Botswana import and export data
In 2024, Botswana imported goods worth $6.46 billion and exported $4.17 billion, a trade deficit of $2.29 billion. That is 3% less than in 2023. Across 2017-2024 the long-run trend was broadly stable.
Botswana imports and exports, 2017-2024
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Where Botswana imports from
One supplier dominates: South Africa accounted for 67% of the value. Among the main suppliers, Namibia grew fastest (+93% on the year before).
Top supplier countries
- South Africa 67%
- Namibia 15%
- China 3.7%
- Canada 3%
- India 2.5%
- Zambia 2%
- United States 1.1%
- Germany 1.1%
- Belgium 0.7%
- Zimbabwe 0.6%
Where Botswana exports to
The largest buyer markets were India (28%), China (18%), Belgium (17%). Among the main buyer markets, China grew fastest (+85% on the year before).
Top export markets
- India 28%
- China 18%
- Belgium 17%
- South Africa 12%
- United States 9.9%
- Israel 3.6%
- Hong Kong 1.7%
- France 1.2%
- Zimbabwe 1.1%
- Taiwan 1%
Top Botswana imports
- 1Diamonds · HS 7102$1.37B21%
- 2Refined petroleum products · HS 2710$884.6M14%
- 3Electricity · HS 2716$194.3M3%
- 4Trucks · HS 8704$132.5M2.1%
- 5Packaged medicines · HS 3004$90.9M1.4%
- 6Maize · HS 1005$80.3M1.2%
- 7Electrical wire and cable · HS 8544$78.5M1.2%
- 8Cars · HS 8703$76.2M1.2%
- 9Aircraft · HS 8802$67.9M1.1%
- 10Phones and network equipment · HS 8517$67.2M1%
- 11Portland cement · HS 2523$63.9M1%
- 12Vehicle parts and accessories · HS 8708$59.1M0.9%
Top Botswana exports
- 1Diamonds · HS 7102$2.74B66%
- 2Copper ore · HS 2603$820.3M20%
- 3Electrical wire and cable · HS 8544$150.2M3.6%
- 4Carbonate · HS 2836$81.2M2%
- 5Frozen beef · HS 0202$43.6M1%
- 6Live cattle · HS 0102$39.6M1%
- 7Coal · HS 2701$34.6M0.8%
- 8Salt · HS 2501$28.6M0.7%
- 9Plastic hose · HS 3917$23.3M0.6%
- 10Copper scrap · HS 7404$15.6M0.4%
- 11Bed linen · HS 6302$15.0M0.4%
- 12Aircraft · HS 8802$14.3M0.3%
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Botswana trade data by product
Every product below has its own page: yearly trend, partner countries on a map, prices per kg and HS detail.
Chapter 01 · Animals; live
Chapter 02 · Meat and edible meat offal
Chapter 04 · Dairy produce; birds' eggs; natural honey…
Chapter 07 · Vegetables and certain roots and tubers; edible
Chapter 08 · Fruit and nuts, edible; peel of citrus fruit or…
Chapter 09 · Coffee, tea, mate and spices
Chapter 12 · Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous…
Chapter 15 · Animal, vegetable or microbial fats and oils…
Chapter 16 · Meat, fish, crustaceans, molluscs or other…
Chapter 17 · Sugars and sugar confectionery
Chapter 18 · Cocoa and cocoa preparations
Chapter 19 · Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk…
Chapter 20 · Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or…
Chapter 21 · Miscellaneous edible preparations
Chapter 22 · Beverages, spirits and vinegar
Chapter 23 · Food industries, residues and wastes thereof…
Chapter 24 · Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes…
Chapter 25 · Salt; sulphur; earths, stone; plastering…
Chapter 26 · Ores, slag and ash
Chapter 27 · Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of…
Chapter 28 · Inorganic chemicals; organic and inorganic…
Chapter 30 · Pharmaceutical products
Chapter 31 · Fertilizers
Chapter 32 · Tanning or dyeing extracts; tannins and their…
Chapter 33 · Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery…
Chapter 34 · Soap, organic surface-active agents; washing…
Chapter 35 · Albuminoidal substances; modified starches…
Chapter 38 · Chemical products n.e.c.
Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof
- Botswana polyethylene trade
- Botswana pvc trade
- Botswana acrylic resin trade
- Botswana plastic hose trade
- Botswana self-adhesive film trade
- Botswana plastic sheet trade
- Botswana plastic film trade
- Botswana plastic sanitary ware trade
- Botswana plastic bottle trade
- Botswana plastic dinnerware trade
- Botswana plastic building material trade
- Botswana plastic product trade
Chapter 40 · Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 42 · Articles of leather; saddlery and harness…
Chapter 44 · Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal
Chapter 48 · Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp…
Chapter 49 · Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other…
Chapter 54 · Man-made filaments; strip and the like of…
Chapter 61 · Apparel and clothing accessories; knitted or…
Chapter 62 · Apparel and clothing accessories; not knitted…
Chapter 63 · Textiles, made up articles; sets; worn clothing…
Chapter 64 · Footwear; gaiters and the like; parts of such…
Chapter 65 · Headgear and parts thereof
Chapter 67 · Feathers and down, prepared; and articles made…
Chapter 68 · Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or…
Chapter 69 · Ceramic products
Chapter 70 · Glass and glassware
Chapter 71 · Natural, cultured pearls; precious…
Chapter 72 · Iron and steel
Chapter 73 · Iron or steel articles
- Botswana seamless steel pipes trade
- Botswana welded steel tubes trade
- Botswana steel pipe fittings trade
- Botswana steel structural sections trade
- Botswana steel storage tanks trade
- Botswana steel drums trade
- Botswana gas cylinders trade
- Botswana steel wire ropes trade
- Botswana steel wire mesh trade
- Botswana steel nails trade
- Botswana steel fasteners trade
- Botswana steel stoves trade
- Botswana steel cookware trade
- Botswana steel sanitary ware trade
- Botswana cast iron articles trade
- Botswana steel articles trade
Chapter 74 · Copper and articles thereof
Chapter 76 · Aluminium and articles thereof
Chapter 82 · Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks…
Chapter 83 · Metal; miscellaneous products of base metal
Chapter 84 · Machinery and mechanical appliances, boilers…
- Botswana piston engine trade
- Botswana diesel engine trade
- Botswana engine parts trade
- Botswana gas turbine trade
- Botswana pneumatic motor trade
- Botswana liquid pump trade
- Botswana air compressor trade
- Botswana air conditioner trade
- Botswana refrigerator trade
- Botswana heat treatment machinery trade
- Botswana centrifuge trade
- Botswana dishwasher trade
- Botswana weighing scale trade
- Botswana spray gun trade
- Botswana hoist trade
- Botswana crane trade
- Botswana forklift trade
- Botswana conveyor trade
- Botswana excavator trade
- Botswana excavation machinery trade
- Botswana lifting machinery parts trade
- Botswana soil cultivator trade
- Botswana harvester trade
- Botswana poultry incubator trade
- Botswana food processing machinery trade
- Botswana printing press trade
- Botswana power tool trade
- Botswana calculator trade
- Botswana computer trade
- Botswana computer parts trade
- Botswana crushing machine trade
- Botswana plastic molding machine trade
- Botswana specialized machinery trade
- Botswana valve trade
- Botswana bearing trade
- Botswana gearbox trade
Chapter 85 · Electrical machinery and equipment and parts…
- Botswana electric motor trade
- Botswana generator trade
- Botswana transformer trade
- Botswana battery trade
- Botswana accumulator trade
- Botswana ignition system trade
- Botswana automotive lighting trade
- Botswana electric heater trade
- Botswana phones and network equipment trade
- Botswana microphone trade
- Botswana storage media trade
- Botswana television camera trade
- Botswana radio receiver trade
- Botswana monitor trade
- Botswana alarm system trade
- Botswana high voltage switch trade
- Botswana low voltage switch trade
- Botswana control panel trade
- Botswana electrical parts trade
- Botswana light bulbs trade
- Botswana semiconductors trade
- Botswana electrical machinery trade
- Botswana electrical wire and cable trade
- Botswana insulating fittings trade
Chapter 87 · Vehicles; other than railway or tramway rolling…
Chapter 88 · Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof
Chapter 90 · Optical, photographic, cinematographic…
- Botswana eyeglasses trade
- Botswana surveying instruments trade
- Botswana medical instruments trade
- Botswana orthopaedic appliances trade
- Botswana x-ray apparatus trade
- Botswana demonstration apparatus trade
- Botswana pressure and flow meters trade
- Botswana analytical instruments trade
- Botswana utility meters trade
- Botswana measuring instruments trade
- Botswana control instruments trade
Chapter 94 · Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress…
Chapter 95 · Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and…
Chapter 96 · Miscellaneous manufactured articles
Direct customs feed: shipment-level records from the official customs source. Updated weekly on EximDataX (some markets daily), while public statistics stop at 2024.
Source: CEPII BACI (reconciled UN Comtrade data), HS 2017 edition, release 202601, Etalab Open Licence 2.0. Values in US dollars.
Trade data for Botswana: questions
What does Botswana import most?
The largest imports by value in 2024 were diamonds ($1.37 billion), refined petroleum products ($884.6 million) and electricity ($194.3 million). Together they made up 38% of total imports of $6.46 billion. Each product has its own page below with suppliers and prices.
What are the main exports of Botswana?
The top exports in 2024 were diamonds ($2.74 billion), copper ore ($820.3 million) and electrical wire and cable ($150.2 million), 89% of exports of $4.17 billion. That left a trade deficit of $2.29 billion.
Who are the biggest trading partners of Botswana?
The largest suppliers were South Africa (67% of imports), Namibia and China. The largest export markets were India (28% of exports), China and Belgium. The maps above show every partner country.
Where can I get shipment-level Botswana trade data?
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