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Botswana – Physicians

Name: Botswana Physicians
Creator: World Bank
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Practicing physicians per 1,000 people. Includes generalists and specialist medical practitioners providing direct patient care. · World Bank

0.38 −0.03 from 2022 G20 rank: 42nd · all-time high: 0.43 (2020)

APA

Botswana Physicians. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/botswana/physicians

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_botswana_physicians,
  title = {Botswana Physicians},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/botswana/physicians},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2026* trend	0.38	–	–
2025* trend	0.38	–	–
2023	0.38	−0.03	42nd
2022	0.41	−0.02	86th
2021	0.42	−0.01	96th
2020	0.43	+0.04	107th
2019	0.40	−0.01	107th
2018	0.40	+0.03	116th
2016	0.37	−0.02	105th
2012	0.39	−0.01	97th
2011	0.40	−0.01	92nd
2010	0.40	+0.06	102nd
2009	0.35	−0.02	98th
2008	0.37	−0.00	99th
2007	0.37	+0.06	93rd
2006	0.32	+0.06	89th
2005	0.25	−0.14	93rd
2004	0.40	+0.10	94th
2003	0.30	−0.01	84th
2002	0.31	+0.01	84th
2001	0.30	+0.00	90th
2000	0.30	−0.01	93rd
1999	0.31	+0.05	79th
1998	0.26	+0.03	81st
1994	0.24	+0.04	69th
1993	0.19	+0.00	90th
1989	0.19	−0.01	36th
1988	0.20	+0.06	47th
1983	0.14	+0.01	34th
1981	0.13	+0.01	71st
1980	0.12	−0.01	66th
1975	0.13	+0.07	55th
1970	0.06	+0.03	115th
1965	0.04	−0.01	90th
1960	0.04	–	109th

Show all years (1960–2023)

* 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

United Arab Emirates 2024

Reserves YoY

+25.6%

GDP growth

4.0%

C/A balance

14.5%

Guatemala 2024

Reserves YoY

+14.6%

GDP growth

3.7%

C/A balance

2.9%

Cambodia 2024

Reserves YoY

+12.6%

GDP growth

6.0%

C/A balance

0.5%

Sri Lanka 2024

Reserves YoY

+38.3%

GDP growth

5.0%

C/A balance

1.2%

Lesotho 2024

Reserves YoY

+18.0%

GDP growth

2.9%

C/A balance

3.9%

Lithuania 2024

Reserves YoY

+20.1%

GDP growth

2.8%

C/A balance

3.3%

HistorySaid – pattern alert

In 460 of 682 past occurrences of this pattern, the outcome was successful (67% of cases). Botswana matched this pattern in 2023. View full analysis →

HistorySaid

Over the last decade, Botswana's physicians averaged 0.40. The 2023 figure of 0.38 is below this long-run average. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 0.38 by 2025.