Subsidies in Botswana
Botswana: Subsidies was 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011. ◆ Volatile
Subsidies in Botswana, 1990–2011
Source: World Bank country economists. Measured in GFS, current LCU.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU for subsidies in 2011. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 654.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, subsidies in Botswana peaked at 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 GFS, current LCU, in 1995.
That places Botswana 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2011, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 230.04 million GFS, current LCU | 0 GFS, current LCU | 875.50 million GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.06 billion GFS, current LCU | 998.40 million GFS, current LCU | 8.11 billion GFS, current LCU | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.73 billion GFS, current LCU | 8.35 billion GFS, current LCU | 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU | 2 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 15 Equatorial Guinea 42.30 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 16 Burundi 27.81 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 17 Malawi 20.46 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 19 Congo 7.60 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 20 Algeria 2.90 billion GFS, current LCU compare
- 21 Tunisia 2.21 billion GFS, current LCU compare
More science & technology data for Botswana
- Scientific and technical journal articles 383.84 (2023)
- Mobile phone subscriptions 4.13 million (2024)
- Mobile phone subscriptions per 100 people 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Mobile and landline phone subscriptions per 100 people 164 per 100 people (2024)
- Patent applications, nonresidents 2 (2020)
- Share of the population using the Internet 57.5% (2024)
- Patent applications, residents 3 (2021)
- Number of people using the Internet 1.31 million users (2021)
- Landline Internet subscriptions per 100 people 7.44 per 100 people (2024)
- Landline Internet subscriptions 187,597 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is subsidies in Botswana?
- Subsidies in Botswana was 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011, according to World Bank country economists.
- What is the highest subsidies recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 9.12 billion GFS, current LCU in 2011.
- What is the lowest subsidies recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 GFS, current LCU in 1995.
- How does Botswana rank for subsidies?
- Botswana ranks 18th out of 47 countries with data for 2011.
- Is subsidies rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 654.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank country economists, published as part of Subsidies (GFS, current LCU). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Subsidies are current unrequited payments that government units make to enterprises, resident producers and importers. Subsidies may be designed to influence enterprises level or type of production, or the prices at which the products are sold. (Capital grants are in the national accounts classified as capital transfers.) Subsidies consists of ‘subsidies on products’, subsidies payable per unit of a good or a service, and ‘other subsidies on production’, which cover all other subsidies enterprises receives as a consequence of engaging in production. Data are in current local currency.