International tourism, expenditures in Botswana
Botswana: International tourism, expenditures was 91.80 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures in Botswana, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
In 2020, international tourism, expenditures in Botswana stood at 91.80 million current US$. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 68.8% on the previous year and down 69.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures in Botswana peaked at 332.00 million current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 91.80 million current US$, in 2020.
Botswana ranks 147th of 192 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 153.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 92.00 million current US$ | -39.9% |
| 1997 | 104.00 million current US$ | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 138.00 million current US$ | +32.7% |
| 1999 | 155.00 million current US$ | +12.3% |
| 2000 | 209.00 million current US$ | +34.8% |
| 2001 | 215.00 million current US$ | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 197.00 million current US$ | -8.4% |
| 2003 | 235.00 million current US$ | +19.3% |
| 2004 | 280.00 million current US$ | +19.1% |
| 2005 | 283.00 million current US$ | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 280.00 million current US$ | -1.1% |
| 2007 | 282.30 million current US$ | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 229.70 million current US$ | -18.6% |
| 2009 | 232.40 million current US$ | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 298.50 million current US$ | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 316.48 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 332.00 million current US$ | +4.9% |
| 2013 | 262.20 million current US$ | -21.0% |
| 2014 | 277.00 million current US$ | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 256.40 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2016 | 237.10 million current US$ | -7.5% |
| 2017 | 253.30 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 278.30 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 294.70 million current US$ | +5.9% |
| 2020 | 91.80 million current US$ | -68.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 91.80 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 346.00 million current US$, 27% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 91.80 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 128.50 million current US$, 71% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where International tourism, expenditures in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | -68.8% | 294.70 million current US$ | 91.80 million current US$ |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 128.40 million current US$ | 92.00 million current US$ | 155.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 244.34 million current US$ | 197.00 million current US$ | 283.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 280.60 million current US$ | 237.10 million current US$ | 332.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.80 million current US$ | 91.80 million current US$ | 91.80 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 144 Barbados 99.00 million current US$ compare
- 145 Madagascar 97.00 million current US$ compare
- 146 Mozambique 95.00 million current US$ compare
- 148 Guinea-Bissau 88.90 million current US$ compare
- 149 Sierra Leone 83.00 million current US$ compare
- 150 Chad 80.00 million current US$ compare
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures in Botswana?
- International tourism, expenditures in Botswana was 91.80 million current US$ in 2020, according to Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism.
- What is the highest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 332.00 million current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.80 million current US$ in 2020.
- How does Botswana rank for international tourism, expenditures?
- Botswana ranks 147th out of 192 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 69.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism, published as part of International tourism, expenditures (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries, including payments to foreign carriers for international transport. These expenditures may include those by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are important enough to justify separate classification. For some countries they do not include expenditures for passenger transport items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.