Botswana (BW) is covered on EconEarth’s interactive globe with economy, market, and country data drawn from the same dataset used in the live app.
A diamond economy that built unusually clean public institutions for the region and saved a share of the rents. Living standards are high by African standards. The stone market is cyclical, and diversification beyond diamonds has been slow.
Region: Africa. Population: 2.5M (rank #144). GDP: $20.0 billion. GDP per capita: $8,490 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: +5.8%. Inflation: +5.2%. Policy rate: 2.65%. Currency: BWP. Equity market cap: $5.0 billion.