Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana
Botswana: Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants was 0.0% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana, 2000–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana is 0.0%, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana peaked at 0.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2024.
That places Botswana 129th out of 149 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +400.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | -80.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | +100.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | -50.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | +300.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | +25.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -40.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1% | +66.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0% | -25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.1% | +225.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -23.1% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | -20.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1% | -37.5% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | -80.0% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0%. (58 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 0.0% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 0.7%. (48 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +400.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| 2006 | +300.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 129 Algeria 0.0% compare
- 129 Anguilla 0.0% compare
- 129 Argentina 0.0% compare
- 129 Belarus 0.0% compare
- 129 Brazil 0.0%
- 129 Chile 0.0% compare
- 129 China 0.0% compare
- 129 Dominica 0.0% compare
- 129 Iran 0.0% compare
- 129 Kazakhstan 0.0% compare
- 129 Malaysia 0.0% compare
- 129 Mexico 0.0% compare
- 129 Oman 0.0%
- 129 Panama 0.0% compare
- 129 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% compare
- 129 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 129 Thailand 0.0% compare
- 129 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 129 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 129 Uruguay 0.0% compare
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 share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana?
- Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants in Botswana was 0.0% in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants?
- Botswana ranks 129th out of 149 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income from poverty reduction grants. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by recipient countries (percentage of GNI).