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Botswana

Country in southern Africa.

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  • Botswana's diamond economy per the Minister of Minerals and Energy in 2023, diamonds came to supply 70 percent of export earnings and half of government revenue Scholarship & press 1
  • Botswana's diamond economy per the Minister of Mineral Resources in 1990, revenue rose from under 10 million pula a year to over a billion Self-published 2
  • Botswana's diamond economy per the IMF, mineral revenue fell from 13.3 percent of GDP in 2022; the economy contracted 3 percent in 2024 Primary record 34

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  1. Vice President urges Batswana to jealously guard diamonds (Botswana Press Agency report of the Minister of Minerals and Energy), Botswana Daily News (BOPA), 25 Jun 2023. Scholarship & press
    Mr Moagi said diamonds started contributing 70 per cent of export earnings and half of government revenue.
  2. Our History, Debswana Diamond Company. Self-published
    increasing the revenue of the country from less that P10 million a year at Independence to over a billion today
    Debswana is the largest private sector employer in Botswana
  3. IMF Executive Board Concludes 2024 Article IV Consultation with Botswana, International Monetary Fund, 10 Sep 2024. Primary record
    Mineral revenue (percent of GDP): 2022: 13.3; 2023: 7.4; 2024 (projection): 5.8; 2025 (projection): 9.5.
  4. IMF Staff Completes 2025 Article IV Mission to Botswana, International Monetary Fund, 26 Sep 2025. Primary record
    Contraction of 3 percent in 2024.
    Botswana’s economic activity is expected to contract by about 1 percent in 2025, owing primarily to a further decline in diamond production
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