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CodeBWA
Long NameRepublic of Botswana
Income GroupUpper middle income
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
Lending categoryIBRD
Currency UnitBotswana pula
Latest population census2011
Latest household surveyFamily Health Survey 2007-2008
National accounts base year2016
System of National AccountsCountry uses the 2008 System of National Accounts methodology
SNA price valuationValue added at basic prices (VAB)
PPP survey years2021, 2017, 2011
Balance of Payments Manual in useBPM6
External debt Reporting statusActual
System of tradeGeneral trade system
Government Accounting conceptBudgetary central government
IMF data dissemination standardEnhanced General Data Dissemination System (e-GDDS)
Source of most recent Income and expenditure dataCore Welfare Indicator Questionnaire Survey (CWIQ), 2015/16
Latest agricultural census2015
Latest industrial data2013
Latest trade data2018
2-alpha codeBW
WB-2 codeBW
Table NameBotswana
Short NameBotswana
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