Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR in Botswana

Botswana: Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR was 915,943 current US$ in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
915,943 current US$
Change on year
down 28.7%
World rank
72nd
of 130 countries
All-time high
4.01 million current US$
in 1979
All-time low
20,000 current US$
in 1971
Years of data
48
1969–2019

Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR in Botswana, 1969–2019

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Source: Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Measured in current US$.

Analysis

Botswana recorded 915,943 current US$ for net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in 2019.

That represents a change of down 28.7% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in Botswana peaked at 4.01 million current US$ in 1979 and was at its lowest, 20,000 current US$, in 1971.

Botswana ranks 72nd of 130 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR in Botswana, year by year

Annual values for Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$) in Botswana, 1969 to 2019.
Year current US$ Change
1969 50,000 current US$
1970 40,000 current US$ -20.0%
1971 20,000 current US$ -50.0%
1972 70,000 current US$ +250.0%
1973 50,000 current US$ -28.6%
1974 20,000 current US$ -60.0%
1975 100,000 current US$ +400.0%
1976 130,000 current US$ +30.0%
1977 590,000 current US$ +353.8%
1978 2.26 million current US$ +283.1%
1979 4.01 million current US$ +77.4%
1980 790,000 current US$ -80.3%
1981 630,000 current US$ -20.3%
1982 830,000 current US$ +31.7%
1983 920,000 current US$ +10.8%
1984 1.20 million current US$ +30.4%
1985 1.07 million current US$ -10.8%
1986 1.00 million current US$ -6.5%
1987 1.14 million current US$ +14.0%
1988 1.49 million current US$ +30.7%
1989 630,000 current US$ -57.7%
1990 540,000 current US$ -14.3%
1991 630,000 current US$ +16.7%
1992 700,000 current US$ +11.1%
1994 580,000 current US$ -17.1%
1995 570,000 current US$ -1.7%
1996 530,000 current US$ -7.0%
1997 330,000 current US$ -37.7%
1998 480,000 current US$ +45.5%
1999 1.00 million current US$ +108.3%
2000 860,000 current US$ -14.0%
2001 1.62 million current US$ +88.4%
2002 1.55 million current US$ -4.3%
2003 1.48 million current US$ -4.5%
2004 2.18 million current US$ +47.3%
2005 610,000 current US$ -72.0%
2006 300,000 current US$ -50.8%
2007 860,000 current US$ +186.7%
2008 870,000 current US$ +1.2%
2009 980,000 current US$ +12.6%
2010 660,000 current US$ -32.7%
2011 2.94 million current US$ +345.5%
2013 102,159 current US$ -96.5%
2015 257,195 current US$ +151.8%
2016 2.11 million current US$ +721.4%
2017 1.77 million current US$ -16.2%
2018 1.28 million current US$ -27.4%
2019 915,943 current US$ -28.7%

Botswana compared with similar countries

  • Botswana's 915,943 current US$ is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.07 million current US$, 85% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
  • Botswana's 915,943 current US$ is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 2.70 million current US$, 34% of the median. (41 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR 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.

YearChange FromTo
2016 +721.4% 257,195 current US$ 2.11 million current US$
1975 +400.0% 20,000 current US$ 100,000 current US$
1977 +353.8% 130,000 current US$ 590,000 current US$
2011 +345.5% 660,000 current US$ 2.94 million current US$

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1960s 50,000 current US$ 50,000 current US$ 50,000 current US$ 1
1970s 729,000 current US$ 20,000 current US$ 4.01 million current US$ 10
1980s 970,000 current US$ 630,000 current US$ 1.49 million current US$ 10
1990s 595,556 current US$ 330,000 current US$ 1.00 million current US$ 9
2000s 1.13 million current US$ 300,000 current US$ 2.18 million current US$ 10
2010s 1.26 million current US$ 102,159 current US$ 2.94 million current US$ 8

Countries ranked near Botswana

  1. 69 Romania 970,000 current US$ compare
  2. 70 Bulgaria 930,000 current US$ compare
  3. 70 Czechia 930,000 current US$ compare
  4. 73 North Macedonia 895,000 current US$ compare
  5. 74 Guinea 853,670 current US$ compare
  6. 75 Belarus 818,520 current US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in Botswana?
Net official flows from un agencies, unhcr in Botswana was 915,943 current US$ in 2019, according to Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
What is the highest net official flows from un agencies, unhcr recorded in Botswana?
The highest recorded value was 4.01 million current US$ in 1979.
What is the lowest net official flows from un agencies, unhcr recorded in Botswana?
The lowest recorded value was 20,000 current US$ in 1971.
How does Botswana rank for net official flows from un agencies, unhcr?
Botswana ranks 72nd out of 130 countries with data for 2019.
Is net official flows from un agencies, unhcr rising or falling in Botswana?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Botswana data come from?
The figures come from Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), published as part of Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Net official flows from UN agencies, UNHCR (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Development Assistance Committee, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 5,982 data points, 1969–2023
Last refreshed

Net official flows from UN agencies are the net disbursements of total official flows from the UN agencies. Total official flows are the sum of Official Development Assistance (ODA) or official aid and Other Official Flows (OOF) and represent the total disbursements by the official sector at large to the recipient country. Net disbursements are gross disbursements of grants and loans minus repayments of principal on earlier loans. ODA consists of loans made on concessional terms (with a grant element of at least 25 percent, calculated at a rate of discount of 10 percent) and grants made to promote economic development and welfare in countries and territories in the DAC list of ODA recipients. Official aid refers to aid flows from official donors to countries and territories in part II of the DAC list of recipients: more advanced countries of Central and Eastern Europe, the countries of the former Soviet Union, and certain advanced developing countries and territories. Official aid is provided under terms and conditions similar to those for ODA. Part II of the DAC List was abolished in 2005. The collection of data on official aid and other resource flows to Part II countries ended with 2004 data. OOF are transactions by the official sector whose main objective is other than development-motivated, or, if development-motivated, whose grant element is below the 25 per cent threshold which would make them eligible to be recorded as ODA. The main classes of transactions included here are official export credits, official sector equity and portfolio investment, and debt reorganization undertaken by the official sector at nonconcessional terms (irrespective of the nature or the identity of the original creditor). UN agencies are United Nations includes the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), World Food Programme (WFP), International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), United Nations Development Programme(UNDP), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), United Nations Regular Programme for Technical Assistance (UNTA), United Nations Peacebuilding Fund (UNPBF), International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), World Health Organization (WHO), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), International Labour Organization (ILO), United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR). Data are in current U.S. dollars.