Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Botswana
Botswana: Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps was 395.08 million current US$ in 2023. ▲ Rising
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Botswana, 1995–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2023, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Botswana stood at 395.08 million current US$.
That represents a change of up 12.8% on the previous year and down 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Botswana peaked at 712.40 million current US$ in 2019 and was at its lowest, 105.00 million current US$, in 1996.
Botswana ranks 145th of 203 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country … gaps in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 176.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 105.00 million current US$ | -40.3% |
| 1997 | 141.00 million current US$ | +34.3% |
| 1998 | 179.00 million current US$ | +27.0% |
| 1999 | 239.00 million current US$ | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 227.00 million current US$ | -5.0% |
| 2001 | 235.00 million current US$ | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 324.00 million current US$ | +37.9% |
| 2003 | 459.00 million current US$ | +41.7% |
| 2004 | 582.00 million current US$ | +26.8% |
| 2005 | 563.00 million current US$ | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 540.00 million current US$ | -4.1% |
| 2007 | 548.30 million current US$ | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 510.70 million current US$ | -6.9% |
| 2009 | 663.60 million current US$ | +29.9% |
| 2010 | 440.10 million current US$ | -33.7% |
| 2011 | 468.30 million current US$ | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 461.30 million current US$ | -1.5% |
| 2013 | 484.20 million current US$ | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 529.30 million current US$ | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 534.30 million current US$ | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 505.00 million current US$ | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 542.01 million current US$ | +7.3% |
| 2018 | 584.20 million current US$ | +7.8% |
| 2019 | 712.40 million current US$ | +21.9% |
| 2020 | 116.97 million current US$ | -83.6% |
| 2021 | 207.74 million current US$ | +77.6% |
| 2022 | 350.11 million current US$ | +68.5% |
| 2023 | 395.08 million current US$ | +12.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 395.08 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.79 billion current US$, 22% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 395.08 million current US$ is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 245.75 million current US$, 1.6× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 168.00 million current US$ | 105.00 million current US$ | 239.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 465.26 million current US$ | 227.00 million current US$ | 663.60 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 526.11 million current US$ | 440.10 million current US$ | 712.40 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 267.47 million current US$ | 116.97 million current US$ | 395.08 million current US$ | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 142 Reunion 439.00 million current US$ compare
- 143 Madagascar 405.44 million current US$ compare
- 144 Guyana 398.82 million current US$ compare
- 146 Cote d'Ivoire 365.57 million current US$ compare
- 147 Anguilla 356.62 million current US$ compare
- 148 Saint Kitts and Nevis 354.56 million current US$
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 spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Botswana?
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps in Botswana was 395.08 million current US$ in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 712.40 million current US$ in 2019.
- What is the lowest spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 105.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps?
- Botswana ranks 145th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Spending by international visitors while visiting a country, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 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
- Spending by international visitors while visiting a country UN Tourism (2025) – processed by Our World in Data
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About this data
Spending by international visitors while visiting a country with 58 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.