Wealth (v2.1)

Wealth, Poverty, Assets
% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)
Subnational regions
Botswana
All years

% poorest households (with IWI value under 35)

1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
Botswana (Africa)  
Total 72.3 65.5 58.8 52.0 45.2 43.2 41.1 39.0 36.9 34.9 32.8 30.7 28.6 26.5 24.5 20.8 17.1 13.4 9.69 6.00
Central 81.4 74.3 67.3 60.2 53.1 51.0 48.9 46.8 44.7 42.7 40.6 38.5 36.4 34.3 32.2 27.6 23.0 18.3 13.7 9.11
Chobe 22.2 27.3 32.4 37.5 42.6 40.1 37.5 35.0 32.4 29.9 27.3 24.8 22.2 19.7 17.1 16.3 15.6 14.8 14.0 13.2
Ghanzi 0.01 14.1 28.1 42.2 59.0 57.2 55.4 53.6 51.7 49.9 48.1 46.3 44.5 42.7 40.8 33.8 26.7 19.6 12.5 5.39
Kgalagadi 0.01 14.3 28.6 42.8 59.4 56.9 54.3 51.8 49.3 46.8 44.2 41.7 39.2 36.6 34.1 23.9 13.7 9.16 4.58 0.01
Kgatleng 45.7 43.4 41.1 38.9 36.6 34.8 32.9 31.1 29.3 27.5 25.6 23.8 22.0 20.2 18.4 12.6 6.76 4.51 2.26 0.01
Kweneng 64.8 61.5 58.2 54.8 51.5 48.9 46.2 43.6 41.0 38.3 35.7 33.0 30.4 27.8 25.1 21.0 16.9 12.8 8.75 4.66
North-East 81.9 70.5 59.1 47.8 36.4 33.8 31.2 28.6 26.0 23.4 20.8 18.1 15.5 12.9 10.3 10.8 11.3 11.8 12.2 12.7
North-West, Ngamiland 75.8 73.3 70.9 68.5 66.0 63.8 61.6 59.5 57.3 55.1 52.9 50.7 48.5 46.4 44.2 38.3 32.5 26.6 20.7 14.9
South-East 62.7 52.5 42.3 32.0 21.8 20.3 18.8 17.2 15.7 14.2 12.7 11.2 9.69 8.18 6.67 5.36 4.04 2.73 1.41 0.09
Southern 93.8 83.1 72.3 61.5 50.7 48.9 47.0 45.2 43.4 41.5 39.7 37.8 36.0 34.1 32.3 24.9 17.5 11.6 5.83 0.01
Lighter numbers are estimates