country · period 2026-09-28

Country Spotlight: Botswana

Botswana ranks #29 in Africa by GDP and #22 by research output.

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GDP: $19.9B, continental rank #29
GDP per capita: $7778
Research: 22.1k works, continental rank #22
Leading institution: University of Botswana

Botswana records a nominal GDP of $19.9B (2025), ranking #29 on the continent and #2 in Southern Africa.

Income per capita stands at $7778 with growth of -0.73% in the latest reporting year.

Research activity totals 22.1k indexed works and 439.1k citations, giving an average impact of 19.88 citations per publication, ranked #22 on the continent.

Its leading research institution is University of Botswana, with 15.0k indexed works.

Figures used in this report

gdp usd: 19,928,479,839
gdp per capita usd: 7,778
research works: 22,089
research impact: 20

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