Botswana has been hailed for being a developmental state that prudently delivers public goods and services.

In a report titled: 'The progress of good governance in Botswana, 2008', the Botswana Institute for Development Policy Analysis (BIDPA) says that the country has realised good economic growth and made deliberate efforts to reduce poverty. The report hails Botswana for maintaining social harmony and political stability; and an open, democratic multi-party political system. BIDPA says economic and political governance assessments made by organisations like the World Bank, African Development Bank, the Ibraham Index of African Governance, World Economic Forum, Transparency International and the Commonwealth Business Council have ranked Botswana highly.

"The 2006 World Bank Institute (WBI) governance indicators show that Botswana ranks above average for all sub-Sahara African countries in terms of voice and accountability, political stability, government effectiveness, regulatory quality, rule of law and control of corruption. In 2007, the Mo Ibrahim Foundation ranked the country third after Mauritius and the Seychelles, out of 48 countries, in terms of safety, security, rule of law, transparency and corruption, participation and human rights, sustainable economic opportunities and human development. Transparency International has ranked Botswana as the least corrupt country in Africa from 2005 to 2007. All these indicate a very positive perception of Botswana in terms of good governance. Comparison of the principal indices used in the international rankings of political and economic governance all show that Botswana is a shining example," the BIDPA report says.

It asserts that Botswana's politico and socio-economic development has been regarded as exceptional, moving from being one of the poorest nations on earth to a successful upper middle-income country. This success is attributable to the country's good policy choices, the utilisation of a capable state machinery and the operation of a robust economic development planning process. The BIDPA report states that Botswana will get funding after the formulation of the European Community-Botswana 2008-2013 Country Strategy Paper. The funding is expected to be allocated for sectoral budget in human resource development, civil society development and technical assistance.