Starting a business - Score in Botswana
Botswana: Starting a business - Score was 76.23 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Starting a business - Score in Botswana, 2003–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, starting a business - score in Botswana stood at 76.23.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, starting a business - score in Botswana peaked at 78.21 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 59.05, in 2005.
Botswana ranks 160th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Starting a business - Score in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 60.47 | — |
| 2004 | 60.49 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.05 | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 59.08 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.13 | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 68.09 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 71.89 | +5.6% |
| 2010 | 71.88 | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.17 | +8.8% |
| 2012 | 78.21 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.95 | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.2 | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 76.21 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 76.21 | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.22 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 76.22 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 76.23 | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 76.23 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.74, 88% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 76.23 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 83.5, 91% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6 | 59.05 | 71.89 | 7 |
| 2010s | 76.35 | 71.88 | 78.21 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
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 starting a business - score in Botswana?
- Starting a business - score in Botswana was 76.23 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest starting a business - score recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 78.21 in 2012.
- What is the lowest starting a business - score recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.05 in 2005.
- How does Botswana rank for starting a business - score?
- Botswana ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is starting a business - score rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Starting a business - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The score for starting a business is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators: the procedures, time and cost for an entrepreneur to start and formally operate a business, as well as the paid-in minimum capital requirement.