# List of companies of Botswana

Botswana is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. A mid-sized country of just over 2 million people, Botswana is one of the most sparsely populated nations in the world. Around 10 percent of the population lives in the capital and largest city, Gaborone. Formerly one of the poorest countries in the world—with a GDP per capita of about US$70 per year in the late 1960s—Botswana has since transformed itself into one of the fastest-growing economies in the world. The economy is dominated by mining, cattle, and tourism. Botswana boasts a GDP (purchasing power parity) per capita of about $18,825 per year as of 2015, which is one of the highest in Africa. Its high gross national income (by some estimates the fourth-largest in Africa) gives the country a modest standard of living and the highest Human Development Index of continental Sub-Saharan Africa.

## Notable firms

This list includes notable companies with primary headquarters located in the country. The industry and sector follow the Industry Classification Benchmark taxonomy. Organizations which have ceased operations are included and noted as defunct.
Notable companies Active State-owned Defunct :
| Name | Industry | Sector | Headquarters | Founded | Notes |
| Air Botswana | Consumer services | Airlines | Gaborone | 1972 | State airline |
| BancABC | Financials | Banks | Gaborone | 1997 | Financial services |
| Bank of Botswana | Financials | Banks | Gaborone | 1975 | Central bank |
| BotswanaPost | Industrials | Delivery services | Gaborone | 1989 | Postal services |
| Botswana Guardian | Consumer services | Publishing | Gaborone | 1982 | Newspaper |
| Botswana Meat Commission | Consumer goods | Food products | Lobatse | 1965 | Meat |
| Botswana Power Corporation | Utilities | Conventional electricity | Gaborone | 1970 | |
| Botswana Railways | Industrials | Railroads | Gaborone | 1987 | Railway |
| Botswana Stock Exchange | Financials | Investment services | Gaborone | 1995 | Exchange |
| Botswana Telecommunications Corporation | Telecommunications | Fixed line telecommunications | Gaborone | 1980 | Telco |
| Botswana TV | Consumer services | Broadcasting & entertainment | Gaborone | 1997 | Television |
| Choppies | Consumer services | Broadline retailers | Gaborone | 1986 | Retail and grocery |
| Debswana | Basic materials | Diamonds & gemstones | Gaborone | 1969 | Diamonds and coal |
| Letshego | Financials | Specialty finance | Gaborone | 1998 | Financial services, microfinance |
| Mack Air | Consumer services | Airlines | Maun | 1994 | Charter airline |
| Mascom | Telecommunications | Mobile telecommunications | Gaborone | 1998 | Mobile network |
| Mmegi | Consumer services | Publishing | Gaborone | 1984 | Newspaper |
| Motor Company of Botswana | Consumer goods | Automobiles | Gaborone | 1992 | Automotive, defunct 2001 |
| The Botswana Gazette | Consumer services | Publishing | Gaborone | 1984 | Newspaper |
| The Voice | Consumer services | Publishing | Francistown | 1993 | Newspaper |
| Water Utilities Corporation | Utilities | Water | Francistown | 1970 | Water |
| Wilderness Air | Consumer services | Airlines | Maun | 1991 | Charter airline |
* The Jwaneng diamond mine is the richest in the world today.
* Tourist resort at Kasane