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
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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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Indicator
Merchandise imports (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
250 places, 13,931 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.