Trade in Botswana
Botswana: Trade was 69.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Trade in Botswana, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 69.5% for trade in 2025.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 38.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade in Botswana peaked at 125.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 1960.
Botswana ranks 119th of 192 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 76.1% | 65.9% | 86.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 106.9% | 85.6% | 120.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 118.6% | 105.4% | 124.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 96.3% | 86.2% | 108.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 90.9% | 85.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.7% | 81.9% | 125.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.8% | 69.4% | 91.0% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Botswana
- DEC alternative conversion factor 13.5 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 28.00 billion current LCU (2024)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) 2.06 billion current US$ (2024)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 15.36 billion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 1.14 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -9.61 billion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) -711.72 million current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 101,272 current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 7,390 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 259.47 billion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade in Botswana?
- Trade in Botswana was 69.5% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest trade recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 125.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest trade recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 1960.
- How does Botswana rank for trade?
- Botswana ranks 119th out of 192 countries with data for 2025.
- Is trade rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 38.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of Trade (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.