Economy generally grows past pre-COVID levels

According to figures released by Statistics Botswana last Friday, the water and electricity sector led the pack in terms of growth last year with 48.6%, while value added by diamond traders rose 17.6% followed by manufacturing with 8.2 percent and mining/quarrying with 7.5 percent.

In terms of their contributions to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the measure of economic activity, mining and quarrying leads the pack, followed by public administration and defence, and the construction and wholesale industries.