Botswana vs Jordan: Economic Indicators Comparison
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Botswana |  Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $18.6B | $42.2B |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 4.6% | 2% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 2.9% | 2.3% |
| Population | 2.3M | 10.4M |
| GDP per capita | $8.3k | $4.2k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.18% | 0.13% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 4.52 | 0.32 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.44 | 0.45 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $18k | $9.4k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $17.5B | $41.8B |
| GNI per capita | $7.8k | $4.2k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $40.6B | $93.9B |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $18k | $9.4k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Botswana | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 25% | 14% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 22% | 20% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 3.2% | 4.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 0.9% | 1.8% |
| Unemployment | 17.9% | 15% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 69.6 | 66 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 6.75 | 6.01 |
| Human Freedom Index | 6.81 | 6.59 |
| Property Rights Index | 60.9 | 64.8 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 45.2 | 54.6 |
| Business Freedom Index | 69.3 | 60.1 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 97.5 | 55.9 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 68.2 | 52.5 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 65 | 70 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 70 | 60 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 82.8 | 81.2 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 73.6 | 77.6 |
| Government Spending Index | 69.1 | 73.5 |
| Tax Burden Index | 87 | 91.8 |
| Government Integrity Index | 46.4 | 49.6 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 61 | 49 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 68.8 | 74.3 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 9.3 | 2.9 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 23.8 | 24.4 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 15 | 1.4 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 1.6M | 4.2M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Botswana | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 12.9% | 94.2% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | 9.7% | 76.1% |
| External debt stocks | $1.7B | $32B |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | 3.8% | 67.4% |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | 2.4% | 14.1% |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 26.6% | 4.4% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 37% | 10.8% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 29.5% | 18.4% |
| Total reserves including gold | $6.7B | $15.5B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $228.7M | $949.9M |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Botswana | Jordan |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 39.4% | 35.6% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 37.8% | 54.6% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $345.3M | -$2.8B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 26.8% | 23.2% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | $69.7M | $2.3B |
| Personal remittances received | $31.6M | $4.5B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 29.3% | 27.6% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 2% | 5.6% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $116.6M | $23.5M |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $603k | $21.8M |
| Expense, % of GDP | 23.6% | 26.1% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 32.1% | 29.7% |
