Botswana vs South Asia: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) over time
- Botswana
- South Asia
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 86.3% against 69.8% in South Asia, a difference of 16.5%.
That makes Botswana's figure about 1.2 times South Asia's.
Across all 24 years both countries report, Botswana has been ahead every year.
Botswana ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 14th of 196 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | South Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 72.7% | 10.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 68.3% | 21.4% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 66.2% | 25.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures exports, Botswana or South Asia?
- Botswana, at 86.3% against 69.8% in South Asia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in manufactures exports between Botswana and South Asia?
- 16.5%, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and South Asia?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and South Asia rank globally for manufactures exports?
- Botswana ranks 12th and South Asia ranks 14th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a resident and a non-resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.