Travel services in Botswana
Botswana: Travel services was 10.0% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Travel services in Botswana, 1975–2024
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for travel services in Botswana is 10.0%, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 31.5% on the previous year and down 58.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, travel services in Botswana peaked at 56.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6.6%, in 2021.
That places Botswana 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Travel services in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 44.1% | — |
| 1976 | 10.2% | -76.9% |
| 1977 | 10.3% | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 10.2% | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 29.9% | +193.0% |
| 1980 | 29.5% | -1.3% |
| 1981 | 28.4% | -3.7% |
| 1982 | 26.2% | -7.6% |
| 1983 | 21.1% | -19.7% |
| 1984 | 22.2% | +5.5% |
| 1985 | 25.7% | +15.6% |
| 1986 | 27.1% | +5.4% |
| 1987 | 24.0% | -11.4% |
| 1988 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 23.8% | -3.0% |
| 1990 | 15.0% | -37.0% |
| 1991 | 17.8% | +18.6% |
| 1992 | 21.0% | +18.0% |
| 1993 | 24.5% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 21.6% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 33.0% | +53.0% |
| 1996 | 22.6% | -31.6% |
| 1997 | 21.1% | -6.7% |
| 1998 | 24.2% | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 28.5% | +17.9% |
| 2000 | 36.7% | +28.9% |
| 2001 | 56.6% | +54.0% |
| 2002 | 54.3% | -3.9% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | -6.3% |
| 2004 | 49.2% | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 48.9% | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 47.7% | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | -18.6% |
| 2008 | 41.5% | +7.0% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | -12.0% |
| 2010 | 36.1% | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.8% | -6.6% |
| 2012 | 31.5% | -6.9% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -14.9% |
| 2014 | 24.0% | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 24.5% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 25.0% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 23.5% | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 24.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 22.2% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 7.0% | -68.5% |
| 2021 | 6.6% | -6.4% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +19.4% |
| 2023 | 7.6% | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 10.0% | +31.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.9% | 10.2% | 44.1% | 5 |
| 1980s | 25.3% | 21.1% | 29.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.9% | 15.0% | 33.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.1% | 36.6% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.2% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 6.6% | 10.0% | 5 |
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 travel services in Botswana?
- Travel services in Botswana was 10.0% 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 56.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest travel services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.6% in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for travel services?
- Botswana ranks 151st out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is travel services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 58.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports). 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 imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.