Botswana vs Qatar: Merchandise trade
Merchandise trade over time
- Botswana
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 58.6% against 57.8% in Botswana, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Qatar ahead.
Botswana ranks 90th and Qatar ranks 88th of 204 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 5 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 101.9% | 96.6% | 5.3% | Botswana |
| 1980s | 113.1% | 72.3% | 40.8% | Botswana |
| 1990s | 90.1% | 76.8% | 13.3% | Botswana |
| 2000s | 80.1% | 80.3% | 0.2% | Qatar |
| 2010s | 89.6% | 71.8% | 17.8% | Botswana |
| 2020s | 70.0% | 61.2% | 8.8% | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher merchandise trade, Botswana or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 58.6% against 57.8% in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in merchandise trade between Botswana and Qatar?
- 0.8%, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Qatar?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Qatar rank globally for merchandise trade?
- Botswana ranks 90th and Qatar ranks 88th 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.