Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Botswana
Botswana: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 5.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Botswana, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
The most recent figure for medium and high-tech exports in Botswana is 5.7%, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 65.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Botswana peaked at 7.3% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.2%, in 2006.
That places Botswana 137th out of 153 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.1% | — |
| 1991 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 3.6% | -13.3% |
| 2002 | 7.3% | +103.9% |
| 2003 | 5.8% | -19.6% |
| 2004 | 5.8% | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.3% | -25.4% |
| 2006 | 2.2% | -48.5% |
| 2007 | 2.5% | +12.0% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | +93.5% |
| 2009 | 6.2% | +27.4% |
| 2010 | 4.2% | -32.4% |
| 2011 | 5.7% | +36.9% |
| 2012 | 5.5% | -3.4% |
| 2013 | 3.5% | -35.8% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.3% | +55.2% |
| 2016 | 4.0% | -24.8% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | +14.6% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -2.1% |
| 2019 | 4.3% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 5.0% | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 3.6% | -28.0% |
| 2022 | 3.9% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 5.7% | +47.9% |
| 2024 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 5.7% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 17% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 5.7% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 18.1%, 31% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +103.9% | 3.6% | 7.3% |
| 2008 | +93.5% | 2.5% | 4.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.7% | 2.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5% | 3.4% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.8% | 3.6% | 5.7% | 5 |
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 medium and high-tech exports in Botswana?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Botswana was 5.7% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2002.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.2% in 2006.
- How does Botswana rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Botswana ranks 137th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 65.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.