博茨瓦纳的国内生产总值在上一季度大幅下降2%后,在2025年第一季度同比收缩0.2%,标志着经济连续第五个季度收缩。经济衰退的主要原因是关键行业的持续疲软,包括农业、林业和渔业(第四季度为-3.4%对-2.5%)、采矿和采石业(-7.7%对-27.3%)、钻石贸易(-36.2%对196.2%)以及水电(-29%对43.7%)。相比之下,制造业的产出出现温和反弹(0.2%对-6.5%),而金融和保险(3.9%对4.7%)、房地产(3.3%对5%)以及公共行政和国防(4.2%对5.9%)的增长放缓。按季度计算,经济萎缩了0.1%,扭转了2024年最后一个季度1.3%的增长。
Botswana’s GDP contracted by 0.2% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, following a sharper 2% decline in the previous quarter, marking the fifth consecutive quarter of economic contraction. The downturn was largely driven by continued weakness in key sectors, including agriculture, forestry, and fishing (-3.4% vs. -2.5% in Q4), mining and quarrying (-7.7% vs. -27.3%), diamond trading (-36.2% vs. 196.2%), and water and electricity (-29% vs. 43.7%). In contrast, output in manufacturing showed a modest rebound (0.2% vs. -6.5%), while growth slowed in finance and insurance (3.9% vs. 4.7%), real estate (3.3% vs. 5%), and public administration and defense (4.2% vs. 5.9%). On a quarterly basis, the economy shrank by 0.1%, reversing the 1.3% growth recorded in the final quarter of 2024.