The inflation rate in Botswana was recorded at 5.70 percent in July of 2013. Inflation Rate in Botswana is reported by the Central Statistics Office Botswana. Botswana Inflation Rate averaged 8.40 Percent from 2001 until 2013, reaching an all time high of 15.10 Percent in August of 2008 and a record low of 5 Percent in November of 2009. In Botswana, the inflation rate measures a broad rise or fall in prices that consumers pay for a standard basket of goods.