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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Botswana

Botswana: Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit was 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023. ▼ Falling

Latest (2023)
0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
182nd
of 194 countries
All-time high
0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2001
All-time low
0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2022
Years of data
29
1995–2023

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Botswana, 1995–2023

00.010.020.030.041995200920231995: 0.032 current US$ per US$ of GDP1996: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP1997: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP1998: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP1999: 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP2000: 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP2001: 0.039 current US$ per US$ of GDP2002: 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP2003: 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP2004: 0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP2005: 0.029 current US$ per US$ of GDP2006: 0.028 current US$ per US$ of GDP2007: 0.027 current US$ per US$ of GDP2008: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2009: 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP2010: 0.024 current US$ per US$ of GDP2011: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2012: 0.021 current US$ per US$ of GDP2013: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2014: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2015: 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP2016: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2017: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2018: 0.016 current US$ per US$ of GDP2019: 0.018 current US$ per US$ of GDP2020: 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP2021: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2022: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP2023: 0.004 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Botswana is 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 77.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Botswana peaked at 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2022.

Botswana ranks 182nd of 194 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.

Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Botswana, year by year

Year current US$ per US$ of GDP Change
1995 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP —
1996 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP -41.3%
1997 0.0207 current US$ per US$ of GDP +9.2%
1998 0.0288 current US$ per US$ of GDP +39.1%
1999 0.0283 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.9%
2000 0.0361 current US$ per US$ of GDP +27.8%
2001 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP +8.5%
2002 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2003 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.6%
2004 0.0313 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.1%
2005 0.0285 current US$ per US$ of GDP -8.7%
2006 0.0282 current US$ per US$ of GDP -1.1%
2007 0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP -5.4%
2008 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP -19.9%
2009 0.023 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.3%
2010 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP +2.8%
2011 0.0209 current US$ per US$ of GDP -11.3%
2012 0.0213 current US$ per US$ of GDP +1.9%
2013 0.0184 current US$ per US$ of GDP -13.9%
2014 0.0179 current US$ per US$ of GDP -2.5%
2015 0.0189 current US$ per US$ of GDP +5.8%
2016 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP -17.0%
2017 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.0%
2018 0.0163 current US$ per US$ of GDP +3.9%
2019 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP +7.8%
2020 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP -65.8%
2021 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP -31.0%
2022 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP -0.7%
2023 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.019 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0323 current US$ per US$ of GDP 5
2000s 0.0302 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.0187 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0157 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0236 current US$ per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.0046 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.006 current US$ per US$ of GDP 4

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 179 Gambia 0.0048 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 180 Sri Lanka 0.0047 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 181 Japan 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 183 Algeria 0.0038 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 184 Benin 0.0037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 185 Papua New Guinea 0.0034 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 194 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Botswana?
Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit in Botswana was 0.0042 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 0.0392 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2001.
What is the lowest spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0041 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2022.
How does Botswana rank for spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit?
Botswana ranks 182nd out of 194 countries with data for 2023.
Is spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 77.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad, per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
194 places, 4,539 data points, 1995–2024
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Spending by a country’s residents while travelling abroad divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.