Botswana vs Gambia: Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate
Botswana
-11.38 % change on previous year
in 2025
Gambia
-9.51 % change on previous year
in 2025
Botswana rank
200th
Gambia rank
199th
Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate over time
- Botswana
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports -9.51 % change on previous year against -11.38 % change on previous year in Botswana, a difference of 1.87 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 32 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Gambia ahead.
Botswana ranks 200th and Gambia ranks 199th of 206 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.1 % change on previous year | 10.43 % change on previous year | 11.66 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1970s | 28.95 % change on previous year | 22.69 % change on previous year | 6.26 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1980s | 12.24 % change on previous year | 2.6 % change on previous year | 9.64 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 1990s | 4.82 % change on previous year | 3.47 % change on previous year | 1.35 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2000s | 9.44 % change on previous year | 6.47 % change on previous year | 2.97 % change on previous year | Botswana |
| 2010s | 4.3 % change on previous year | 9.44 % change on previous year | 5.14 % change on previous year | Gambia |
| 2020s | 0.7599 % change on previous year | 23.53 % change on previous year | 22.77 % change on previous year | Gambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate, Botswana or Gambia?
- Gambia, at -9.51 % change on previous year against -11.38 % change on previous year in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate between Botswana and Gambia?
- 1.87 % change on previous year, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Gambia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Gambia rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), annual growth rate?
- Botswana ranks 200th and Gambia ranks 199th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Merchandise imports (current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.