Botswana Foreign Direct Investment 1974-2024

Foreign direct investment refers to direct investment equity flows in the reporting economy. It is the sum of equity capital, reinvestment of earnings, and other capital. Direct investment is a category of cross-border investment associated with a resident in one economy having control or a significant degree of influence on the management of an enterprise that is resident in another economy. Ownership of 10 percent or more of the ordinary shares of voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment relationship. Data are in current U.S. dollars.
  • Botswana foreign direct investment for 2023 was $0.67B, a 6.23% decline from 2022.
  • Botswana foreign direct investment for 2022 was $0.71B, a 322.41% decline from 2021.
  • Botswana foreign direct investment for 2021 was $-0.32B, a 1103.55% decline from 2020.
  • Botswana foreign direct investment for 2020 was $0.03B, a 66.04% decline from 2019.
Data Source: World Bank

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Country Name Inflows, US $
Brazil $64.23B
China $42.73B
Mexico $30.20B
Colombia $17.15B
Turkey $10.64B
Romania $8.41B
Malaysia $7.92B
Guyana $7.20B
Kazakhstan $5.30B
Serbia $4.89B
Dominican Republic $4.75B
Costa Rica $4.69B
Bulgaria $4.41B
Peru $3.92B
South Africa $3.44B
Thailand $3.09B
Namibia $2.29B
Belarus $2.07B
Albania $1.61B
Guatemala $1.55B
Iran $1.42B
Turkmenistan $1.38B
Algeria $1.22B
Gabon $1.15B
Bosnia $0.94B
Jordan $0.84B
Maldives $0.76B
Mauritius $0.76B
North Macedonia $0.70B
Venezuela $0.69B
Botswana $0.67B
Lebanon $0.66B
Armenia $0.58B
Montenegro $0.53B
Ecuador $0.38B
Jamaica $0.38B
Azerbaijan $0.25B
Paraguay $0.24B
Grenada $0.16B
Equatorial Guinea $0.14B
St. Lucia $0.14B
Fiji $0.09B
St. Vincent and the Grenadines $0.08B
Tonga $0.02B
Dominica $0.02B
Belize $0.02B
Samoa $0.00B
Marshall Islands $0.00B
Tuvalu $0.00B
Suriname $-0.05B
Iraq $-5.27B
Russia $-11.13B
Botswana Foreign Direct Investment - Historical Data
Year Inflows, US $ % of GDP
2023 $0.67B 3.43%
2022 $0.71B 3.49%
2021 $-0.32B -1.70%
2020 $0.03B 0.21%
2019 $0.09B 0.56%
2018 $0.29B 1.68%
2017 $0.26B 1.62%
2016 $0.14B 0.94%
2015 $0.38B 2.80%
2014 $0.52B 3.33%
2013 $0.07B 0.47%
2012 $0.15B 1.05%
2011 $0.29B 1.94%
2010 $0.22B 1.73%
2009 $0.21B 2.06%
2008 $0.52B 4.85%
2007 $0.49B 4.68%
2006 $0.49B 4.91%
2005 $0.42B 4.24%
2004 $0.39B 4.36%
2003 $0.42B 5.57%
2002 $0.41B 7.50%
2001 $0.03B 0.56%
2000 $0.06B 0.99%
1999 $0.04B 0.67%
1998 $0.10B 1.99%
1997 $0.10B 1.99%
1996 $0.07B 1.47%
1995 $0.07B 1.49%
1994 $-0.01B -0.33%
1993 $-0.29B -6.90%
1992 $-0.00B -0.04%
1991 $-0.01B -0.21%
1990 $0.10B 2.53%
1989 $0.04B 1.37%
1988 $0.04B 1.51%
1987 $0.11B 5.78%
1986 $0.07B 5.06%
1985 $0.05B 4.81%
1984 $0.06B 5.01%
1983 $0.02B 2.03%
1982 $0.02B 2.08%
1981 $0.09B 8.24%
1980 $0.11B 10.51%
1979 $0.13B 15.59%
1978 $0.04B 6.91%
1977 $0.01B 2.71%
1976 $0.01B 3.03%
1975 $-0.04B -10.77%
1974 $0.00B 0.02%