Travel services in Botswana
Botswana: Travel services was 63.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Travel services in Botswana, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Botswana is 63.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 9.0% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Botswana peaked at 79.1% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 1976.
That places Botswana 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Travel services in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 22.4% | — |
| 1976 | 20.7% | -7.5% |
| 1977 | 23.0% | +10.9% |
| 1978 | 28.1% | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 38.5% | +37.1% |
| 1980 | 30.3% | -21.5% |
| 1981 | 33.1% | +9.4% |
| 1982 | 39.9% | +20.5% |
| 1983 | 44.1% | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 44.9% | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 45.5% | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 54.9% | +20.8% |
| 1987 | 54.0% | -1.7% |
| 1988 | 51.1% | -5.4% |
| 1989 | 65.4% | +28.0% |
| 1990 | 64.1% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 70.1% | +9.4% |
| 1992 | 63.7% | -9.1% |
| 1993 | 69.0% | +8.3% |
| 1994 | 70.9% | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 68.5% | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 64.1% | -6.3% |
| 1997 | 72.5% | +13.0% |
| 1998 | 72.8% | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 76.9% | +5.6% |
| 2000 | 72.7% | -5.4% |
| 2001 | 67.2% | -7.6% |
| 2002 | 72.4% | +7.8% |
| 2003 | 73.0% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 73.9% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 68.5% | -7.4% |
| 2006 | 70.4% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | -7.2% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | +21.1% |
| 2009 | 78.8% | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 73.2% | -7.2% |
| 2011 | 61.4% | -16.1% |
| 2012 | 75.1% | +22.3% |
| 2013 | 61.9% | -17.5% |
| 2014 | 60.1% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 63.5% | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 63.0% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 62.4% | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 63.0% | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 73.2% | +16.1% |
| 2020 | 40.6% | -44.5% |
| 2021 | 46.1% | +13.6% |
| 2022 | 66.0% | +43.1% |
| 2023 | 69.4% | +5.2% |
| 2024 | 63.2% | -9.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.5% | 20.7% | 38.5% | 5 |
| 1980s | 46.3% | 30.3% | 65.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 69.3% | 63.7% | 76.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.1% | 65.3% | 79.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.7% | 60.1% | 75.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.1% | 40.6% | 69.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 47 South Sudan 64.4% compare
- 48 Eritrea 64.2% compare
- 49 Saudi Arabia 63.7% compare
- 51 Australia 61.0% compare
- 52 El Salvador 60.7% compare
- 53 Thailand 59.4% 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 travel services in Botswana?
- Travel services in Botswana was 63.2% in 2024, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest travel services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.1% in 2008.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 1976.
- How does Botswana rank for travel services?
- Botswana ranks 50th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Travel services (% of commercial service exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Travel services cover goods and services for own use or to give away acquired from an economy by nonresidents during visits to that economy, or acquired from other economies by residents during visits to these other economies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service exports which are commercial services provided by residents to non-residents.