What is the difference in gni between Botswana and Portugal?

16.37 billion current LCU, with Portugal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Portugal?

55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Botswana vs Portugal: GNI

Botswana

263.58 billion current LCU

in 2024

Portugal

279.95 billion current LCU

in 2024

Botswana rank

125th

Portugal rank

122nd

GNI over time

Botswana
Portugal

How they compare

Portugal currently reports 279.95 billion current LCU against 263.58 billion current LCU in Botswana, a difference of 16.37 billion current LCU.

That makes Portugal's figure about 1.1 times Botswana's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Portugal ahead.

Botswana ranks 125th and Portugal ranks 122nd of 204 countries.

Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Botswana	Portugal	Difference	Ahead
1970s	279.59 million current LCU	2.92 billion current LCU	2.64 billion current LCU	Portugal
1980s	2.29 billion current LCU	23.09 billion current LCU	20.80 billion current LCU	Portugal
1990s	13.66 billion current LCU	86.99 billion current LCU	73.33 billion current LCU	Portugal
2000s	46.52 billion current LCU	152.60 billion current LCU	106.08 billion current LCU	Portugal
2010s	131.58 billion current LCU	180.74 billion current LCU	49.17 billion current LCU	Portugal
2020s	231.92 billion current LCU	238.56 billion current LCU	6.64 billion current LCU	Portugal

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gni, Botswana or Portugal?: Portugal, at 279.95 billion current LCU against 263.58 billion current LCU in Botswana as of 2024.
What is the difference in gni between Botswana and Portugal?: 16.37 billion current LCU, with Portugal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Portugal?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do Botswana and Portugal rank globally for gni?: Botswana ranks 125th and Portugal ranks 122nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as GNI (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: GNI (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 207 places, 9,896 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release