| Economic indicators |
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (million current US$) |
2007 |
283008 |
|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (million current US$) |
2005 |
242332 |
|
| Gross domestic product (GDP) (million current US$) |
2000 |
132878 |
|
| Growth rate of GDP at constant 1990 prices (% p.a.) |
2007 |
5.1 |
|
| Growth rate of GDP at constant 1990 prices (% p.a.) |
2005 |
5.0 |
|
| Growth rate of GDP at constant 1990 prices (% p.a.) |
2000 |
4.2 |
|
| GDP per capita (current US$) |
2007 |
5826.0 |
|
| GDP per capita (current US$) |
2005 |
5055.0 |
|
| GDP per capita (current US$) |
2000 |
2926.9 |
|
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita (current US$) |
2007 |
5643.5 |
|
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita (current US$) |
2005 |
4952.0 |
|
| Gross national income (GNI) per capita (current US$) |
2000 |
2857.0 |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) |
2007 |
20.6 |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) |
2005 |
16.9 |
|
| Gross fixed capital formation (% of GDP) |
2000 |
15.1 |
|
| Exchange rate (national currency per US$) |
2007 |
7.05 |
Principal rate. |
| Exchange rate (national currency per US$) |
2005 |
6.36 |
Principal rate. |
| Exchange rate (national currency per US$) |
2000 |
6.94 |
Principal rate. |
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) |
2007 |
–20631 |
|
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) |
2005 |
–9723 |
|
| Balance of payments, current account (million US$) |
2000 |
–191 |
|
| Consumer price index (2000=100) |
2007 |
144 |
|
| Consumer price index (2000=100) |
2005 |
128 |
|
| Consumer price index (2000=100) |
2000 |
100 |
|
| Industrial production index (2000=100) |
2007 |
120 |
Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. |
| Industrial production index (2000=100) |
2005 |
114 |
Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. |
| Industrial production index (2000=100) |
2000 |
100 |
Derived by the UNSD from component national indices. |
| Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) |
2007 |
... |
|
| Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) |
2005 |
110 |
|
| Agricultural production index (1999-2001=100) |
2000 |
104 |
|
| Food production index (1999-2001=100) |
2007 |
... |
|
| Food production index (1999-2001=100) |
2005 |
111 |
|
| Food production index (1999-2001=100) |
2000 |
105 |
|
| Unemployment (% of labour force) |
2007 |
23.0 |
September. Age group 15 to 65 years. |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) |
2005 |
26.7 |
September. Age group 15 to 65 years. |
| Unemployment (% of labour force) |
2000 |
25.4 |
September. Age group 15 to 65 years. |
| Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) |
2007 |
26.0 |
September. |
| Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) |
2005 |
25.6 |
September. |
| Employment in industrial sector (% of employed) |
2000 |
24.2 |
September. |
| Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) |
2007 |
8.8 |
September. |
| Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) |
2005 |
7.5 |
September. |
| Employment in agricultural sector (% of employed) |
2000 |
15.6 |
September. |
| Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) |
2007 |
47.0 |
|
| Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) |
2005 |
46.5 |
|
| Labour force participation, adult female pop. (%) |
2000 |
45.4 |
|
| Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) |
2007 |
60.2 |
|
| Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) |
2005 |
60.3 |
|
| Labour force participation, adult male pop. (%) |
2000 |
61.5 |
|
| Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) |
2007 |
9091 |
Excludes arrivals by work and contract workers. |
| Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) |
2005 |
7369 |
Excludes arrivals by work and contract workers. |
| Tourist arrivals at national borders (000) |
2000 |
5872 |
Excludes arrivals by work and contract workers. |
| Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) |
2007 |
135000 |
Southern Africa Customs Union: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. 2006. |
| Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) |
2005 |
135154 |
Southern Africa Customs Union: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. |
| Primary energy production (000 MT oil equivalent) |
2000 |
128191 |
Southern Africa Customs Union: Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa and Swaziland. |
| Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) |
2007 |
96.6 |
|
| Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) |
2005 |
81.6 |
|
| Total telephone subscribers (per 100 inhabitants) |
2000 |
29.2 |
|
| Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) |
2007 |
8.2 |
|
| Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) |
2005 |
7.6 |
|
| Internet users (per 100 inhabitants) |
2000 |
5.3 |
|
| Exports (million US$) |
2007 |
64026.6 |
|
| Imports (million US$) |
2007 |
79872.6 |
|
| Major trading partners (% of exports) |
2007 |
United States (11.8), Japan (11.0), Germany (8.0) |
|
| Major trading partners (% of imports) |
2007 |
Germany (11.7), China (10.7), United States (7.7) |
|
| Social indicators |
| Population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) |
|
0.6 |
|
| Population aged 0-14 years in 2008 (%) |
|
31.4 |
|
| Population aged 60+ years in 2008 (women and men, % of total) |
|
9.3/6.2 |
|
| Sex ratio in 2008 (men per 100 women) |
|
96.9 |
|
| Life expectancy at birth 2005-2010 (women and men, years) |
|
49.7/48.8 |
|
| Infant mortality rate 2005-2010 (per 1 000 live births) |
|
44.8 |
|
| Total fertility rate 2005-2010 (live births per woman) |
|
2.6 |
|
| Contraceptive prevalence (ages 15-49, %) |
|
60.3 |
|
| Urban population in 2007 (%) |
|
60.2 |
|
| Urban population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) |
|
1.4 |
|
| Rural population growth rate 2005-2010 (% per annum) |
|
–0.7 |
|
| International migrant stock (% of total population) |
|
3.7 |
|
| Refugees and others of concern to UNHCR |
|
207601 |
Asylum-seekers (pending cases) refers to 89,000 undecided cases at first instance (at the end of 2007) and 82,000 in the back |
| Government education expenditure (% of GDP) |
|
5.4 |
|
| Primary-secondary gross enrolment ratio (women and men per 100) |
|
101.1/101.1 |
|
| Third-level students (women and men, % of total) |
|
55.1/44.9 |
|
| Newspaper circulation (per 1 000 inhabitants) |
|
29.6 |
|
| Parliamentary seats (women and men, % of total) |
|
33.9/66.1 |
Figures on distribution of seats do not include the 36 special rotating delegates appointed on ad hoc basis, therefore all pe |
