Botswana vs Marshall Islands: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Botswana
- Marshall Islands
How they compare
Marshall Islands currently reports 59.4% against 57.8% in Botswana, a difference of 1.6%.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 90th and Marshall Islands ranks 87th of 204 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Marshall Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 104.7% | 57.1% | 47.7% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 75.6% | 14.5% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 72.7% | 7.4% | Botswana |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 89.0% | 0.6% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 61.6% | 8.5% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Botswana or Marshall Islands?
- Marshall Islands, at 59.4% against 57.8% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 1.6%, with Marshall Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Marshall Islands?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Marshall Islands rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Botswana ranks 90th and Marshall Islands ranks 87th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Trade Organization (WTO), published as Merchandise trade (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General merchandise trade includes 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. It is the total of merchandise exports plus merchandise imports. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.