| Economy of Botswana |
| Currency |
Pula (BWP) |
| Fiscal year |
1 April - 31 March |
| Trade organisations |
AU, WTO |
| Statistics [1] |
| GDP ranking |
122nd (2004) [2] |
| GDP |
$18.72 billion (2006 est.) |
| GDP growth |
4.7% (2006 est.) |
| GDP per capita |
$11,400 (2006 est.) |
| GDP by sector |
agriculture (2.4%), industry (46.9%) (including 36% mining, services {50.7%) (2003 est.) |
| Inflation |
11.4% (2006 est.) |
| Pop below poverty line |
30.3% (2003) |
| Labour force |
288,400 formal sector employees (2004) |
| Labour force by occupation |
N/A |
| Unemployment |
23.8% (2004) |
| Main industries |
diamonds, copper, nickel, salt, soda ash, potash, livestock processing. textiles |
| Trading Partners [3] |
| Exports |
$4.836 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Export - Commodities |
diamonds, copper, nickel, soda ash, meat, textiles |
| Main partners |
European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 87%, Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 7%, Zimbabwe 4% {2000) |
| Imports |
$3.034 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| Imports - Commodities |
foodstuffs, machinery, electrical goods, transport equipment, textiles, fuel and petroleum products, wood and paper products, metal and metal product |
| Main Partners |
European Free Trade Association (EFTA) 87%, Southern African Customs Union (SACU) 7%, Zimbabwe 4% (2004) |
| Public finances [4] |
| Public debt |
7.1% of GDP (2006 est.) |
| Revenues |
$4.256 billion (2006 est.) |
| Expenses |
$3.968 billion (2006 est.) |
| Economic aid |
$73 million (1995) |
