Botswana vs the Gambia: Economic Indicators Comparison
Botswana with a GDP of $18.6B ranked the 117th largest economy in the world, while the Gambia ranked 178th with $1.6B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, Botswana and the Gambia ranked 96th vs 80th and 84th vs 183rd, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Botswana |  Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $18.6B | $1.6B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 4.6% | 6.6% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.9% | 3.3% |
| Population | 2.3M | 2.1M |
| GDP per capita | $8.3k | $716 |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.18% | 3.45% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 4.52 | 13.2 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.44 | 0.27 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $18k | $2.8k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $17.5B | $1.6B |
| GNI per capita | $7.8k | $710 |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $40.6B | $5.8B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $18k | $2.6k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Botswana | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 25% | 35% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 22% | 32% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.2% | 6.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 0.9% | 5.2% |
| Unemployment | 17.9% | 8.9% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 69.6 | 56.3 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.75 | 5.86 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.81 | 6.52 |
| Property Rights Index | 60.9 | 43.9 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 45.2 | 43.4 |
| Business Freedom Index | 69.3 | 53.5 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 97.5 | 25.3 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 68.2 | 67.4 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 65 | 65 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 70 | 50 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 82.8 | 64.6 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 73.6 | 63.3 |
| Government Spending Index | 69.1 | 85.6 |
| Tax Burden Index | 87 | 74.6 |
| Government Integrity Index | 46.4 | 39.2 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 61 | 37 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 68.8 | 61.4 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 9.3 | 5.1 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 23.8 | 29.7 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 15 | 9.1 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 1.6M | 552k |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Botswana | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 12.9% | 83.2% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 9.7% | 42.7% |
| External debt stocks | $1.7B | $681.4M |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 3.8% | 9.4% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 2.4% | 16.8% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 26.6% | -12.7% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 37% | 8.6% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 29.5% | 17% |
| Total reserves including gold | $6.7B | $191.8M |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $228.7M | $33M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Botswana | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 39.4% | 21.9% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 37.8% | 41.5% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $345.3M | -$78.6M |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.8% | 10.1% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $69.7M | $126M |
| Personal remittances received | $31.6M | $203.6M |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 29.3% | 15.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 2% | 19.9% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $116.6M | N/A |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $603k | N/A |
| Expense, % of GDP | 23.6% | 10.7% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 32.1% | 21.9% |
