2024年第三季度,博茨瓦纳国内生产总值同比下降4.3%,远高于第二季度向下修正的0.4%的降幅。这标志着经济连续第三个季度出现收缩,采矿和采石活动急剧恶化(第二季度为-27.2%对-16.6%)。此外,钻石交易大幅下滑(-75.6%对-10.6%),钻石实际增加值大幅下降(-29.4%)。此外,农业、林业和渔业(-2.1%对0.4%)、制造业(-1.7%对1.1%)以及运输和仓储业(-0.8%对2.8%)的产量均有所下降。另一方面,非采矿业国内生产总值增长了4.4%,这得益于公用事业(28.6%对26.1%)、批发和零售(7.5%对4.4%)、公共行政(5.3%对5.3%)、教育(5.7%对5.3%)以及住宿和餐饮服务(5.4%对4.5%)的强劲产出。季度GDP下降2.9%,为2023年第二季度以来的最大降幅,较第二季度1.4%的增长有所回升。
The Botswana GDP shrank by 4.3% year-on-year in Q3 of 2024, much steeper than a downwardly revised 0.4% decline in Q2. It marked the third consecutive quarter of economic contraction, with mining & quarrying activity deteriorating sharply (-27.2% vs -16.6% in Q2). Also, diamond trading slumped (-75.6% vs -10.6%), with the diamond real value added significantly falling (-29.4%). Further, there were declines in output for agriculture, forestry & fishing (-2.1% vs 0.4%), manufacturing (-1.7% vs 1.1%), and transport & storage (-0.8% vs 2.8%). On the other hand, the non-mining GDP grew by 4.4%, driven by stronger output of utilities (28.6% vs 26.1%), wholesale & retail (7.5% vs 4.4%), public administration (5.3% vs 5.3%), education (5.7% vs 5.3%), and accommodation & food services (5.4% vs 4.5%). Quarterly, the GDP declined by 2.9%, the steepest decline since Q2 of 2023 and an upswing from a 1.4% growth in Q2.