Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Botswana
Botswana: Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports was 64.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Computer, communications and other services in Botswana, 1975–2025
Source: Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of commercial service imports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for computer, communications and other services in Botswana is 64.5%, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 5.5% on the previous year and up 42.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, computer, communications and other services in Botswana peaked at 67.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.3%, in 1975.
That places Botswana 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of commercial service imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 4.3% | — |
| 1976 | 21.4% | +401.8% |
| 1977 | 25.5% | +19.1% |
| 1978 | 30.7% | +20.5% |
| 1979 | 19.0% | -38.2% |
| 1980 | 18.2% | -4.0% |
| 1981 | 18.9% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 21.0% | +11.0% |
| 1983 | 23.6% | +12.8% |
| 1984 | 23.3% | -1.2% |
| 1985 | 20.3% | -12.8% |
| 1986 | 16.9% | -16.9% |
| 1987 | 21.1% | +25.0% |
| 1988 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 1989 | 18.0% | -14.9% |
| 1990 | 22.0% | +22.6% |
| 1991 | 16.8% | -23.5% |
| 1992 | 18.9% | +12.1% |
| 1993 | 17.6% | -6.5% |
| 1994 | 12.1% | -31.3% |
| 1995 | 16.3% | +34.6% |
| 1996 | 20.9% | +27.8% |
| 1997 | 26.1% | +24.8% |
| 1998 | 30.1% | +15.7% |
| 1999 | 25.3% | -15.9% |
| 2000 | 17.4% | -31.4% |
| 2001 | 28.0% | +60.9% |
| 2002 | 28.1% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 30.6% | +9.0% |
| 2004 | 29.6% | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 32.3% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 34.0% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +27.2% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | -5.9% |
| 2009 | 43.5% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 49.3% | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 45.4% | -7.8% |
| 2012 | 29.5% | -35.0% |
| 2013 | 36.0% | +22.1% |
| 2014 | 48.2% | +33.8% |
| 2015 | 45.2% | -6.2% |
| 2016 | 46.2% | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 54.2% | +17.4% |
| 2018 | 47.3% | -12.8% |
| 2019 | 49.5% | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 67.0% | +35.5% |
| 2021 | 60.5% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 56.6% | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 60.6% | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 61.2% | +1.0% |
| 2025 | 64.5% | +5.5% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 64.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 34.0%, 1.9× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 64.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 32.0%, 2.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Computer, communications and other services (%) … imports in Botswana changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | +401.8% | 4.3% | 21.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 20.2% | 4.3% | 30.7% | 5 |
| 1980s | 20.2% | 16.9% | 23.6% | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.6% | 12.1% | 30.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.7% | 17.4% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.1% | 29.5% | 54.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.7% | 56.6% | 67.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Manufactures imports 61.8% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 1.30 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 1.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 1,998 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is computer, communications and other services in Botswana?
- Computer, communications and other services in Botswana was 64.5% in 2025, according to Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest computer, communications and other services recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest computer, communications and other services recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.3% in 1975.
- How does Botswana rank for computer, communications and other services?
- Botswana ranks 17th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is computer, communications and other services rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Computer, communications and other services include such activities as international telecommunications, and postal and courier services; computer data; news-related service transactions between residents and nonresidents; construction services; royalties and license fees; miscellaneous business, professional, and technical services; and personal, cultural, and recreational services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of service imports which are commercial services provided by non-residents to residents.