Gross national income per capita undp in Botswana

Botswana: Gross national income per capita undp was 16,984 in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
16,984
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
91st
of 193 countries
All-time high
16,984
in 2023
All-time low
10,046
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023

Gross national income per capita undp in Botswana, 1990–2023

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200620231990: 10.0k1991: 10.8k1992: 10.9k1993: 11.1k1994: 10.3k1995: 11.1k1996: 11.0k1997: 11.9k1998: 12.1k1999: 12.4k2000: 12.3k2001: 12.4k2002: 12.0k2003: 12.7k2004: 12.6k2005: 13.1k2006: 14.2k2007: 15.0k2008: 15.0k2009: 13.0k2010: 13.7k2011: 14.7k2012: 14.7k2013: 15.2k2014: 15.9k2015: 14.8k2016: 14.7k2017: 15.1k2018: 15.3k2019: 16.1k2020: 15.1k2021: 16.5k2022: 16.8k2023: 17.0k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gross national income per capita undp in Botswana is 16,984, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national income per capita undp in Botswana peaked at 16,984 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10,046, in 1990.

Botswana ranks 91st of 193 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.

Gross national income per capita undp in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Gross national income per capita undp in Botswana, 1990 to 2023.
Year Value Change
1990 10,046 —
1991 10,800 +7.5%
1992 10,878 +0.7%
1993 11,082 +1.9%
1994 10,299 -7.1%
1995 11,070 +7.5%
1996 11,044 -0.2%
1997 11,898 +7.7%
1998 12,134 +2.0%
1999 12,375 +2.0%
2000 12,253 -1.0%
2001 12,366 +0.9%
2002 11,993 -3.0%
2003 12,654 +5.5%
2004 12,642 -0.1%
2005 13,136 +3.9%
2006 14,249 +8.5%
2007 15,005 +5.3%
2008 14,958 -0.3%
2009 13,004 -13.1%
2010 13,661 +5.0%
2011 14,715 +7.7%
2012 14,732 +0.1%
2013 15,164 +2.9%
2014 15,917 +5.0%
2015 14,808 -7.0%
2016 14,680 -0.9%
2017 15,063 +2.6%
2018 15,305 +1.6%
2019 16,092 +5.1%
2020 15,141 -5.9%
2021 16,504 +9.0%
2022 16,806 +1.8%
2023 16,984 +1.1%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 16,984 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16,514, 1.0× the median. (58 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 16,984 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 3,464, 4.9× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11,163 10,046 12,375 10
2000s 13,226 11,993 15,005 10
2010s 15,014 13,661 16,092 10
2020s 16,359 15,141 16,984 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 88 Suriname 17,344 compare
  2. 89 Barbados 17,328 compare
  3. 90 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 17,247 compare
  4. 92 Ukraine 16,933 compare
  5. 93 Egypt 16,218 compare
  6. 94 Iran 16,096 compare

See the full ranking of 193 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national income per capita undp in Botswana?
Gross national income per capita undp in Botswana was 16,984 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 16,984 in 2023.
What is the lowest gross national income per capita undp recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 10,046 in 1990.
How does Botswana rank for gross national income per capita undp?
Botswana ranks 91st out of 193 countries with data for 2023.
Is gross national income per capita undp rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Gross national income per capita undp. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Gross national income per capita undp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
193 places, 6,478 data points, 1990–2023
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