Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Botswana
Botswana: Merchandise exports to high-income economies was 64.5% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise exports.
Analysis
Botswana recorded 64.5% for merchandise exports to high-income economies in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.8% on the previous year and down 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise exports to high-income economies in Botswana peaked at 90.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 56.3%, in 2015.
That places Botswana 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 88.6% | — |
| 2001 | 90.3% | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 87.4% | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 89.5% | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 85.1% | -5.0% |
| 2005 | 86.2% | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 86.8% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 80.0% | -7.9% |
| 2008 | 68.5% | -14.3% |
| 2009 | 74.7% | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 78.9% | +5.6% |
| 2011 | 78.0% | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 78.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | -16.3% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 56.3% | -5.1% |
| 2016 | 57.0% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 65.7% | +15.3% |
| 2018 | 68.5% | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 63.5% | -7.4% |
| 2020 | 59.0% | -7.0% |
| 2021 | 68.9% | +16.8% |
| 2022 | 67.7% | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | -4.8% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 64.5% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.7%, 98% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 64.5% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 49.5%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.7% | 68.5% | 90.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 56.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.0% | 59.0% | 68.9% | 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)
- 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 to high-income economies in Botswana?
- Merchandise exports to high-income economies in Botswana was 64.5% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 90.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest merchandise exports to high-income economies recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.3% in 2015.
- How does Botswana rank for merchandise exports to high-income economies?
- Botswana ranks 110th out of 206 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise exports to high-income economies rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Botswana data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), published as part of Merchandise exports to high-income economies (% of total merchandise exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise exports to high-income economies are the sum of merchandise exports from the reporting economy to high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise exports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.