International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Botswana
Botswana: International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) was 89.00 million current US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Botswana, 1995–2020
Source: Yearbook of Tourism Statistics, Compendium of Tourism Statistics and data files, UN Tourism. Measured in current US$.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 89.00 million current US$ for international tourism, expenditures for travel items in 2020.
That represents a change of down 69.4% on the previous year and down 70.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Botswana peaked at 331.00 million current US$ in 2012 and was at its lowest, 78.00 million current US$, in 1996.
That places Botswana 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
International tourism, expenditures for travel items (current US$) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current US$ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 145.00 million current US$ | — |
| 1996 | 78.00 million current US$ | -46.2% |
| 1997 | 92.00 million current US$ | +17.9% |
| 1998 | 126.00 million current US$ | +37.0% |
| 1999 | 147.00 million current US$ | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 198.00 million current US$ | +34.7% |
| 2001 | 204.00 million current US$ | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 184.00 million current US$ | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 230.00 million current US$ | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 276.00 million current US$ | +20.0% |
| 2005 | 282.00 million current US$ | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 277.00 million current US$ | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 281.00 million current US$ | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 229.00 million current US$ | -18.5% |
| 2009 | 232.00 million current US$ | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 298.00 million current US$ | +28.4% |
| 2011 | 316.00 million current US$ | +6.0% |
| 2012 | 331.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2013 | 262.00 million current US$ | -20.8% |
| 2014 | 276.00 million current US$ | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 256.00 million current US$ | -7.2% |
| 2016 | 237.00 million current US$ | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 253.00 million current US$ | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 278.00 million current US$ | +9.9% |
| 2019 | 291.00 million current US$ | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 89.00 million current US$ | -69.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 89.00 million current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 266.00 million current US$, 33% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 89.00 million current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 98.25 million current US$, 91% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117.60 million current US$ | 78.00 million current US$ | 147.00 million current US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 239.30 million current US$ | 184.00 million current US$ | 282.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 279.80 million current US$ | 237.00 million current US$ | 331.00 million current US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.00 million current US$ | 89.00 million current US$ | 89.00 million current US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 136 Benin 94.00 million current US$ compare
- 137 Maldives 92.00 million current US$ compare
- 138 Mozambique 90.00 million current US$ compare
- 139 Kyrgyzstan 89.00 million current US$ compare
- 141 Guinea-Bissau 87.10 million current US$ compare
- 142 Malawi 83.00 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)
- Commercial service imports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international tourism, expenditures for travel items in Botswana?
- International tourism, expenditures for travel items in Botswana was 89.00 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 for travel items recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 331.00 million current US$ in 2012.
- What is the lowest international tourism, expenditures for travel items recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.00 million current US$ in 1996.
- How does Botswana rank for international tourism, expenditures for travel items?
- Botswana ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2020.
- Is international tourism, expenditures for travel items rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 70.1%. 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 for travel items (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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International tourism expenditures are expenditures of international outbound visitors in other countries. The goods and services are purchased by, or on behalf of, the traveler or provided, without a quid pro quo, for the traveler to use or give away. These may include expenditures by residents traveling abroad as same-day visitors, except in cases where these are so important as to justify a separate classification. Excluded is the international carriage of travelers, which is covered in passenger travel items. Data are in current U.S. dollars.