Botswana

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Exports

$4.2B USD, nominal · 2024

= $4,174 M23.6% over 5 yrs (down)

Imports

$6.5B USD, nominal · 2024

= $6,462 M6.7% over 5 yrs (down)

Trade balancedeficit

−$2.3B USD, nominal · 2024

= −$2,288 M

Total trade

$10.6B USD, nominal · 2024

= $10,636 M14.2% over 5 yrs (down)

World position: #127 of 225 exporters · bottom half · #135 of 225 importers · bottom half · 2024

Trade timeline

Botswana's exports grew from $3.3B in 2000 to $4.2B in 2024; the 2024 balance was −$2.3B.

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Exports, imports, trade balance and total trade of Botswana per year, USD millions.
Year	Exports ($M)	Imports ($M)	Balance ($M)	Total ($M)
2000	$3,267 M	$2,134 M	$1,133 M	$5,401 M
2001	$2,646 M	$1,829 M	$817 M	$4,476 M
2002	$4,240 M	$3,324 M	$917 M	$7,564 M
2003	$2,799 M	$3,895 M	−$1,097 M	$6,694 M
2004	$3,627 M	$3,256 M	$372 M	$6,883 M
2005	$4,928 M	$3,201 M	$1,727 M	$8,129 M
2006	$4,210 M	$3,135 M	$1,075 M	$7,346 M
2007	$3,688 M	$4,103 M	−$415 M	$7,792 M
2008	$3,754 M	$5,454 M	−$1,700 M	$9,209 M
2009	$2,923 M	$5,086 M	−$2,163 M	$8,009 M
2010	$3,261 M	$7,024 M	−$3,763 M	$10,284 M
2011	$6,141 M	$8,346 M	−$2,206 M	$14,487 M
2012	$6,198 M	$9,403 M	−$3,205 M	$15,601 M
2013	$7,446 M	$7,315 M	$131 M	$14,761 M
2014	$7,179 M	$9,269 M	−$2,090 M	$16,448 M
2015	$5,561 M	$8,233 M	−$2,672 M	$13,794 M
2016	$7,896 M	$6,176 M	$1,720 M	$14,072 M
2017	$7,109 M	$5,743 M	$1,366 M	$12,853 M
2018	$6,924 M	$6,626 M	$298 M	$13,550 M
2019	$5,461 M	$6,929 M	−$1,468 M	$12,391 M
2020	$4,407 M	$6,707 M	−$2,299 M	$11,114 M
2021	$6,926 M	$7,832 M	−$906 M	$14,758 M
2022	$7,778 M	$7,983 M	−$206 M	$15,761 M
2023	$6,587 M	$6,612 M	−$26 M	$13,199 M
2024	$4,174 M	$6,462 M	−$2,288 M	$10,636 M

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World share & rank

World export share moved from 0.1% in 2000 to 0.0% in 2024; export rank #87 → #127.

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World export and import share in percent, and world ranks, of Botswana per year.
Year	Export share (%)	Import share (%)	Export rank	Import rank
2000	0.05%	0.03%	#87	#106
2001	0.04%	0.03%	#93	#116
2002	0.06%	0.05%	#82	#97
2003	0.04%	0.05%	#99	#95
2004	0.04%	0.04%	#95	#107
2005	0.05%	0.03%	#92	#115
2006	0.03%	0.03%	#105	#125
2007	0.03%	0.03%	#115	#123
2008	0.02%	0.03%	#117	#120
2009	0.02%	0.04%	#115	#117
2010	0.02%	0.05%	#116	#108
2011	0.03%	0.05%	#107	#109
2012	0.03%	0.05%	#107	#108
2013	0.04%	0.04%	#104	#122
2014	0.04%	0.05%	#104	#113
2015	0.03%	0.05%	#107	#113
2016	0.05%	0.04%	#97	#124
2017	0.04%	0.03%	#101	#128
2018	0.04%	0.03%	#106	#127
2019	0.03%	0.04%	#116	#122
2020	0.03%	0.04%	#119	#118
2021	0.03%	0.04%	#113	#121
2022	0.03%	0.03%	#111	#129
2023	0.03%	0.03%	#121	#131
2024	0.02%	0.03%	#127	#135

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Trading partners

South Africa was Botswana's top trading partner in 2024, at 45.3% of total trade; the top five partners covered 84.0%.

Year

Top partner share: 45.3%
Top-5 share: 84.0%
Partners: 98
Partner HHI (0–1): 0.247

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India $1.2B

China $769M

Belgium $725M

South Africa $487M

United States $414M

Israel $150M

Hong Kong $69M

France $50M

Zimbabwe $45M

Namibia $32M

United Kingdom $28M

Singapore $21M

Zambia $21M

Canada $5M

Germany $2M

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Top partners of Botswana in 2024, USD millions.
Rank	Partner	Exports to ($M)	Imports from ($M)	Total ($M)	Balance ($M)
#1	South Africa	$487 M	$4,330 M	$4,817 M	−$3,844 M
#2	India	$1,183 M	$159 M	$1,342 M	$1,025 M
#3	China	$769 M	$239 M	$1,008 M	$530 M
#4	Namibia	$32 M	$973 M	$1,005 M	−$940 M
#5	Belgium	$725 M	$43 M	$768 M	$683 M
#6	United States	$414 M	$70 M	$483 M	$344 M
#7	Canada	$5 M	$192 M	$197 M	−$187 M
#8	Israel	$150 M	$4 M	$154 M	$146 M
#9	Zambia	$21 M	$128 M	$149 M	−$107 M
#10	Zimbabwe	$45 M	$39 M	$84 M	$6 M
#11	Hong Kong	$69 M	$12 M	$81 M	$57 M
#12	Germany	$2 M	$68 M	$70 M	−$66 M
#13	Singapore	$21 M	$39 M	$60 M	−$18 M
#14	France	$50 M	$9 M	$59 M	$41 M
#15	United Kingdom	$28 M	$19 M	$47 M	$8 M

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Products & sectors

Product composition of Botswana's trade in 2024.

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Concentration & risk

Botswana's export partners diversified over 2000–2024 — HHI 0.548 → 0.170, a moderately concentrated export base across 90 partners in 2024.

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Export and import partner HHI (0–1) and partner counts of Botswana per year.
Year	Export HHI	Import HHI	Export partners	Import partners
2000	0.548	0.507	83	77
2001	0.698	0.574	89	79
2002	0.732	0.642	109	118
2003	0.445	0.741	96	106
2004	0.437	0.669	107	107
2005	0.394	0.679	106	112
2006	0.331	0.685	118	112
2007	0.204	0.652	110	109
2008	0.153	0.544	121	109
2009	0.136	0.499	118	111
2010	0.139	0.323	116	117
2011	0.411	0.479	116	121
2012	0.348	0.310	121	110
2013	0.271	0.358	118	105
2014	0.147	0.452	112	120
2015	0.123	0.443	124	132
2016	0.125	0.421	126	131
2017	0.147	0.447	118	144
2018	0.123	0.387	115	143
2019	0.136	0.321	120	146
2020	0.159	0.345	116	151
2021	0.160	0.360	128	147
2022	0.164	0.409	129	147
2023	0.153	0.431	130	167
2024	0.170	0.475	90	76

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