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Botswana: Trade Statistics

Exporter Rank

87 / 138

Importer Rank

98 / 138

Trade Balance Rank

58 / 138

Total Trade [1]

Total Exports (2021) $7,473,466,757
Total Imports (2021) $8,459,398,927
Trade Balance (2021) ($985,932,170)
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 43.48%
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP) (2022) [2] 42%

Trade Partners [1]

Export Partners

Top 10 Export Countries

Country Export USD$
United Arab Emirates $1,914,330,447
Belgium $1,754,513,120
India $1,290,513,616
South Africa $681,277,085
Israel $450,702,300
Singapore $428,313,086
Hong Kong $362,525,972
Namibia $143,254,655
United States $115,813,492
China $95,550,178

Import Partners

Top 10 Import Countries

Country Import USD$
South Africa $4,638,674,100
Belgium $1,203,724,272
United Arab Emirates $405,882,796
India $403,875,808
Namibia $400,083,220
Canada $220,312,864
China $196,908,347
Russia $173,801,426
Switzerland $85,219,568
France $80,405,124

Traded Goods [1] (at the 2-digit HS Code level)

Top 10 Export Goods

HS Code Export USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $6,776,025,645
(85) Electrical Machinery $131,714,146
(26) Ores $110,007,021
(01) Live Animals $80,069,414
(28) Inorganic Chemicals $47,581,605
(84) Industrial Machinery $44,117,608
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $34,086,719
(39) Plastics $32,574,960
(25) Natural Minerals & Stone $29,825,819
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $29,123,438

Top 10 Import Goods

HS Code Import USD$
(71) Precious Stones & Metals $2,970,909,147
(27) Oil & Mineral Fuels $1,007,340,122
(87) Motor Vehicles & Parts $598,568,128
(84) Industrial Machinery $558,325,613
(85) Electrical Machinery $369,488,401
(30) Pharmaceuticals $191,061,638
(39) Plastics $169,320,727
(73) Iron & Steel Articles $168,945,134
(22) Beverages $150,759,448
(10) Cereals $141,591,780

Sources:

  1. UN Comtrade (2021) except where stated otherwise.
  2. The World Bank. Accessed: 10/8/2023
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