Botswana - Current account balance

Current account balance (BoP, current US$)

The latest value for Current account balance (BoP, current US$) in Botswana was ($1,619,664,000) as of 2020. Over the past 45 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $1,950,580,000 in 2006 and ($1,619,664,000) in 2020.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1975 ($35,564,200)
1976 ($20,355,010)
1977 ($26,960,910)
1978 ($115,557,800)
1979 ($60,613,000)
1980 ($151,050,200)
1981 ($303,679,200)
1982 ($144,610,700)
1983 ($78,947,910)
1984 ($58,765,840)
1985 $81,941,940
1986 $108,666,500
1987 $628,491,500
1988 $193,920,200
1989 $491,888,900
1990 ($19,296,240)
1991 $302,934,900
1992 $197,703,500
1993 $426,936,800
1994 $221,630,800
1995 $299,653,000
1996 $494,954,800
1997 $721,431,900
1998 $169,705,200
1999 $583,453,200
2000 $545,147,800
2001 $595,211,300
2002 $263,353,900
2003 $716,788,900
2004 $316,806,200
2005 $1,597,511,000
2006 $1,950,580,000
2007 $1,654,313,000
2008 $149,529,700
2009 ($648,182,400)
2010 ($744,133,500)
2011 ($131,913,600)
2012 ($820,817,500)
2013 $646,614,100
2014 $1,713,317,000
2015 $301,219,200
2016 $1,202,538,000
2017 $899,603,300
2018 $66,926,400
2019 ($1,171,334,000)
2020 ($1,619,664,000)

Current account balance (% of GDP)

Current account balance (% of GDP) in Botswana was -10.75 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 45 years was 31.98 in 1987, while its lowest value was -28.28 in 1981.

Definition: Current account balance is the sum of net exports of goods and services, net primary income, and net secondary income.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, and World Bank and OECD GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1975 -10.01
1976 -5.47
1977 -5.97
1978 -19.57
1979 -7.39
1980 -14.24
1981 -28.28
1982 -14.25
1983 -6.73
1984 -4.74
1985 7.35
1986 7.80
1987 31.98
1988 7.33
1989 15.95
1990 -0.51
1991 7.68
1992 4.77
1993 10.26
1994 5.20
1995 6.33
1996 10.21
1997 14.37
1998 3.54
1999 10.64
2000 9.42
2001 10.84
2002 4.84
2003 9.54
2004 3.54
2005 16.11
2006 19.24
2007 15.12
2008 1.37
2009 -6.31
2010 -5.82
2011 -0.86
2012 -5.71
2013 4.34
2014 10.94
2015 2.22
2016 7.97
2017 5.59
2018 0.40
2019 -7.06
2020 -10.75

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: Balance of payments