Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Botswana
Botswana: Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) was 86.3% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Manufactures exports in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for manufactures exports in Botswana is 86.3%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.4% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures exports in Botswana peaked at 96.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2007.
Botswana ranks 12th of 196 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 89.5% | — |
| 2001 | 90.6% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 90.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 86.4% | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 85.6% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 84.9% | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 79.3% | -6.5% |
| 2007 | 73.1% | -7.8% |
| 2008 | 74.7% | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 76.3% | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 77.8% | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 86.6% | +11.3% |
| 2012 | 85.9% | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 86.9% | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 89.8% | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 89.3% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 93.3% | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 94.8% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 96.2% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 96.2% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 94.9% | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 92.2% | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 86.3% | -6.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 86.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 36.7%, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 86.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 9.5%, 9.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.1% | 73.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.7% | 77.8% | 96.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.0% | 86.3% | 94.9% | 4 |
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)
- 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2569 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures exports in Botswana?
- Manufactures exports in Botswana was 86.3% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures exports recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 96.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest manufactures exports recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2007.
- How does Botswana rank for manufactures exports?
- Botswana ranks 12th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures exports rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as part of Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise exports which is comprised of 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.