Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled in Botswana
Botswana: Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled was 74.14 billion current LCU in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled in Botswana, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 74.14 billion current LCU for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in 2023. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 52.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in Botswana peaked at 74.14 billion current LCU in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.58 billion current LCU, in 1990.
Botswana ranks 104th of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current LCU | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 3.58 billion current LCU | — |
| 1991 | 3.96 billion current LCU | +10.5% |
| 1992 | 4.48 billion current LCU | +13.1% |
| 1993 | 5.05 billion current LCU | +12.7% |
| 1994 | 4.33 billion current LCU | -14.1% |
| 1995 | 5.36 billion current LCU | +23.8% |
| 1996 | 7.23 billion current LCU | +34.7% |
| 2006 | 26.92 billion current LCU | +272.5% |
| 2007 | 27.96 billion current LCU | +3.9% |
| 2008 | 29.73 billion current LCU | +6.3% |
| 2009 | 29.15 billion current LCU | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 31.51 billion current LCU | +8.1% |
| 2011 | 37.85 billion current LCU | +20.1% |
| 2012 | 41.08 billion current LCU | +8.6% |
| 2013 | 48.56 billion current LCU | +18.2% |
| 2014 | 55.46 billion current LCU | +14.2% |
| 2015 | 48.41 billion current LCU | -12.7% |
| 2016 | 57.17 billion current LCU | +18.1% |
| 2017 | 55.96 billion current LCU | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 53.35 billion current LCU | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 54.20 billion current LCU | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 49.30 billion current LCU | -9.0% |
| 2021 | 68.32 billion current LCU | +38.6% |
| 2022 | 74.04 billion current LCU | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 74.14 billion current LCU | +0.1% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 74.14 billion current LCU is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 450.01 billion current LCU, 16% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 74.14 billion current LCU is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 1.33 trillion current LCU, 6% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +272.5% | 7.23 billion current LCU | 26.92 billion current LCU |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.86 billion current LCU | 3.58 billion current LCU | 7.23 billion current LCU | 7 |
| 2000s | 28.44 billion current LCU | 26.92 billion current LCU | 29.73 billion current LCU | 4 |
| 2010s | 48.36 billion current LCU | 31.51 billion current LCU | 57.17 billion current LCU | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.45 billion current LCU | 49.30 billion current LCU | 74.14 billion current LCU | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in Botswana?
- Revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled in Botswana was 74.14 billion current LCU in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 74.14 billion current LCU in 2023.
- What is the lowest revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.58 billion current LCU in 1990.
- How does Botswana rank for revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled?
- Botswana ranks 104th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is revenue, excluding grants (current lcu), gaps filled rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) with 57 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
Computed from
- Revenue, excluding grants Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Revenue, excluding grants (current LCU) with 57 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.