Botswana (BWA)
Annual exports and imports in 2024 (USD).
Source: UN Comtrade. Warehouse 1: partner = World totals by HS4 and year.
Botswana - trade dependency by partner, 2024 (USD)
| Rank | Partner | Export dependency | Import dependency | Total dependency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa (ZAF) | 11.9% $652.97M | 65.0% $4.17B | 40.5% $4.83B |
| 2 | United Arab Emirates (ARE) | 29.8% $1.64B | 0.4% $27.49M | 14.0% $1.67B |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 17.9% $985.87M | 1.2% $79.64M | 8.9% $1.07B |
| 4 | India (IND) | 12.3% $674.19M | 2.7% $174.43M | 7.1% $848.62M |
| 5 | China (CHN) | 6.4% $351.72M | 3.3% $210.14M | 4.7% $561.86M |
| 6 | Namibia (NAM) | 1.1% $60.92M | 7.7% $495.96M | 4.7% $556.88M |
| 7 | China, Hong Kong SAR (HKG) | 5.9% $322.88M | 0.2% $12.72M | 2.8% $335.60M |
| 8 | Canada (CAN) | 0.0% $0 | 4.9% $311.98M | 2.6% $311.98M |
| 9 | Israel (ISR) | 3.9% $215.07M | 0.2% $13.65M | 1.9% $228.72M |
| 10 | USA (USA) | 2.0% $111.89M | 1.3% $85.18M | 1.7% $197.06M |
- In 2024, Botswana's total trade was $11.9B, comprising $5.5B in exports and $6.4B in imports, leading to a trade balance of -$914.8M.
- Botswana's exports are dominated by precious stones and metals (HS2 71), which accounted for $4.4B or 79.2% of the country's total exports.
- The top import category for Botswana was mineral fuels and oils (HS2 27), with a total import value of $1.3B.
- The leading export destinations for Botswana's goods were the United Arab Emirates ($1.6B) and Belgium ($985.9M).
- South Africa was the principal source of imports, accounting for $4.2B, which represents 65.0% of all imports.
Exports Profile
In 2024, Botswana exported a total of $5.5B in goods, ranking 143rd globally. The export economy is highly concentrated, with the top product category, Natural, cultured pearls; precious, semi-precious stones; precious metals, metals clad with precious metal, and articles thereof; imitation jewellery; coin (HS2 71), representing $4.4B (79.2%) of total exports. Other significant exports included Ores, slag and ash (HS2 26) at $507.9M. Botswana's primary export partners are the United Arab Emirates, which received $1.6B (29.8%) of exports, and Belgium with $985.9M (17.9%).
Imports Profile
Botswana's imports in 2024 totaled $6.4B, ranking 144th worldwide. The country's top import was Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes (HS2 27) at $1.3B, making up 20.5% of total imports. The second-largest import category was also precious stones and metals, valued at $954.6M. Trade is heavily concentrated with its regional partner, South Africa, which supplied 65.0% of all imports, amounting to $4.2B. Other key import partners include Namibia ($496.0M) and Canada ($312.0M).
Exports
Botswana - exports over time (Exports), 2015-2023 (USD)
Top export categories
Largest HS2 categories by export value in the selected year.
Botswana - export composition by product categories (Exports), 2024 (USD)
Botswana - export composition by 4-digit product groups (Exports), 2024 (USD)
Imports
Botswana - imports over time (Imports), 2015-2023 (USD)
Top import categories
Largest HS2 categories by import value in the selected year.