Botswana
BWA Sub-Saharan AfricaState of play
A landlocked, diamond-export-dependent republic with one of Africa's longest continuous multi-party democracies.
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GDP growth-0.73% per year · 2025▲ 73.6% vs previous
Military expenditure2.83% of GDP · 2024▲ 15.4% vs previous
Net energy imports23.7% of use · 2022▼ 21.5% vs previousNet importer
Trade openness69.5% of GDP · 2025▲ 0.14% vs previous
Population2.6Mpeople · 2025▲ 1.63% vs previous
Displaced from here1.2Kpeople · 2025▼ 25.8% vs previous
Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)
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