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Botswana Trade

Latest trade data available from various sources.
Botswana monthly trade data

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Botswana

Overall Exports and Imports for Botswana 2023

  • The total value of exports (FOB) is US$ 5,503 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) is US$ 6,417 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,511 products are exported to 126 countries and 3,925 products are imported from 169 countries.

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level 2023

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Botswana along with trade value are:

  • Botswana exported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth 3,174,419.93 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana exported Diamonds non-industrial nes excluding mounted o , worth 1,101,466.81 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana exported Copper ores and concentrates , worth 506,812.27 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana exported Ignition wiring sets&oth wiring sets of a kind , worth 122,740.83 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana exported Disodium carbonate , worth 56,327.44 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Botswana along with trade value are

  • Botswana imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 1,129,063.22 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana imported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth 395,957.48 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana imported Diamonds non-industrial nes excluding mounted o , worth 299,450.86 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana imported Diamonds unsorted whether or not worked , worth 252,615.52 (US$ Thousands).
  • Botswana imported Electrical energy , worth 155,804.77 (US$ Thousands).

Botswana top 5 Export and Import partners 2023

The top five countries to which Botswana exported 2023 along with the partner share in percentage are:

  1. Botswana exports to United Arab Emirates worth US$ 1,638 million, with a partner share of 29.76 percent.
  2. Botswana exports to Belgium worth US$ 986 million, with a partner share of 17.92 percent.
  3. Botswana exports to India worth US$ 674 million, with a partner share of 12.25 percent.
  4. Botswana exports to South Africa worth US$ 653 million, with a partner share of 11.87 percent.
  5. Botswana exports to China worth US$ 352 million, with a partner share of 6.39 percent.

The top five countries to which Botswana imported goods 2023 along with the share in percentage are

  1. Botswana imports from South Africa worth US$ 4,173 million, with a partner share of 65.03 percent.
  2. Botswana imports from Namibia worth US$ 496 million, with a partner share of 7.73 percent.
  3. Botswana imports from Canada worth US$ 312 million, with a partner share of 4.86 percent.
  4. Botswana imports from China worth US$ 210 million, with a partner share of 3.27 percent.
  5. Botswana imports from India worth US$ 174 million, with a partner share of 2.72 percent.

Botswana Exports and Imports of Product Groups 2023

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 2023 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import.


Tariff and Trade Barriers

Tariffs 2023

Tariffs imposed by Botswana in 2023 are below.

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product is 82.
  • The simple average tariff across all products is 8.12.
  • The trade weighted average tariff is 2.77.
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars are 3,397,431.79 and duty free tariff line items share is 57.77.

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

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  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.01.
  • Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff for the year 2009 is 0.06.

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM)

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  • No Of NTM Measures is not available.
  • No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) is not available.

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB) .

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  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average for the year is not available.
  • Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average for the year is not available.

Botswana World Development Indicators (WDI) 2023

Key Development Indicators of Botswana in 2023 are below

WDI

Botswana Doing Business 2019

  • The ease of doing business rank for Botswana is 87.
  • The trade across border rank is 55.
Doing Business

Botswana Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA),

  • The CPIA Trade Ratings for is not available.
CPIA

BotswanaLogistics Performance Index (LPI) 2016

  • The LPI score for Botswana in 2016 is 3.05.
  • The LPI rank is 57.
LPI

Botswana Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

  • Services Trade Restrictions Index (Over All) for Botswana is 38.30.
SPRD