Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Botswana
Botswana: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within was 84.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Botswana, 2000–2023
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of total merchandise imports.
Analysis
In 2023, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Botswana stood at 84.1%.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Botswana peaked at 88.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2021.
That places Botswana 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Botswana, year by year
| Year | % of total merchandise imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 77.9% | — |
| 2001 | 81.5% | +4.7% |
| 2002 | 84.3% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 86.2% | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 85.5% | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 86.7% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 88.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 85.9% | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 79.1% | -7.8% |
| 2009 | 78.2% | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 71.4% | -8.7% |
| 2011 | 72.1% | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 78.7% | +7.2% |
| 2014 | 79.0% | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 81.9% | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 78.1% | -4.6% |
| 2017 | 73.4% | -6.1% |
| 2018 | 76.2% | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 69.9% | -8.3% |
| 2020 | 69.6% | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 63.4% | -8.9% |
| 2022 | 76.2% | +20.1% |
| 2023 | 84.1% | +10.4% |
Botswana compared with similar countries
- Botswana's 84.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 16.6%, 5.1× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Botswana's 84.1% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 15.0%, 5.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.4% | 77.9% | 88.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.4% | 69.9% | 81.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.3% | 63.4% | 84.1% | 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Botswana?
- Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within in Botswana was 84.1% in 2023, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Botswana?
- The highest recorded value was 88.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within recorded in Botswana?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2021.
- How does Botswana rank for merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within?
- Botswana ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within rising or falling in Botswana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. 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 imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.