Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Botswana
Botswana: Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP was 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Botswana, 1960–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Botswana is 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 50.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Botswana peaked at 2.62 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966 and was at its lowest, 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places Botswana 103rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP in Botswana, year by year
| Year | constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.21 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 1.73 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +42.8% |
| 1962 | 1.54 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 1963 | 1.5 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1964 | 2.06 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +37.3% |
| 1965 | 2.19 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.5% |
| 1966 | 2.62 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +19.5% |
| 1967 | 2.46 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.2% |
| 1968 | 2.52 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 1969 | 1.65 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -34.6% |
| 1970 | 0.9892 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.0% |
| 1971 | 0.5736 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.0% |
| 1972 | 0.2566 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -55.3% |
| 1973 | 0.3154 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.9% |
| 1974 | 0.3592 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.9% |
| 1975 | 0.3544 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1976 | 0.3924 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.7% |
| 1977 | 0.3131 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -20.2% |
| 1978 | 0.545 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +74.0% |
| 1979 | 0.3122 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.7% |
| 1980 | 0.2363 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.3% |
| 1981 | 0.2336 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 0.2557 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.4% |
| 1983 | 0.2245 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 1984 | 0.2094 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1985 | 0.2382 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 1986 | 0.1817 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -23.7% |
| 1987 | 0.1612 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 1988 | 0.0953 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -40.9% |
| 1989 | 0.0827 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 1990 | 0.061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.3% |
| 1991 | 0.0511 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.3% |
| 1992 | 0.0417 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -18.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0439 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 1994 | 0.0299 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 1995 | 0.025 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -16.4% |
| 1996 | 0.0196 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1997 | 0.0257 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +31.1% |
| 1998 | 0.0251 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -31.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -42.5% |
| 2001 | 0.0101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 0.0154 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +51.9% |
| 2003 | 0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -48.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0098 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +22.4% |
| 2005 | 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 2006 | 0.0109 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +26.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +509.7% |
| 2009 | 0.036 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -56.2% |
| 2010 | 0.0146 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -59.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0101 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -30.5% |
| 2012 | 0.0082 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0102 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +25.1% |
| 2014 | 0.0087 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0074 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -15.6% |
| 2016 | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0078 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.0059 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0054 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0067 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +23.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0058 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -12.4% |
| 2022 | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -26.6% |
| 2023 | 0.0044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0042 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.0362 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP, 12% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +509.7% | 0.0135 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.95 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.21 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.62 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4411 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2566 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9892 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.1919 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0827 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2557 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.034 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.061 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0204 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.008 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0822 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0086 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0146 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0051 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 100 Morocco 0.0049 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 101 Nicaragua 0.0048 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 102 Serbia 0.0044 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Suriname 0.0041 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 105 Guatemala 0.004 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Bangladesh 0.0039 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More reference data data for Botswana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0472 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0078 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1582 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0825 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.97 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 7.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0424 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Botswana?
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp in Botswana was 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1966.
- What is the lowest foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0043 constant 2024 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does Botswana rank for foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 103rd out of 163 countries with data for 2024.
- Is foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 50.2%. 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 Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans OECD (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Foreign aid received as grants and concessional loans divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.