Botswana (BW) is covered on EconEarth with economy, market, and country data, including a public EE Score when the country is eligible for the ranking.
A diamond economy that built unusually clean public institutions for the region and saved a share of the rents. Living standards are high by African standards. The stone market is cyclical, and diversification beyond diamonds has been slow.
EE Score: 74.0. EE Score rank: #121 of 165. EE Economy: 75.1. EE Risk: 85.0. EE Growth: 74.5. EE Impact: 55.4. EE Scale: 53.9. EE Score vintage: 2026-10-02. Region: Africa. Population: 2.6M (rank #143). GDP: $21.9 billion. GDP per capita: $8,490 (2026, IMF). GDP growth: -1.9%. Inflation: +5.2%. Policy rate: 2.65%. Currency: BWP. Equity market cap: $5.0 billion.