Botswana

BW · BWA · 072AfricaBWP P15 methods

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Mobile money account ownership reached 36.6% of adults in January 2024, up 12.2 percentage points year-over-year.

~1.8M

online population

~55%

banked adults

~10%

credit card population

Mix Methods Behaviour Banks Sources Facts

Payment mix

share of e-commerce spend

CategoryLeading methodShare

Cash—45%
CardVisa25%
Mobile MoneyGoogle Pay20%
Bank Transfer—8%
Other—2%

Methods in use

top 8 of 15 · by spend

MethodTypeShare

All 15 methods in Botswana →

Checkout behaviour

More men (41.8%) than women (31.9%) own mobile money accounts.

Orange Botswana is a key mobile money provider; EcoCash Zimbabwe is integrated for cross-border transfers.

Facts

ISO 3166: BW · BWA · 072
Region: Africa
Population: ~2.6M
Currency: BWP P
Banked adults: ~55%
Methods live: 15
Banks covered: 13

Largest banks

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