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Botswana – Services Value Added

Name: Botswana Services Value Added
Creator: World Bank
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Value added by the services sector as a share of GDP. Includes trade, transport, government, financial, and professional services. · World Bank

63.49% +4.30% from 2023 G20 rank: 123rd · all-time high: 65.92% (2020)

APA

Botswana Services Value Added. HistorySaid. Retrieved March 10, 2026, from https://historysaid.com/botswana/services-value-added

BibTeX

@misc{historysaid_botswana_services-value-added,
  title = {Botswana Services Value Added},
  url = {https://historysaid.com/botswana/services-value-added},
  publisher = {HistorySaid},
  year = {2026}
}

Data & Projection▾

Year	Value	Change	Rank
2027* trend	58.11%	–	–
2026* trend	58.70%	–	–
2025* trend	59.29%	–	–
2024	63.49%	+4.30%	123rd
2023	59.19%	+2.77%	111th
2022	56.43%	−3.82%	104th
2021	60.25%	−5.67%	127th
2020	65.92%	+4.69%	147th
2019	61.22%	+2.79%	131st
2018	58.44%	+1.47%	116th
2017	56.97%	+2.84%	104th
2016	54.12%	−2.75%	79th
2015	56.88%	+3.84%	102nd
2014	53.03%	−2.09%	80th
2013	55.12%	−0.46%	99th
2012	55.58%	+3.87%	107th
2011	51.71%	−3.03%	83rd
2010	54.74%	−3.54%	99th
2009	58.27%	+6.50%	111th
2008	51.77%	+3.46%	85th
2007	48.31%	+0.47%	64th
2006	47.84%	+2.56%	65th
2005	45.28%	−2.67%	50th
2004	47.95%	−1.74%	61st
2003	49.70%	+2.10%	69th
2002	47.60%	+2.31%	57th
2001	45.29%	+2.54%	48th
2000	42.75%	−1.66%	39th
1999	44.41%	−1.69%	42nd
1998	46.10%	+1.96%	52nd
1997	44.14%	−0.64%	48th
1996	44.78%	−1.48%	51st
1995	46.26%	+0.90%	54th
1994	45.36%	+7.50%	55th
1993	37.86%	+3.14%	22nd
1992	34.71%	+1.78%	20th
1991	32.93%	+1.11%	15th
1990	31.83%	+3.38%	18th
1989	28.45%	+1.51%	8th
1988	26.94%	−2.01%	4th
1987	28.95%	−0.78%	5th
1986	29.73%	−0.33%	6th
1985	30.05%	−1.50%	7th
1984	31.55%	−1.20%	7th
1983	32.75%	−1.69%	8th
1982	34.44%	+1.12%	9th
1981	33.32%	+3.41%	9th
1980	29.91%	−0.65%	10th
1979	30.56%	−3.10%	13th
1978	33.66%	−2.05%	15th
1977	35.71%	+0.26%	23rd
1976	35.46%	+1.82%	19th
1975	33.64%	−6.68%	19th
1974	40.32%	+0.28%	34th
1973	40.04%	+0.66%	30th
1972	39.38%	−0.05%	25th
1971	39.43%	−0.02%	24th
1970	39.45%	−2.32%	25th
1969	41.76%	−2.13%	28th
1968	43.89%	+0.14%	34th
1967	43.76%	−2.58%	31st
1966	46.34%	−0.61%	33rd
1965	46.95%	−1.35%	34th
1964	48.30%	−2.24%	28th
1963	50.54%	+2.05%	31st
1962	48.49%	+2.58%	27th
1961	45.91%	+2.79%	24th
1960	43.12%	–	19th

Show all years (1960–2024)

* 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

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

Botswana's services value added stood at 63.49% in 2024, a rise of +4.30% from 2023. Based on recent trends, HistorySaid estimates 59.29% by 2025.