IMF Staff Country Reports

Botswana: Background Papers and Statistical Appendix

Publication Date:

January 23, 1995

Summary:

This Background Paper and Statistical Appendix describes economic and financial developments in Botswana during 1993–94. Although real GDP in Botswana recovered somewhat to 2.5 percent in 1993/94, compared with a decline of 1.5 percent in 1992/93, this outcome represented a decline in real GDP per capita for the second consecutive year. The government sector continued to expand relatively fast as the civil service continued to grow fairly rapidly, leading to an increasing share in the nonmining GDP, which rose from 34.8 percent in 1992/93 to 36.1 percent in 1993/94.

Series:

Country Report No. 1995/001

Subject:

Asset and liability management Bank credit Bank deposits Banking Commercial banks Excess liquidity Exports Financial institutions Financial services International trade Money

Notes:

These background papers and statistical appendix on Botswana were prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. In releasing this document for public use, confidential material may have been removed at the request of the member.