaging 474.376 USD mn from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.285 USD bn in 2024 and a record low of 30.561 USD mn in 1975. BW: BOP: Current Account: Secondary Income: Receipts data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Secondary income refers to transfers recorded in the balance of payments whenever an economy provides or receives goods, services, income, or financial items without a quid pro quo. All transfers not considered to be capital are current. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF);Sum;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2,285.080 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |
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BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP
BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data was reported at 11.469 % in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 9.331 % for 2023. BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 15.485 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2024, with 50 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 33.663 % in 1976 and a record low of 8.469 % in 2021. BW: BOP: Current Account: Trade in Services: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Botswana – Table BW.World Bank.WDI: Balance of Payments: Current Account. Total trade in services includes services provided by residents to non-residents plus services provided by non-residents to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.;Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF); World Development Indicators Database, World Bank (WB); National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD);Weighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 11.469 2024 | yearly | 1975 - 2024 |