Botswana’s economy shrank sharply in the fourth quarter of 2025, weighed down by a steep contraction in the mining sector, even as agriculture and several non-mining industries showed resilience.
Latest figures indicate that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) contracted by 5.4 percent during the quarter under review, a deeper decline compared to the 1.9 percent contraction recorded in the same period in 2024. On a quarter-to-quarter basis, the economy declined even more sharply by 11.4 percent, underscoring mounting economic pressures.
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