Manufactures imports in Botswana
Botswana: Manufactures imports was 61.8% in 2023. ▬ Flat
Manufactures imports in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division. Measured in % of merchandise imports.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 61.8% for manufactures imports in 2023. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 7.2% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, manufactures imports in Botswana peaked at 79.2% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 61.8%, in 2023.
Botswana ranks 98th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Manufactures imports in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 73.3% | — |
| 2001 | 71.9% | -1.8% |
| 2002 | 72.5% | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 75.9% | +4.7% |
| 2004 | 68.0% | -10.5% |
| 2005 | 65.4% | -3.7% |
| 2006 | 63.4% | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 67.4% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 67.3% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 69.6% | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 79.2% | +13.8% |
| 2011 | 62.9% | -20.6% |
| 2012 | 64.4% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 65.5% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +8.7% |
| 2017 | 69.9% | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 72.9% | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 73.4% | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 73.1% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 75.2% | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 66.6% | -11.5% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.5% | 63.4% | 75.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.3% | 62.9% | 79.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 69.1% | 61.8% | 75.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 95 El Salvador 62.0% compare
- 96 Trinidad and Tobago 61.9% compare
- 97 Tajikistan 61.9% compare
- 99 Lao People's Democratic Republic 61.7% compare
- 100 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 61.5% compare
- 101 Aruba 61.5% compare
More private sector data for Botswana
- Merchandise trade 57.8% (2025)
- Food imports 16.2% (2023)
- Merchandise imports 6.39 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.9% (2023)
- Manufactures exports 86.3% (2023)
- Merchandise exports 5.12 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)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
- Merchandise imports (current US$), per capita 2,496 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is manufactures imports in Botswana?
- Manufactures imports in Botswana was 61.8% in 2023, according to Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division.
- What is the highest manufactures imports recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2010.
- What is the lowest manufactures imports recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.8% in 2023.
- How does Botswana rank for manufactures imports?
- Botswana ranks 98th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is manufactures imports rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 imports (% of merchandise imports). 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 imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a 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.