Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Botswana

Merchandise exports in Botswana in 2025 — 5,119,000,000 US$. Ranked 123 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 63,887.5%.

2025 5.12B US$ +9.73% vs 2024
World rank 123of 205
Period maximum 8.51B US$2014
Period minimum 8M US$1960

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Botswana, 1960–202502.5B5B7.5B10B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 8,000,000 US$1962: 9,000,000 US$1964: 12,000,000 US$1966: 15,000,000 US$1968: 10,000,000 US$1970: 26,000,000 US$1972: 58,000,000 US$1974: 121,000,000 US$1976: 170,000,000 US$1978: 233,000,000 US$1980: 502,000,000 US$1982: 454,000,000 US$1984: 660,000,000 US$1986: 862,000,000 US$1988: 1,465,000,000 US$1990: 1,784,000,000 US$1992: 1,742,000,000 US$1994: 1,878,000,000 US$1996: 2,447,000,000 US$1998: 2,058,000,000 US$2000: 2,675,000,000 US$2002: 2,425,000,000 US$2004: 3,513,000,000 US$2006: 4,529,000,000 US$2008: 4,951,000,000 US$2010: 4,693,000,000 US$2012: 5,971,000,000 US$2014: 8,510,000,000 US$2016: 7,366,000,000 US$2018: 6,575,000,000 US$2020: 4,262,000,000 US$2022: 8,327,000,000 US$2024: 4,665,000,000 US$2025: 5,119,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +5.11B (+63,887.5%) Average annual rate: 10.45 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Botswana

Botswana 5.12B US$
World 26.39T US$
Southern Africa computed 132B US$
Upper-middle-income countries computed 6.99T US$
Merchandise exports — Botswana, by year Botswana All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 5.12B +454M +9.73%
2024 4.67B −1.1B −19.05%
2023 5.76B −2.56B −30.79%
2022 8.33B +907M +12.22%
2021 7.42B +3.16B +74.1%
2020 4.26B −975M −18.62%
2019 5.24B −1.34B −20.35%
2018 6.58B +705M +12.01%
2017 5.87B −1.5B −20.31%
2016 7.37B +1.05B +16.62%
2015 6.32B −2.19B −25.78%
2014 8.51B +599M +7.57%
2013 7.91B +1.94B +32.49%
2012 5.97B +89M +1.51%
2011 5.88B +1.19B +25.34%
2010 4.69B +1.24B +35.79%
2009 3.46B −1.5B −30.2%
2008 4.95B −223M −4.31%
2007 5.17B +645M +14.24%
2006 4.53B +104M +2.35%
2005 4.43B +912M +25.96%
2004 3.51B +703M +25.02%
2003 2.81B +385M +15.88%
2002 2.43B −85M −3.39%
2001 2.51B −165M −6.17%
2000 2.68B +31M +1.17%
1999 2.64B +586M +28.47%
1998 2.06B −784M −27.59%
1997 2.84B +395M +16.14%
1996 2.45B +305M +14.24%
1995 2.14B +264M +14.06%
1994 1.88B +98M +5.51%
1993 1.78B +38M +2.18%
1992 1.74B −107M −5.79%
1991 1.85B +65M +3.64%
1990 1.78B −73M −3.93%
1989 1.86B +392M +26.76%
1988 1.47B −122M −7.69%
1987 1.59B +725M +84.11%
1986 862M +134M +18.41%
1985 728M +68M +10.3%
1984 660M +25M +3.94%
1983 635M +181M +39.87%
1982 454M +57M +14.36%
1981 397M −105M −20.92%
1980 502M +51M +11.31%
1979 451M +218M +93.56%
1978 233M +47M +25.27%
1977 186M +16M +9.41%
1976 170M +28M +19.72%
1975 142M +21M +17.36%
1974 121M +36M +42.35%
1973 85M +27M +46.55%
1972 58M +16M +38.1%
1971 42M +16M +61.54%
1970 26M +8M +44.44%
1969 18M +8M +80%
1968 10M −3M −23.08%
1967 13M −2M −13.33%
1966 15M +1M +7.14%
1965 14M +2M +16.67%
1964 12M +1M +9.09%
1963 11M +2M +22.22%
1962 9M +0 +0%
1961 9M +1M +12.5%
1960 8M

Southern Africa, 2025

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About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.