Good governance matters. Botswana has become much wealthier while neighboring Zimbabwe has languished.
GDP per capital in nominal terms, not PPP
Source: World Bank
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Year | Botswana | Zimbabwe |
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1960 | 60.49251407 | 278.8136991 |
1961 | 64.1765151 | 280.8289505 |
1962 | 68.05021904 | 276.6887808 |
1963 | 71.10736826 | 277.4797151 |
1964 | 75.95550255 | 281.5584401 |
1965 | 81.77028637 | 293.3088536 |
1966 | 89.9784517 | 277.2338721 |
1967 | 100.4061749 | 292.2704106 |
1968 | 110.9784564 | 299.3986328 |
1969 | 126.5449273 | 341.984651 |
1970 | 153.3261344 | 356.2296015 |
1971 | 196.4231201 | 397.7950448 |
1972 | 247.7290897 | 471.9371523 |
1973 | 353.8554019 | 563.0329825 |
1974 | 428.1918429 | 654.4146217 |
1975 | 479.085477 | 694.5324939 |
1976 | 483.1432021 | 664.1024494 |
1977 | 564.1311251 | 650.1556051 |
1978 | 709.189338 | 627.967027 |
1979 | 947.7528545 | 723.1065319 |
1980 | 1181.603342 | 901.4991448 |
1981 | 1154.18354 | 1043.746833 |
1982 | 1054.038431 | 1073.063847 |
1983 | 1176.812446 | 940.557839 |
1984 | 1202.976002 | 741.875867 |
1985 | 1042.242677 | 635.0060586 |
1986 | 1253.560959 | 675.8068483 |
1987 | 1701.675186 | 707.5754657 |
1988 | 2203.657633 | 793.4495805 |
1989 | 2477.975358 | 816.0767657 |
1990 | 2945.83204 | 841.9729898 |
1991 | 2972.726711 | 809.0521248 |
1992 | 3040.960404 | 619.372594 |
1993 | 2973.380401 | 591.7201625 |
1994 | 2970.122568 | 611.865711 |
1995 | 3219.912051 | 623.2099674 |
1996 | 3221.67621 | 741.0957267 |
1997 | 3258.980312 | 731.9483797 |
1998 | 3039.970731 | 544.9841629 |
1999 | 3405.812598 | 580.0707181 |
2000 | 3522.308678 | 563.0577411 |
2001 | 3278.00825 | 568.3859092 |
2002 | 3190.615453 | 530.5305794 |
2003 | 4330.9449 | 478.007405 |
2004 | 5073.53765 | 482.9984113 |
2005 | 5513.327998 | 476.5553236 |
2006 | 5521.999631 | 447.8549242 |
2007 | 5832.733942 | 431.7871883 |
2008 | 5713.534983 | 356.6933497 |
2009 | 5255.768461 | 771.5987859 |
2010 | 6434.815724 | 948.3318545 |
2011 | 7617.32516 | 1093.654002 |
2012 | 7050.573472 | 1304.969802 |
2013 | 7224.965281 | 1430.000818 |
2014 | 7780.653384 | 1434.89934 |
2015 | 6799.870178 | 1445.071062 |
2016 | 7243.870253 | 1464.583529 |
2017 | 7893.232534 | 1548.170056 |
2018 | 8279.601739 | 1683.740577 |
2019 | 7961.325181 | 1463.98591 |
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Interesting also that the same political party has been re-elected every election since independence in 1966. Good governance matters!