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Botswana – GDP Deflator

Inflation as measured by the annual growth rate of the GDP implicit deflator. Captures price changes for all domestically produced goods and services. · World Bank
2.78% +1.04pp from 2023 G20 rank: 64th · all-time high: 22.89% (1985)

APA

Botswana GDP Deflator. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/botswana/gdp-deflator

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_botswana_gdp-deflator,
  title = {Botswana GDP Deflator},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/botswana/gdp-deflator},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}
Data & Projection
YearValueChangeRank
2027* trend 1.46%
2026* trend 2.44%
2025* trend 3.43%
2024 2.78% +1.04pp 64th
2023 1.74% −12.88pp 38th
2022 14.62% +6.24pp 164th
2021 8.38% +4.00pp 150th
2020 4.38% +3.87pp 152nd
2019 0.51% +0.45pp 41st
2018 0.06% +2.71pp 20th
2017 -2.65% −14.55pp 2nd
2016 11.90% +8.17pp 192nd
2015 3.73% −5.87pp 146th
Show all years (1961–2024)
* Linear trend extrapolation from last 5 data points
Detected Pattern
Export Boom Cycle
Current account surplus with strong export growth (>15% YoY), reserve accumulation, and moderate GDP growth. Typical of commodity exporters during price surges.
Reserves YoY +11.1% GDP growth 3.2% C/A balance 1.5%
This pattern occurred 682 times in G20 history, 460 successful
Reserves YoY
+25.6%
GDP growth
4.0%
C/A balance
14.5%
Reserves YoY
+14.6%
GDP growth
3.7%
C/A balance
2.9%
Reserves YoY
+12.6%
GDP growth
6.0%
C/A balance
0.5%
Reserves YoY
+38.3%
GDP growth
5.0%
C/A balance
1.2%
Reserves YoY
+18.0%
GDP growth
2.9%
C/A balance
3.9%
Reserves YoY
+20.1%
GDP growth
2.8%
C/A balance
3.3%
HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Botswana's gdp deflator averaged 4.54%. The 2024 figure of 2.78% is below this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 3.43% by 2025.