Stock market return in Botswana
Botswana: Stock market return was -6.4% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Stock market return in Botswana, 1996–2021
Source: Bloomberg. Measured in %, year-on-year.
Analysis
In 2021, stock market return in Botswana stood at -6.4%.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 7.5% on the previous year and down 40.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, stock market return in Botswana peaked at 82.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, -13.9%, in 2009.
Botswana ranks 86th of 86 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 | 43.2% | 15.3% | 65.8% | 4 |
| 2000s | 22.6% | -13.9% | 82.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | -8.8% | 17.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | -6.2% | -6.4% | -5.9% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Botswana
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 33.1% (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports 4.76 (2024)
- Net domestic credit 119.01 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net foreign assets 60.03 billion current LCU (2025)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Broad money 44.1% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 17.4% (2025)
- Domestic credit to private sector 33.2% (2025)
- Official exchange rate 13.5 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration -5,665 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is stock market return in Botswana?
- Stock market return in Botswana was -6.4% in 2021, according to Bloomberg.
- What is the highest stock market return recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 82.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest stock market return recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.9% in 2009.
- How does Botswana rank for stock market return?
- Botswana ranks 86th out of 86 countries with data for 2021.
- Is stock market return rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Bloomberg, published as part of Stock market return (%, year-on-year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Stock market return is the growth rate of annual average stock market index. Annual average stock market index is constructed by taking the average of the daily stock market indexes available at Bloomberg.