Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Income inequality vs. GDP per capita was 0.5491 in 2015. ▬ Flat
Latest (2015)
0.5491
World rank
1st
of 120 countries
All-time high
0.6154
in 2002
All-time low
0.5421
in 1985
Years of data
5
1985–2015
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Botswana, 1985–2015
Source: World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 0.5491 for income inequality vs. gdp per capita in 2015.
The figure is down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Botswana peaked at 0.6154 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 0.5421, in 1985.
Botswana ranks 1st of 120 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Income inequality vs. GDP per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 0.5421 | — |
| 1993 | 0.6015 | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 0.6154 | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0.5693 | -7.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5491 | -3.6% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.5491 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.3588, 1.5× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.5491 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.3766, 1.5× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5421 | 0.5421 | 0.5421 | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.6015 | 0.6015 | 0.6015 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5923 | 0.5693 | 0.6154 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.5491 | 0.5491 | 0.5491 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More poverty & inequality data for Botswana
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 0 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 2.73 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 900.4 kg per hectare (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 3.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 22.79 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 22.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Botswana?
- Income inequality vs. gdp per capita in Botswana was 0.5491 in 2015, according to World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6154 in 2002.
- What is the lowest income inequality vs. gdp per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5421 in 1985.
- How does Botswana rank for income inequality vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 1st out of 120 countries with data for 2015.
- Is income inequality vs. gdp per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank Poverty and Inequality Platform (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Income inequality vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Gini coefficient measures inequality on a scale from 0 to 1. Higher values indicate higher inequality.