Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Botswana
Botswana: Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita was 2,049 current US$ per person in 2023. ▲ Rising
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 2,049 current US$ per person for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in 2023.
The figure is down 36.9% on the previous year and down 44.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Botswana peaked at 3,931 current US$ per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,479 current US$ per person, in 2001.
Botswana ranks 83rd of 206 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita in Botswana, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,656 current US$ per person | — |
| 2001 | 1,479 current US$ per person | -10.7% |
| 2002 | 1,573 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2003 | 2,141 current US$ per person | +36.1% |
| 2004 | 1,943 current US$ per person | -9.3% |
| 2005 | 2,408 current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2006 | 2,404 current US$ per person | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 2,653 current US$ per person | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 2,536 current US$ per person | -4.4% |
| 2009 | 1,736 current US$ per person | -31.6% |
| 2010 | 2,300 current US$ per person | +32.5% |
| 2011 | 2,853 current US$ per person | +24.0% |
| 2012 | 3,184 current US$ per person | +11.6% |
| 2013 | 3,706 current US$ per person | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 3,931 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 2,873 current US$ per person | -26.9% |
| 2016 | 3,276 current US$ per person | +14.0% |
| 2017 | 2,571 current US$ per person | -21.5% |
| 2018 | 2,766 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 2,144 current US$ per person | -22.5% |
| 2020 | 1,539 current US$ per person | -28.2% |
| 2021 | 2,946 current US$ per person | +91.4% |
| 2022 | 3,245 current US$ per person | +10.1% |
| 2023 | 2,049 current US$ per person | -36.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,053 current US$ per person | 1,479 current US$ per person | 2,653 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,960 current US$ per person | 2,144 current US$ per person | 3,931 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,445 current US$ per person | 1,539 current US$ per person | 3,245 current US$ per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Botswana
- 80 Iraq 2,383 current US$ per person compare
- 81 Uruguay 2,303 current US$ per person compare
- 82 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,083 current US$ per person compare
- 84 Turkmenistan 1,954 current US$ per person compare
- 85 Namibia 1,916 current US$ per person compare
- 86 Peru 1,894 current US$ per person compare
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)
- 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$), annual growth rate 9.73 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Botswana?
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita in Botswana was 2,049 current US$ per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 3,931 current US$ per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,479 current US$ per person in 2001.
- How does Botswana rank for merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita?
- Botswana ranks 83rd out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current us$), per capita rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 44.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Merchandise exports by the reporting economy Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Merchandise exports by the reporting economy (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.