Botswana vs Rwanda: Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.3209 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Rwanda
0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
106th
Rwanda rank
109th
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Rwanda
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0.3209 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda, a difference of 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 106th and Rwanda ranks 109th of 203 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.4104 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.116 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2944 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1970s | 0.6281 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1612 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.467 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.571 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1771 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3939 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.4347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1687 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.266 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.3682 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1607 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2075 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.4649 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2805 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1844 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.3858 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3376 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0482 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Rwanda?
- Botswana, at 0.3209 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.3097 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Rwanda?
- 0.0112 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Rwanda?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Rwanda rank globally for merchandise imports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 106th and Rwanda ranks 109th of 203 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Merchandise imports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.