Total official development assistance to medical research … net in Botswana
Botswana: Total official development assistance to medical research … net was -0.1597 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Total official development assistance to medical research and basic in Botswana, 2010–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total official development assistance to medical research and basic in Botswana is -0.1597, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 107.4% on the previous year and down 103.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total official development assistance to medical research and basic in Botswana peaked at 20.57 in 2017 and was at its lowest, -0.1597, in 2024.
That places Botswana 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Total official development assistance to medical research … net in Botswana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.26 | — |
| 2011 | 4.74 | -9.9% |
| 2012 | 3.19 | -32.6% |
| 2013 | 3.96 | +24.1% |
| 2014 | 4.85 | +22.4% |
| 2015 | 4 | -17.5% |
| 2016 | 6.62 | +65.4% |
| 2017 | 20.57 | +210.5% |
| 2018 | 17.57 | -14.6% |
| 2019 | 13.09 | -25.5% |
| 2020 | 7.24 | -44.7% |
| 2021 | 9.62 | +32.9% |
| 2022 | 9.9 | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 2.17 | -78.1% |
| 2024 | -0.1597 | -107.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's -0.1597 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.58. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's -0.1597 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 77.12. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 8.39 | 3.19 | 20.57 | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.76 | -0.1597 | 9.9 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 149 Montserrat 0.0108 compare
- 150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0049 compare
- 151 Panama -0.0266 compare
- 153 Dominica -0.1853 compare
- 154 Belarus -0.2296 compare
- 155 Costa Rica -0.2778 compare
More health data for Botswana
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.2265 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,150 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 281 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.6484 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0579 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.9109 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total official development assistance to medical research and basic in Botswana?
- Total official development assistance to medical research and basic in Botswana was -0.1597 in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total official development assistance to medical research and basic recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 20.57 in 2017.
- What is the lowest total official development assistance to medical research and basic recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was -0.1597 in 2024.
- How does Botswana rank for total official development assistance to medical research and basic?
- Botswana ranks 152nd out of 159 countries with data for 2024.
- Is total official development assistance to medical research and basic rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 103.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total official development assistance to medical research and basic health sectors, net disbursement, by recipient countries (millions of constant 2024 United States dollars). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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