Trade Profiles
2021 Trade in commercial services
Transport
Travel Other commercial services
Industrial property
Merchandise trade Agricultural products Nonagricultural products
Botswana
Botswana
GDP (million current US$, 2020) GDP per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Current account balance (% GDP, 2020) Trade per capita (US$, 2018-2020) Trade (% GDP, 2018-2020)
15 910 7 674 -10.3 2 894 37.7
Rank in world trade, 2020 Merchandise excluding intra-EU trade Commercial services excluding intra-EU trade
Exports
114 90 135 109
Imports
114 89 144 118
MERCHANDISE TRADE Value
Million US$ Merchandise exports, f.o.b. Merchandise imports, c.i.f. Share in world total exports (%)
Annual percentage change
2020 4 262 6 516
2010-2020 -1 1
2019 -20 4
2020 0.02
Share in world total imports (%)
2020 -19 -1 2020 0.04
Breakdown in economy's total exports
Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main commodity group, % (2019)
By main commodity group, % (2019)
Agricultural products: 1.9
Fuels and mining products: 1.1
Agricultural products: 13.5
Fuels and mining products: 13.1
Manufactures: 96.3
Other: 0.7
Manufactures: 71.6
Other: 1.8
By main destination, % (2020)
By main origin, % (2020)
European Union: 21.6 India: 21 Singapore: 6.1
United Arab Emirates: 21.5 South Africa: 13.4 Other: 16.4
South Africa: 58.6 Namibia: 7.6 Canada: 3.2
European Union: 10.7 United Arab Emirates: 4.4 Other: 15.5
Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS0102 HS0202 HS0201 HS2005 HS2302
2020 . 40 14 5 5 4
Live bovine animals Meat of bovine animals, frozen Bovine meat, fresh, chilled Other vegetables not frozen Bran, sharps and other residues
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS1005 HS1001 HS1701 HS2203 HS2009
2020
Maize (corn) Wheat and meslin Cane or beet sugar Beer made from malt Fruit juices and vegetable juices
60 52 46 37 34
Share in economy's trade in agricultural products Exports 0%
Imports 50%
0%
HS0102
HS1005
HS0202
HS1001
HS0201
HS1701
HS2005
HS2203
HS2302
HS2009
5%
10%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 86 823
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 na na
2019 -20 17
2020 -9 -1
Non-Agricultural Products Value
Top exported products (Million US$) HS7102 HS8544 HS7108 HS2836 HS2603
2020
Diamonds, whether or not worked Insulated electric conductors Gold Carbonates; peroxocarbonates Copper ores and concentrates
3 754 82 46 40 26
Value
Top imported products (Million US$) HS7102 HS2710 HS2716 HS8703 HS8710
2020
Diamonds, whether or not worked Petroleum oils, other than crude Electrical energy Motor cars for transport of persons Tanks and other fighting vehicles
2 000 622 197 152 151
Share in economy's trade in non-agricultural products Exports 0%
52
50%
Imports 100%
0%
HS7102
HS7102
HS8544
HS2710
HS7108
HS2716
HS2836
HS8703
HS2603
HS8710
20%
40%
Million US$ Exports Imports
Value
2020 4 167 5 678
Annual percentage change
2010-2020 na na
2019 -14 10
2020 -19 -1
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Botswana TRADE IN COMMERCIAL SERVICES Value
Million US$ Commercial services exports Commercial services imports
Annual percentage change
2020
2010-2020
486 679 2020 0.01
Share in world total exports (%) Breakdown in economy's total exports
2019
2020
-5 -6
-45 -35
-2 -2
2020 0.01
Share in world total imports (%) Breakdown in economy's total imports
By main services item, % (2019)
By main services item, % (2019)
Transport: 6 Other commercial services: 29.2
Travel: 64.8 Goods-related services: 0
Transport: 25 Other commercial services: 51.5
By main destination
Travel: 22.2 Goods-related services: 1.2
By main origin
Value
FATS sales Inward (million US$) Outward (million US$)
Annual percentage change
2020 na na
2010-2020 na na
2019 na na
2020 na na
Transport Botswana
300
World
200 100 0
2010
2013
2016
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
2019 53 260
Exports By sea (2019) By air (2019) By other (2019)
2020
Transport exports (Index 2010=100)
Value 0 10 43
2010-2019 5 13
Share (%)
Annual percentage change 2018 17 17
Imports By sea (2019) By air (2019) By other (2019)
0.0 19.1 80.9
2019 -12 4
Value
Share (%)
0 1 259
0.0 0.6 99.4
Travel Botswana
200
World
Value
Million US$ Exports Imports
100 0
2010
2013
2016
2019 571 231
2010-2019 3 -3
Annual percentage change 2018 7 2
2019 -2 0
2020
Travel exports (Index 2010=100)
Other Commercial Services and Goods-related Services Million US$
Exports of OCS by main item (2019) 9.5
15.1
Other commercial services Exports Imports
Other business services Financial services
16.2 59.2
Value
Construction
2019
2010-2019
257 537
8 2
2019
Goods-related services Exports Imports
Other
Annual percentage change
2010-2019
0 13
-3 13
2018
2019
2 4
-8 -13
2018
2019
308 4
-41 -6
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY Patent applications, 2019 Residents
2
Non-residents
na
Trademark applications, 2019 Total
2
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Residents
603
Non-residents
1 326
Industrial design applications, 2019 Total
1 929
Residents
16
Non-residents
58
Total
74
53